You would think that if I had already done the 6th ascent, the 7th ascent would be easy... but that's not true. This 7th ascent was the hardest. I wasn't short of breath but somehow I had a hard time moving...
I've never seen so many pilgrims before, there were a lot of Tibetans on the way around the mountain, few Chinese, Indians... I didn't see any white people.
We started at 6 in the morning as usual, we reached the Derakpu rest hut by 12. We spent an hour and a half there resting and eating. The sun was shining, Kailash shows its most beautiful form from Derakpu. I called several friends on videophone and showed them the mountain. It was a fantastic sight in the crystal clear sunshine. Around 1:30 we continued up to the Dolma La hut, which is 1 hour uphill, about 200 m above Derakpu. Here we sat down to rest and were surrounded by the children of the Tibetan operators of the rest area. They spoke good Chinese, asked us about everything and brought us what we asked for. It was nice to talk to the children but time was running out so we had to leave to get over the pass.
It took 2 hours to reach the top of the pass from the Dolma La shelter. The sun was shining brightly, a gentle breeze was blowing... I couldn't have asked for better weather... however, about half an hour before reaching the top of the pass, the sky became cloudy... then rare, fat raindrops fell on my hands and the dusty path... then ice started falling from the sky... small ice balls rained down on us... all this took half an hour until I reached the top of the pass... then the sky cleared again and the ice and rain disappeared. After the melted ice, all that remained were the many small streams of water that soaked our shoes. When we got to the shelter on the other side of the pass, it turned out that there was no room due to the many pilgrims. Anyway, we ate a good Tibetan noodle soup and then continued to the next shelter, which was a 1-hour walk... there was no room there either... then another 2 hours to Dzidüpu Temple, the next shelter... but there was no room there either... so from there it was only 3 hours to Darchen back to the hotel... so it happened that we covered the 57 km in 1 day... we arrived at the hotel in Darchen at 3 am...
On the way we also met a wolf wandering on the side of the road. It is already dark after ten in the evening, during the 5-hour walk in the dark the headlamps light up more and more dimly, but the last 1-hour section is flat and the lights of Darchen are visible throughout. Monotonous walking is not a great experience, but it is tiring. As soon as we got to the hotel I threw away what I was wearing and immediately fell asleep.

After we finished the 7th kura around Kailash last night, my mountain leader Kalsang Gyaltsen donated his mala to our Mahayana Church, which he had circled Kailash 40 times while wearing it around his neck. Tibetan people either wear it around their necks or hold it in their hands and chant mantras with their malas while walking the kura. I will send this mala to Hungary soon, visitors can see it. Its final place will be in the hands of the Lotus Buddha in the Samsara Shrine, thus raising the spiritual light of our church.
Few people know, but inside the Lotus Buddha in the Samsara Shrine there are hundreds of mantra scrolls that Jigthub Rinpoche personally brought to Hungary from Bhutan.
In Bhutan, mantras are written by monks on strips of paper, which are rolled into scrolls after the ink dries. These scrolls are placed in cardboard boxes and then set off to the temples of Bhutan. When they arrive at a temple, they are placed in the main ceremonial hall and are there for 1-2 months before being taken to the next temple. In every temple, these scrolls participate in every ceremony and are permeated by vibrations. In Garáb, the scrolls inside the Lotus Buddha have been "traveling" for years in the temples of Bhutan. Because of these scrolls, the statue is no longer just a statue, as the scrolls are the "organs" that give it life, raising it to a certain energetic level. Now the mala that has circled Mount Kailash forty times is in the hands of the Lotus Buddha. Thank you very much Kalsang Gyaltsen!!!

Many of you have already seen the Hungarian flag in Grabensia restaurant. It has climbed Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, Aconcagua, i.e. the highest peaks of 3 continents, but it has also been twice on the Japanese peak of Fuji. This flag has now made 7 rounds around Kailash. The Tibetan text was written on it by the abbot of the Dzidüpu temple, this temple where Milarepa's meditation cave is located, is perhaps the holiest place in the Kailash era. The flag has been with me the whole time. The Tibetan text is: Tibet, GangRenPoQi (Kailash) Era. The 7 stars indicate the 7 circles or 7 rounds around Mount Kailash. Kailash is the holiest mountain in the world, the holiest place in 4 world religions.

A news is circulating on Chinese social media... I can't translate the text better into Hungarian, it means something like that.. in any case, more than 400 km between 4,650-5,800, it seems to be remarkable in China as well.
"Maybe this is the power of faith
59-year-old man walks alone on Mount Ali, 7th century.
Rain, wind and cold could not stop his determined steps.
This is the answer to his own beliefs and the highlight of his life.
The climb was finally successfully completed
You can go wherever your heart desires."
You can go wherever your heart desires."