Morning tea at Sachen camp (05:18)

Horses waiting to be packed in Sachen (07:15)

Trail near Sachen (07:42)

Actinodaphne sikkimensis (?), identification doubtful, Sachen 2200 m (07:50)

Actinodaphne sikkimensis (?), identification doubtful, Sachen 2200 m (07:50)

Rhododendron grande , Sachen - Tshoka 2300 m (08:06)

Ferns and a fallen tree trunk, Sachen - Tshoka 2300 m (08:12)

View from the trail, Sachen - Tshoka (08:29)

Trail goes under Rhododendron grande , Sachen - Tshoka 2400 m (08:37)

Rhododendron grande , Sachen - Tshoka 2400 m (08:37)

Getting down to cross the bridge on the trek to Tshoka (08:47)

Actinodaphne sikkimensis (?), identification doubtful, Sachen 2200 m (08:48)

Crossing the bridge, Sachen - Tshoka (08:49)

Cow-yaks come down from Tshoka, we have a short rest (09:00)

Cow-yaks on the bridge (09:00)

Arisaema speciosum , Sachen - Tshoka 2200 m (09:25)

Arisaema speciosum , Sachen - Tshoka 2200 m (09:25)

Cardiocrinum giganteum , Sachen -Tshoka 2550 m (10:16)

View along the trail from Sachen to Tshoka at 2650 m (10:24)

Rhododendron griffithianum , Sachen -Tshoka 2650 m (10:26)

Rhododendron griffithianum , Sachen -Tshoka 2650 m (10:26)

Rhododendron arboreum , Sachen -Tshoka 2700 m (10:32)

Rhododendron arboreum , Sachen -Tshoka 2700 m (10:32)

Rhododendron grande , Sachen -Tshoka 2740 m (10:54)

Forest Rest House at Bakhim 2740 m (11:01)

Trekking past the Forest Rest House at Bakhim 2740 m (11:03)

Orchid Coelogyne nitida , close to Bakhim 2750 m (11:08)

Arisaema griffithii , close to Bakhim 2750 m (11:11)

Rhododendron grande , Bakhim - Tshoka 2800 m (11:11)

Rhododendron grande , Bakhim - Tshoka 2800 m (11:11)

Rhododendron grande , Bakhim - Tshoka 2800 m (11:11)

Rest after trekking four hours (11:45)

Rhododendron seedlings, Bakhim - Tshoka 2800 m (12:04)

Arisaema griffithii , Bakhim - Tshoka 2850 m (12:14)

Arisaema griffithii , Bakhim - Tshoka 2850 m (12:14)

Cow-yaks passing on the trail to Tshoka (12:23)

Rhododendron barbatum , close to Tshoka 2900 m (12:38)

Rhododendron barbatum , close to Tshoka 2900 m (12:38)

Rhododendron falconeri , close to Tshoka 2900 m (12:39)

Rhododendron arboreum , close to Tshoka 2900 m (12:42)

Rhododendron arboreum , close to Tshoka 2900 m (12:42)

Rhododendron arboreum , close to Tshoka 2900 m (12:42)

Rhododendron falconeri , close to Tshoka 2900 m (12:46)

Rhododendron falconeri , close to Tshoka 2900 m (12:47)

Rhododendron falconeri leaf and R. arboreum flowers, close to Tshoka 2900 m (12:48)

Arriving at Tshoka 2985 m (13:00)

Tshoka 2985 m (14:40)

Tshoka 2985 m (14:40)

Tshoka 2985 m (14:40)

Tent camp at Tshoka 2985 m (14:52)

Tetracentron sinense , Tshoka 2970 m (15:18)

Tetracentron sinense , Tshoka 2970 m (15:18)

Rosa sericea , Tshoka 2970 m (15:21)

Rhododendron arboreum , Tshoka 2970 m (15:30)

Rhododendron arboreum , Tshoka 2970 m (15:30)

Holboellia latifolia , Tshoka 2970 m (15:49)