Tashi Gang Hotel in Yuksam, waking up early in the morning for the trek (07:00)

Horses arrive for packing in the morning (07:01)

View toward mountains in Yuksam (07:03)

We had 21 horses for the trek, here the ones that carried our duffle bags etc. (08:32)

Horses packed for the trek (08:32)

Horses start from Yuksam (08:43)

Watching horses passing in Yuksam (08:44)

Some trekking groups had cow-yaks (08:44)

Check Post of Khangchendzonga National Park in Yuksam (09:04)

View from the trail (09:41)

View from the trail to the river in the valley (09:41)

Botanizing along the trail (09:43)

Trekking on the trail along the mountain slope (09:50)

First bridge from Yuksam to Sachen (10:15)

First bridge from Yuksam to Sachen (10:15)

First bridge from Yuksam to Sachen (10:16)

Welcome to Khangchendzonga National Park (10:18)

Cow-yaks on the trail (10:23)

Cow-yaks on the trail (10:23)

First bridge from Yuksam to Sachen (10:29)

Letting the cow-yaks to pass, after trekking about three hours (11:35)

Second bridge from Yuksam to Sachen (12:18)

Second bridge from Yuksam to Sachen (12:18)

Second bridge from Yuksam to Sachen (12:18)

View from the second bridge (12:18)

Trail from Yuksam to Sachen (12:20)

Trail from Yuksam to Sachen (12:21)

Trail from Yuksam to Sachen, after trekking about four hours (12:49)

Arrived to Sachen 2189 m (14:29)

A view from our tent camp down to the hut (14:29)

Tent camp at Sachen (14:34)

Tent camp at Sachen (14:35)

Tent camp at Sachen (14:35)

Viburnum erubescens , Sachen 2190 m (16:24)

On a afternoon walk in the vicinity of the camp (16:27)

Mahonia napaulensis , Sachen 2190 m (16:42)

Mahonia napaulensis , Sachen 2190 m (16:42)