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Tsangpo Gorge Expedition - 1992 158 images Created 14 Jun 2021

An expedition to the long-forbidden Tsangpo River Gorge, Tibet, China - 1992
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  • Mountains of the eastern Himalaya rise above the clouds near in southern Tibet
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  • Outlying Himalayan ranges east of Lhasa, Namcha Barwa massif bkg.
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  • Blooming apricot trees in remote southern Tibet.
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  • Blooming apricot trees in remote southern Tibet.
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  • Prayer flags in Tibet.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo River, Buddhist monastery in remote canyon of southern Tibet.
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  • Travelers study route along N. Himalaya on newly-opened road in S.E. Tibet.
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  • Fishermen's camp along sand bar.
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  • Buddhist Chorten & Mani Stones, cared with prayers.
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  • Buddhist Chorten & Mani Stones, cared with prayers.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo River, Travelers push car through sand dune above river in southeast Tibet.
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  • A Tibetan villager stands by his horse beside the Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) in the Himalaya of remote southeastern Tibet, China.
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  • Apricot trees bloom around a village above the Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) in southeast Tibet.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo River, Village above Tsangpo Gorge in southeast Tibet.
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  • TIBET, CHINA. Village beside Yarlung Tsangpo River (called the Brahmaputra in India), just above Tsangpo Gorge in southeastern Tibet.
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  • 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.
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  • Trekker overlooks deep Himalayan gorge with prayer flags behind.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Trekker & prayer flags under Mt.Namcha Barwa, highest mt. in eastern Himalaya(24,440')
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  • TIBET, CHINA. Flowering fruit trees around village near Pe, beside Yarlung Tsangpo River at upper end of one of earth's deepest gorges.
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  • TIBET, CHINA. Flowering fruit trees around village near Pe, beside Yarlung Tsangpo River at upper end of one of earth's deepest gorges.
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  • 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.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Village near Pe, at upper end of one of earth's deeper gorges.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. A hunter (poacher) from Kykar village loads his venerable weapon to shoot takin or musk deer.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. A hunter (poacher) from Kykar village who augments his income & larder shooting takin, musk deer & other wildlife.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Young mother spins wool outside family's house in Kykar village.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Trekker enters Kykar Village above one of the world's deepest canyons (Himalaya).
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  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Villager uses yaks to drag logs for bulding construction in Kykar.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Villagers use yaks to drag logs for bulding construction in Kykar.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Villagers lunch on shared tsampa bread, chili pepper paste & salty tea.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge.  Tibetan Buddhist lama on pilgrimage to sacred waterfall in this deep Himalayan canyon.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Porters on rugged trail into one of earth's deepest gorges.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Tibetan Buddhist traveler prays at shrine by holy waterfall in one of earth's deepest canyons.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo River Gorge. Boatman rows pilgrims to holy waterfall in one of earth's deepest canyons.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Porters scramble over rugged route through this deep Himalayan canyon.
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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.
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  • 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)
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, David Breashears overlooks upper reaches & jungles of this deep Himalayan canyon.
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  • Explorer beside rapids in one of world's remotest and deepest gorges.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, David Breashears wakes to rain in Himalayan cave below Mt.Namche Barwa(porters bkg
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Porter descends treacherous hillside enroute deep into this Himalayan canyon.
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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.
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  • 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.
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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.
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  • 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.
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  • Explorer treads on slippery rocks in one of earth's deepest canyons.
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  • Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River Gorge, Himalaya, Tibet, China. Heat-seeking leech squirms for prey on forest floor.
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  • 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.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Mount Namcha Barwa, highest peak in eastern Himalaya (24,440').
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  • 24,440-foot Namcha Barwa, highest mountain in eastern Himalaya, towers above the Tsangpo River Gorge in remote southeastern Tibet, China.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Massif of Mt.Namcha Barwa, highest peak in eastern Himalaya (24,440').
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  • TIBET. Goat-like takin climbing cliff above rapid in Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) in Tsangpo Gorge, one of earth's deepest canyons.
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  • Mount Namcha Barwa towers above the Tsangp River Gorge, one of the world’s deepest canyons, in remote southeastern Tibet, China.
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  • Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River Gorge, Himalaya, Tibet, People's Republic of China. Explorer above rapids in one of world's remotest and deepest gorges.
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  • The Tsangpo (aka Brahmaputra) River tumbles into the Tsangp River Gorge, one of the world’s deepest canyons, in remote southeastern Tibet, China.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Remnants of destroyed Himalayan monastery (Pemako- chung).
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, David Breashears fords rain- swollen side stream from Namche Barwa Glac., Himalaya
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  • TIBET, CHINA. David Breashears hikes in rain beside rhododendron in Tsangpo River gorge, one of world's deepest canyons. (MR)
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  • Explorer/filmmaker David Breashears negotiates dense jungle terrain in the Tsangpo River Gorge, one of the world’s deepest canyons, in the Himalaya of remote eastern Tibet, China.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Porters examine leopard-kill monkey that saves expedition from hunger.
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  • The Tsangpo River flows below 7150m Gyala Peri in one of world's deepest canyons.
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  • Mountaineer David Breashears looks up at Mount Gyala Pheri towering over the Tsangpo River Gorge, one of the world’s deepest canyons, in remote southeastern Tibet, China.
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  • Avalanche debris from a glacier on 23,930-foot Gyala Peri tumbles into the Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River Gorge-one of the world’s deepest canyons- in remote southeastern Tibet, China.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Avalanche debris from 7150m Mount Gyala Pelri pours into Yarlung Tsanpo River in one of world's deepest gorges (eastern Himalaya).
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge. Yarlung Tsangpo River <br />
(Brahmaputra) flows below 7150m Mt. Gyala Peri in one of world's deepest canyons (Himalaya).
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  • CHINA, TIBET, Tsangpo River Gorge. Village children in Gyala.  Mt. Namcha Barwa bkg.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Tibetan Buddhist villager w/ ritual prayer wheel.
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  • A farmer and his mother tend cattle in Kyikar village at the upstream end of the Tsangpo River Gorge, one of the world’s deepest canyons, in the Himalaya of eastern Tibet, China.
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  • An elderly couple outside their house in the Tsangpo River Gorge, one of the world’s deepest canyons, in remote southeastern Tibet, China.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, David Breashears & Chinese guide study route through this deep Himalayan gorge.
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  • TIBET, Himalaya. Mt. Namcha Barwa (7756m), highest peak in E.Himalaya.
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  • Fruit trees bloom around Kyikar Village, nestled in the Himalaya just above the Tsangpo River Gorge in remote southeastern Tibet, China,
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  • in the Tsangpo River Gorge, one of the deepest canyons in the world, in the Himalaya of eastern Tibet, China.
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  • CHINA, TIBET.  Young father & son, reading at home in Pe village, near Tsangpo River Gorge.
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  • CHINA, TIBET.  Father & daughter at home in Pe village, near Tsangpo River Gorge.
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  • In a traditional ritual, a Tibetan offers a trekker barley beer (chang.)
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  • Porters cross a suspension bridge over the Po Tsangpo River in eastern Tibet.
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  • CHINA, TIBET, Himalaya.  Sunrise on Mount  Gyala Peri (7150m), one of highest peaks in the eastern Himalaya.
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  • The ridge lines of Namcha Barwa (back) & Gyala Peri (right) embrace the dramatically winding Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River as it winds through the Tsangpo Gorge, one of the world’s deepest canyons.
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  • TIBET, Tsangpo Gorge, Ridgelines of Namcha Barwa & Gyala Pheri (Himalaya), high above Brahmaputra canyon.
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  • The Yarlung Tsangpo River (Brahmaputra) turns south after cutting through the Himalaya in the almost impenetrable Tsangpo Gorge of remote southeastern Tibet, China. This is one of the world’s deepest canyons.
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  • 23,930' Mount Gyala Pheri is one of the highest peaks in Eastern Himalaya
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  • 23,930-foot Gyala Peri towers above the Tsangp River Gorge, one of the world’s deepest canyons, in remote southeastern Tibet, China.
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  • CHINA, TIBET. Elderly Menba mother & son relax on porch in remote Payi village, near mouth of Tsangpo River Gorge in eastern Himalaya. Note Buddhist prayer wheel & rosary beads.
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  • Young Tibetans in Bayi village pound barley flour in the Tsangpo River Gorge, one of the world’s deepest canyons, in remote southeastern Tibet, China.
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  • CHINA, TIBET.  Menba villager eats lunch of roasted barley flour (tsampa) by home hearth in remote Payi, near mouth of Tsangpo River Gorge in eastern Himalaya.
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  • A Memba man sits outside his barn outside Bayi village, at the dowsnstream terminus of the Tsangpo River Gorge, one of the deepest canyons in the world, in the Himalaya of eastern Tibet, China.
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  • A farmer in Bayi village shows off his often-hidden rosary in the Tsangpo River Gorge, one of the deepest canyons in the world, in the Himalaya of eastern Tibet, China.
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