At 7 a.m. I stepped out of my tent. What excitement to see the glaciers intertwining on the horizon, beneath a perfect blue sky-like silver dragons dancing in a deserted valley.

The temperature was about 20¡æ. Even inside the tent a thin film of ice had formed and outside the biting wind lashed cruelly at our faces. Around 8:15 a.m. the snow-covered summits were suddenly bathed in the red glow of morning sunshine.

Today's itinerary was to take US further along the northern slope towards the heart of the glacier. I had assumed that this section would be easier going, but it was by no means the case. We encountered a dozen or so shaped stony gullies on the way, all a dozen meters deep. Walking over the rocks, weighted down with our backpacks, was immensely difficult-it was a terrific struggle to go on.

The glacier stretched upwards towards 3,800 meters altitude. Seven hours after our morning departure, suddenly, from a wonderful perspective, the glacial landscape unfolded before our eyes.

In these snow-capped peak surroundings, glaciers wiggled and curved their ways on the snow mountains like flying jade dragons. Under the rays of the sun, ice peaks glistened and glaciers surged, Such a world of power and wonder!

This group of glaciers looked as majestic as the Great Wall of China, as disciplined and orderly as a military phalanx. I was totally moved at the sight of them.

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