The view from the Chongu Si (The "Bandit monastery" that Rock visited in the 1920s) towards Chanadorje, on a rare clear day.
Saturday, November 19, 2005
Sunday, November 13, 2005
Pictures from Maidilong and Maidi Gangga
THESE ARE NOT MY PICTURES. I found all these pictures on a Chinese hiking forum called doyouhike.net They were taken by a guy called Kenneth, but I can't read the rest of the information - it's all in Chinese. All I know is that these pictures were taken when he and his friends hiled up to the mountain lake called Chang Haizi, beneath Maidi Gangga - the same place I visited last year. They had cloudy weather so missed out on views of the peak itself. But they took some good pictures of the surrounding countryside and the local Pumi people. See for yourself.
Pumi woman and daughter at Chang Haizi
This is the family I stayed with at the lakeside below the mountain Muti Konka (Maidi Gangga). She must have been visited by a few other trekkers since my trip there last year.
Crossing the Yalong river near Maidilong in 2005 and 1928
Crossing by bridge in 2005.
Crossing by rope wire in 1928. Picture by Joseph Rock.
Yalong river valley in 2005 and 1928
All the following photos are from a hike between Maidilong and Maidi Gangga/Sanyanlong in Jiulong couonty of Sichuan province, in China. They were taken by a guy called Kenneth from Guangzhou. He posted them at: www.doyouhike.net/forum/160269,0,0,2.html
Yalong river valley in 1928 - hamlet near Mutirong.
Yalong river, 2005 and 1928
This is the Yalong river near Maidilong (Mutirong) in October 2005.
Here is a picture taken of the Yalong river by Joseph Rock in 1928.
Help with crossing the Yalong river.
In 2005 it is engineers who help keep the link across this mighty river open. In 1928 there were no bridges. Joseph Rock found that men with inflated pigskins helped travellers across the rivers like the Yangtze and the Yalong.
Yalong river, Maidilong in 2005 and 1928
This is the place that Rock called Mutirong.
This is almost the same place in 1928, when Joseph Rock crossed the river on his way to Mundon, Minya Konka and Kangding from Lijiang
Sunday, November 06, 2005
Old camera from a crashed US transport plane
This old KOdak Retina camera was recovered from the wrekage of an old US C47 plane that crshed in the Gaoligong mountains near Deqin. It belonged to the crew of the plane that was flying the Hump route from Assam to Kunming/Lijiang.
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Friday, October 21, 2005
First sight of Maidi Gangga
As we rounded the hill just below the Wadzanran Pass at 13,000 feet we suddenly saw the peak of Maidi Gangga {Muti Konka} come into view.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Monday, August 08, 2005
Gone to Beijing
I won't be posting much more at this site for a while as I am now based in Beijing. There is a magazine article coming out soon with my pics in, so I will let you know more about that when it happens. Until then, why not explore the archives of this blog for pics old and new of Muli, Minya Konka and Deqin? Or you can try my Beijing photoblog at http://beijingobserver.blogspot.com
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