2002 High Tibet Circle Expedition (HTCE)

In 2002, John Bellezza set off on the High Tibet Circle Expedition (HTCE), which was of four months duration as well.4 This expedition yielded information on more than 100 archaeological sites, the overwhelming majority of which had never been documented. On the HTCE, Bellezza covered 13,200 km by motor vehicle, and trekked considerable distances on foot and on horseback. The main thrust of exploration included bar yangs, la snga mtsho, gangs rin po che, za rang, ru thog, northern sger rtse, ngang la ring mtsho, mtsho chen, dang ra g.yu mtsho, the rta rgo range, and bar tha.