LAMAYURU - STOK TREK VIA CHILLING

Country: India / Ladakh

Description

This is a challenging trek traversing the Ladakh Mountains on a little trekked  and unspoiled route through wild and rugged high altitude scenery
 
The Stok Kangri is the dominant peak on the skyline. We spend a couple of days in and around Leh acclimatizing and visiting the major monasteries in the area.  Our route takes us westwards over one high pass after the other passing through hidden valleys and remote villages seldom visited by foreigners. At one point we follow the raging Zanskar river before crossing the before crossing the Kang la pass where we can ascend the easy slopes of palm peak as a warm up for Stok Kangri. A few more passes bring us to our base camp from where we climb Stok Kangri. The views from the summit are breathtaking as we look north to the Karakourms and south to the Himalayas.

TRIP PROFILE
This trek is fairly tough traversing varied scenery and passing through small villages. The trek is graded C/D and the climb to Stok Kangri is graded E. The maximum altitude is 5260 Mts. (6140 Mts. with climb to Stok Kangri), average 4050 Mts. There are high passes but most of the walking is on well-established trails and is suitable for anyone who is confident of their physical fitness. From Stok Kangri there are commanding panoramic views of Karakoram, the Himalayas and the mountains of Tibet. Crampons and ice axe is essential for climb.

Itinerary

Day-01. Arrive Delhi.
Meet assistance at airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight hotel.
Day-02. Delhi - Leh
Transfer to domestic airport to board highly spectacular flight over the Himalayas to Leh. The rest of the day is free to relax and acclimatize. Overnight at hotel.
Day-03. In Leh
Sightseeing tour of Shey, Thiksey and Hemis monasteries. Overnight at hotel.
Day-04. In Leh
Morning sightseeing of Matho and Stagna monasteries. Evening visit Shankar gompa. Overnight at hotel.
Day-05. Leh - Lamayuru
Depart for Lamayuru enroute visit Alchi monastery. Overnight in camp
Day-06.  Lamayuru & trek to Wanla
We start our trek by visiting the superbly situated Lamayuru gompa. We then descend through the fields of the village and follow the trail upwards to the Prinkiti la - 3800 Mts. The descend from this pass is down a dry riverbed and brings us to the village of Wanla. Overnight in camp.
Day-07. Wanla - Hingu
Turning off the main valley at Phanjila village, we follow the Ripchar valley for the rest of the day. The walking is relatively flat, passing through barley fields and small settlement before camping in a pretty alpine meadow just beyond the village of Hinju. Overnight in camp.
Day-08. Hinju - Sumdahchenmo
The trail now ascends along a narrowing valley until it zigzags steeply to the top of the Konke la- 4725 mts from where there are excellent views all the way over Sumdahchenmo, past the Zanskar River gorge and to the Stok range. The trail is gradual and easy down to Sumdahchenmo. Overnight in camp.
Day-09. Sumdahchenmo - Base of Dun Dun La
We follow the river valley a little further before turning off to cross the Lanka la 4100 mts and contouring round a hill to camp at the base of the Dun Dun la. Overnight in camp.
Day-10. Base of Dun Dun la - Chilling
A steep zig - zag climb brings us to the top of the Dun Dun la - 4580 mts from where there are excellent views looking back to the Konke la and forward to Stok Kangri. We now have a long descent into Chilling on the bank of the Zanskar river. Overnight in camp.
Day-11. Chilling - Choktsi
After a long dusty walk along the bank of the river we finally cross at a substantial bridge and camp at Choktsi. Overnight in camp.
Day-12. Choktsi - Base of Kang la
Turning up a side valley we continue climbing quite steeply to the top of the Kang la - 5260 mts. This area is seldom crossed by either foreigners or locals so the paths are little used and can be indistinct. From the top of the pass we have the opportunity to climb Palm peak 5360 mts.. Short descend will bring us to our camp. Overnight in camp

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