As we ascended towards the Tong La (also called Yarle Shang La) from Nyalam, a beautiful mountain panorama unfolded. The Labuche Kang massif is part of the Himalayan range in Tibet, located North-West of Cho Oyu, and half-way between Cho Oyu and Shishapangma. This massif has several summits over 7000m, including the highest Labuche Kang at 7367m (also called Lobuche Kang I or Choksiam) and Labuche Kang II (7072m), both behind the mountain to the left. The broad mountain to the left is 6718m while the mountain partially poking out from behind is 6952m. Note that several websites and Michael Palin’s book Himalaya mistakenly call these mountains Cho Oyu, Menlungtse and Gauri Shankar – they’re not.