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The road to TingiriTINGIRI (4300m / 14,000 ft)  We stayed here for 2 days acclimatizing.  The little boy in this picture spotted me and followed me for a while.Little boy in Tingiri who spotted me and followed meTINGIRI WOMANTINGIRIHe put his arms up and everyone thought it was funny....including her.She looks like she's thinking of putting her arms up, too.Con and Gene off to the races - They came from much higher altitude than we low landers (Julio and me) so were more acclimatized.  Julio and I both knew we'd catch up - and we did.TINGIRI HIKE VIEWKOREANS - I have to admit I was kinda cracking up watching the Korean team do their morning stretching.  In retrospect, maybe if I had been so disciplined I would have summitted!  But then again, I do recall seeing one of them having a smoke on the rooftop toilet later.Tibetan village on the road to base campTO BASE CAMP - The closer we got, the worse the roads got.
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Con and Gene off to the races - They came from much higher altitude than we low landers (Julio and me) so were more acclimatized. Julio and I both knew we'd catch up - and we did.