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base camp of Everest in Tibet just the day before, was fully acclimatized and
had no trouble at all completing the ascent to the Tiger’s Nest.

After Micki and Kelzang headed off to finish the hike, Kay & I decided to

walk on up at a slow pace on our own. We had completed a couple of

switchbacks upward when we heard thundering hooves. We knew that

tourists and pilgrims could make the ascent atop small mules/burros but
that no one could descend on their backs. The animals would be riderless

we knew; however, we assumed they were under the control of the guides

or wranglers. Anyway, where we were at the time of our burro encounter

was at a divide in the trail around a little hill of rocks. We hurriedly climbed

up the coarse granite hillock, assuming that the burros would flow around
us as they continued to descend. That is not how one of the animals saw his

path at all! He decided to come right over the granite rocks and go