From Shigatse, it took five hours to drive the 157km to Lhatse, at first paved and then on a good dirt road. After leaving Lhatse, the Friendship Highway became the Friendshit highway, as we climbed 31km in 75 minutes to the highest pass on the Friendship Highway, the Gyatso La (5220m). They are trying to pave the highway all the way to the Nepalese border, so the road was worse than usual.