Here we are at over 15,000 feet, the average height of the Himalayan range. No trees to be seen... the only vegitation is small grasses. We saw some Yaks and it was snowing so we got out and took some video..... we forgot any kind of winter gear and it was COLD! The road down below was the way we had to go to get to the nearest hotel to stay the night. We dropped 1000 feet or so before stopping, but it was still cold! No one seemed to have any problems with the altitude thank goodness. I think it helped that we weren't trying to climb the mountain, only sit in the car and drive over it.