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TS 243 images Created 18 May 2021

TS - Tsangpo Gorge Expedition - 1992
Description: An expedition to the long-forbidden Tsangpo River Gorge, Tibet, China with mountaineering film maker David Breashears.
Details: Photos captured in China from 1993 

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  • in the Tsangpo Gorge of eastern Tibet, China, one of the world's deepest canyons.
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  • A rhododendron bush blooms beside the Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) in the Tsangp Gorge, one of the world’s deepest canyons, in remote southeastern Tibet, China.
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  • A waterfall rushes past a rock formation that looks  like the Buddha at a shrine near the upper end of Tibet’s Tsangpo River Gorge, one of the world’s deepest canyons. The almost impenetrable region north of this - where the river flows between two 23,000+ foot mountains - is a feared, but sacred place Tibetan Buddhists know as Pemako.
    TS 0008.jpg
  • Mountains of the eastern Himalaya rise above the clouds near in southern Tibet
    TS 0131.jpg
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  • Outlying Himalayan ranges east of Lhasa, Namcha Barwa massif bkg.
    TS 0186.jpg
  • TS 0211.jpg
  • TS 0215.jpg
  • TS 0219.jpg
  • TS 0394.jpg
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  • Blooming apricot trees in remote southern Tibet.
    TS 0434.jpg
  • Blooming apricot trees in remote southern Tibet.
    TS 0438.jpg
  • View near mouth of Tsangpo River Gorge, S.E. Tibet.
    TS 0446.jpg
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  • Prayer flags in Tibet.
    TS 0478.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo River, Buddhist monastery in remote canyon of southern Tibet.
    TS 0511.jpg
  • Buddhist monastery in remote canyon of southern Tibet.
    TS 0517.jpg
  • Buddhist monastery in remote canyon of southern Tibet.
    TS 0522.jpg
  • Travelers study route along N. Himalaya on newly-opened road in S.E. Tibet.
    TS 0578.jpg
  • Fishermen's camp along sand bar.
    TS 0606.jpg
  • Buddhist Chorten & Mani Stones, cared with prayers.
    TS 0615.jpg
  • Buddhist Chorten & Mani Stones, cared with prayers.
    TS 0619.jpg
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  • Buddhist Chorten & Mani Stones, carved with prayers.
    TS 0634.jpg
  • TS 0639.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo River, Travelers push car through sand dune above river in southeast Tibet.
    TS 0666.jpg
  • A Tibetan villager stands by his horse beside the Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) in the Himalaya of remote southeastern Tibet, China.
    TS 0691.jpg
  • Apricot trees bloom around a village above the Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) in southeast Tibet.
    TS 0714.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo River, Village above Tsangpo Gorge in southeast Tibet.
    TS 0723.jpg
  • TIBET, CHINA. Village beside Yarlung Tsangpo River (called the Brahmaputra in India), just above Tsangpo Gorge in southeastern Tibet.
    TS 0732.jpg
  • Chinese L.O. Ouyang Hsiau-tung negotiates for porters for Tsangpo Gorge trek.
    TS 0806.jpg
  • Mountaineer David Breashears leaves the last villages to explore the long-forbidden Tsangpo River Gorge, one of the deepest on earth, a sacred space for Tibetan Buddhists.
    TS 0855.jpg
  • Trekker overlooks deep Himalayan gorge with prayer flags behind.
    TS 0878.jpg
  • TS 0886.jpg
  • Tibetan villagers rest on a rock below Mt. Namcha Barwa, the highest mountain of eastern Himalaya.(24,440')
    TS 0898.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Trekker & prayer flags under Mt.Namcha Barwa, highest mt. in eastern Himalaya(24,440')
    TS 0912.jpg
  • Village near Pe, at upper end of one of earth's deeper gorges.
    TS 0916.jpg
  • TIBET, CHINA. Flowering fruit trees around village near Pe, beside Yarlung Tsangpo River at upper end of one of earth's deepest gorges.
    TS 0922.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Village near Pe, at upper end of one of earth's deeper gorges.
    TS 0928.jpg
  • TIBET, CHINA. Flowering fruit trees around village near Pe, beside Yarlung Tsangpo River at upper end of one of earth's deepest gorges.
    TS 0930.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo River Gorge. Trekkers approach village at upper end of one of earth's deepest canyons. 7,782m (25,531ft)  Namcha Barwa bkg.
    TS 0935.jpg
  • Mountaineers approach a village in the Tsangpo River Gorge, one of the world’s deepest canyons, in remote southeastern Tibet, China.  Mount Namcha Barwa towers in the background.
    TS 0938.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Village near Pe, at upper end of one of earth's deeper gorges.
    TS 0940.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. A hunter (poacher) from Kykar village loads his venerable weapon to shoot takin or musk deer.
    TS 0950.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. A hunter (poacher) from Kykar village who augments his income & larder shooting takin, musk deer & other wildlife.
    TS 0955.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Young mother spins wool outside family's house in Kykar village.
    TS 0998.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Trekker enters Kykar Village above one of the world's deepest canyons (Himalaya).
    TS 1020.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Villager uses yaks to drag logs for bulding construction in Kykar.
    TS 1048.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Villagers use yaks to drag logs for bulding construction in Kykar.
    TS 1059.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Villagers lunch on shared tsampa bread, chili pepper paste & salty tea.
    TS 1079.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge.  Tibetan Buddhist lama on pilgrimage to sacred waterfall in this deep Himalayan canyon.
    TS 1092.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, David Breashears tries to convince local porters to enter deep Himalayan canyon.
    TS 1103.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Porters enjoy fire that keeps leopards at bay in this deep Himalayan canyon.
    TS 1113.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Porters on rugged trail into one of earth's deepest gorges.
    TS 1136.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, David Breashears shoots bas- kets with remote Tibetan villagers in Gyala, Tibet.
    TS 1154.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Tibetan Buddhist traveler prays at shrine by holy waterfall in one of earth's deepest canyons.
    TS 1174.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Sacred waterfall in one of earth's deepest canyons (Himalaya).
    TS 1185.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Sacred waterfall in one of earth's deepest canyons (Himalaya).
    TS 1187.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo River Gorge. Boatman rows pilgrims to holy waterfall in one of earth's deepest canyons.
    TS 1235.jpg
  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo River Gorge. Boatman rows pilgrims to holy waterfall in one of earth's deepest canyons.
    TS 1236.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Porters scramble over rugged route through this deep Himalayan canyon.
    TS 1308.jpg
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  • Explorer/Filmaker David Breashears struggles through a forest in the world’s deepest canyon: the Tsangpo River Gorge in eastern Tibet.
    TS 1351.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. David Breashears in jungle below Mt.Namche Barwa in one of earth's deepest canyons.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. David Breashears in jungle below Mt.Namche Barwa in one of earth's deepest canyons.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. David Breashears in jungle below Mt.Namche Barwa in one of earth's deepest canyons.
    TS 1360.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, David Breashears in jungle below Mt.Namche Barwa in one of earth's deepest canyons.
    TS 1364.jpg
  • TIBET, CHINA. David Breashears fights way thru bamboo in jungle below Mt.Namche Barwa in Tsangpo River Gorge, one of earth's deepest canyons. (MR)
    TS 1366.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, David Breashears overlooks upper reaches & jungles of this deep Himalayan canyon.
    TS 1376.jpg
  • Explorer beside rapids in one of world's remotest and deepest gorges.
    TS 1415.jpg
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, David Breashears wakes to rain in Himalayan cave below Mt.Namche Barwa(porters bkg)
    TS 1530.jpg
  • TIBET, CHINA. Tsangpo River Gorge, David Breashears wakes to rain in Himalayan cave below Mt.Namche Barwa (porters bkg).
    TS 1542.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, David Breashears wakes to rain in Himalayan cave below Mt.Namche Barwa(porters bkg
    TS 1544.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Porter descends treacherous hillside enroute deep into this Himalayan canyon.
    TS 1587.jpg
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  • Expedition porters cook lunch under a tarp on a steep trail during a monsoon downpour in the Tsangp River Gorge, one of the world’s deepest canyons, in remote southeastern Tibet, China.
    TS 1598.jpg
  • TIBET, Yarlung Tsangpo River Gorge.  Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) walk through forest in the deep Himalayan canyon (this becomes Brahmaputra River).
    TS 1611.jpg
  • Explorer David Breashears & expedition porters dry out after torrential rain during  an expedition into the Tsangp River Gorge, one of the world’s deepest canyons, in remote southeastern Tibet, China.
    TS 1618.jpg
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  • Dense forest cling to cliffs at the bottom of Mount Gyala Pheri above the Tsangpo River Gorge in remote southeastern Tibet, China. (The Tsangpo River becomes the Brahmaputra after it crosses the Himalaya into India.) Many call this the deepest canyon on earth.
    TS 1628.jpg
  • Dense forests grow on the lower slopes of Mount Gyala Pheri above the Tsangpo River Gorge (upper Brahmaputra) in remote eastern Tibet, China. Some call this the deepest canyon on earth.
    TS 1630.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, David Breashears examines recent leopard droppings, deep in Himalayan canyon.
    TS 1644.jpg
  • Explorer treads on slippery rocks in one of earth's deepest canyons.
    TS 1651.jpg
  • Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River Gorge, Himalaya, Tibet, China. Heat-seeking leech squirms for prey on forest floor.
    TS 1679.jpg
  • Clouds shroud 25,531-foot Namcha Barwa, above earth’s deepest canyon, the Tsanpo River Gorge in eastern Tibet, China. This is the highest peak in the eastern Himalaya.
    TS 1718.jpg
  • Subtropical rainforest shrouds the bottom of 25,531 foot Mount Namcha Barwa the Tsangp River Gorge, one of the world’s deepest canyons, in remote southeastern Tibet, China.
    TS 1914.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Mount Namcha Barwa, highest peak in eastern Himalaya (24,440').
    TS 1931.jpg
  • 24,440-foot Namcha Barwa, highest mountain in eastern Himalaya, towers above the Tsangpo River Gorge in remote southeastern Tibet, China.
    TS 1948.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Massif of Mt.Namcha Barwa, highest peak in eastern Himalaya (24,440').
    TS 1954.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Massif of Mt.Namcha Barwa, highest peak in eastern Himalaya (24,440').
    TS 1982.jpg
  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Massif of Mt.Namcha Barwa, highest peak in eastern Himalaya (24,440').
    TS 1991.jpg
  • TIBET. Gnu-like takin (Budorcas taxicolor) swimming in torrential rapid of Tibet's Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) in Tsangpo Gorge, one of earth's deepest canyons.
    TS 2005.jpg
  • TIBET. Young Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) beside Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) in Tsangpo Gorge, a deep Himalayan canyon.
    TS 2013.jpg
  • TIBET. Gnu-like takin (Budorcas taxicolor) after swimming in torrential rapid of Tibet's Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) in Tsangpo Gorge, one of earth's deepest canyons.
    TS 2032.jpg
  • TIBET. Gnu-like takin (Budorcas taxicolor) after swimming in torrential rapid of Tibet's Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) in Tsangpo Gorge, one of earth's deepest canyons.
    TS 2035.jpg
  • TIBET. Gnats and flies swarm around young Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) beside Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) in Tsangpo Gorge, a deep Himalayan canyon.
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