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While reviewing my schedule from Beijing to Lhasa using Seat61, I was suddenly aware of the significant change in altitude that I’d experience when traveling on the train to Lhasa. I’ve plotted the height across the various stops I’ll be making from Irkutsk (it’s pretty flat before then!). Most would be concerned, but I’ve already topped out at 4,167m when I climed Jbel Toubkal. The highest point on the trip will be Tanggula Pass at around 5,231m and from looking at the train timetable should be during the day (of day 3 from Beijing)! One more reason to bring the GPS tracker!
