An early morning view from the balcony of the hotel room, temperature outside was a bit chilly, -12 °C.

An early morning view to Kawakari (6740 m) from the balcony of the hotel room

A quick stop on the way to Gongkahu, Kawakari (6740 m) in the horizon

Deqen up on the other side of the valley where we came from

Starting point for the trek up the Gongkahu Mountain

View up to the Gongkahu Mountain from the road at 3535 m. The yellow-green color is from Ilex section Quercus plants.

On the path up the Gongkahu Mountain, 3750 m

A view from the Gongkahu Mountain down to Gongkahu Lake, 3750 m

Tom on the path of the Gongkahu Mountain, 3850 m

Hans E. investigating Rhododendron × chlorops ( wardii × vernicosum ), 3825 m

Landslide on the Gongkahu Mountain

The path up to the mountain among Quercus

Local women cut firewood from the trees. We went back to the Feilaisi Mingzhu Hotel in Deqen.