Inside the foyer of our hotel in New Tingri (Photo: Bunter Anson)
The ruins of Shegar Dzong rise precipitously up a hillside above the town.
Mic entertains the kids.
An ornate stupa in Shegar old town.
Talking to some youngsters in Shegar old town.
Looking out over the rooftops of Shegar.
Bunter takes his 500th photo of the day.
Bunter takes his 547th photo of the day.
Petr and Mic look out over Shegar (Photo: Bunter Anson)
We gather on the hill beneath Shegar Dzong (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Kids of Shegar.
A young Tibetan boy and his tablet ...
... and a young Australian boy and his cheeky grin.
Looking up at the ruins of the old fort.
Prayer flags in the monastery at Shegar.
Prayer flags in the courtyard of Shegar monastery.
Looking across the courtyard of Shegar monastery.
The interior of Shegar gompa.
Eerie sunlight in Shegar Gompa (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Mic photographs the monastery cat.
Statues of the Buddha in Shegar gompa.
Another view of the monastery interior.
The monastery panther.
Houses of old Shegar nestle on a hillside.
Cairn above Shegar dressed like a monk.
An old stone monk surveys the town.
Ruins of the old fort stand above old Shegar.
Chris stands at a col beneath the old fort.
Ian and Chris stand among prayer flags at the top of the old fort.
Me and Chris at the top of the old fort (Photo: Mic Rofe)
View south from the summit of the old fort.
Everest (8848m) in cloud, from the summit of the old fort in Shegar.
Cho Oyu (8201m) in cloud, from the summit of the old fort in Shegar
Another view south from the top of the old fort.
Prayer wheel on a col beneath the old fort.
Looking out over a desert landscape above Shegar.
Looking towards the old fort from an adjacent peak.
Looking north over a dry Tibetan landscape.
Peter, Bunter, Tim and Mic with some Tibetan boys.
Ian, Mark, Chris, me, Tim and Petr hit Shegar (Photo: Bunter Anson)
The fabled chickens' feet of Shegar (Photo: Bunter Anson)
I tentatively try out the first chicken's foot (Photo: Bunter Anson)
Mark gets stuck into a chicken's foot.
A tasty chicken's foot treat.
(Photo: Mark Dickson)
Lunch in Shegar.
