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| Ladakh |
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| MT. STOK KANGRI EXPEDITION |
Trek
Lamayuru to Stok (***)
Stok
Kangri is one of classic expeditions of the Ladakh, the combination of a
trek
top of height and a rise possible for the summit.
Stok
Kangri (6153 m) means literally " the high mountain " in Ladakhi.
Visible since the main city of Ladakh, Leh, it is place in the National
park
of Hemis. Although the summit seems impressive, he is not very
difficult
technically but asks nevertheless for a good physical
condition, for a minimum
of knowledge of the mountain and for a minimum
of equipment (fixed ropes,
etc.).
Stok Kangri is the objective
completed to make a
success of the first one " 6 000 " in Himalaya. From
your arrival to
Leh, the capital of Ladakh, its hurt pyramid will catch
your eyes. His(her,its)
south fish bone(edge) presents a magnificent
route(course), with panoramic
views on all the chain of Karakoram and
even, in clear weather, until K2.
10 hours for the round trip are
needed. According to the
climatic conditions and of snow coverage, our
guide will fix a rope to cross
the bar of snow; if there is few snow it
will be by the rock hooks. If you are
an experimented mountain dweller,
it will not be necessary to fix of rope.
To reach the base camp,
we propose you an original and little
frequented route. It requires to
cross several passes which make us acquire a
good acclimatization.
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| Region |
:- Ladakh |
| Season |
:- June to Sep. |
| Duration |
:- 18 days (9 days of trek + 2 days of climbing) |
| Difficult |
:- Difficult Demanding |
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Your journey day by day :
DAY 01: Arrival in Delhi
Reception at the airport. Transfer in the hotel. Night in hotel.
(According to the arrival time of your international flight)
DAY 02: Delhi to Leh (3500 m)
Transfer
at the domestic airport, the flight(theft)
for Leh, transfer has the
hotel. Visit free of the city, the
old general store(mess), the palace,
the Shanti stupa
and the mosque. The free afternoon. At night in the
hotel.
DAY 03:
Visit of the monasteries of Shey, Thiksey, Hemis
Day of visit of three famous monasteries of Ladakh. Return and night in the
hotel.
DAY 04:
Leh - Chilling by the villages of Phyang and Likkir.
Road
towards Chilling: on the way visit of 2 beautiful
monasteries of the
valley of the Indus Phyang and Likir.
Stroll in villages to discover the
lifestyle of ladakhis.
Fork for Chilling. This village is reappointed
for its
silversmiths who work quite typical of metal, making all the
utensils necessary for the everyday life of a family ladakhi as teapots,
jars in chang, etc....
DAY 05 : Chilling - Skiu (3850 m) 4h30, trek 1
From
Chilling, we follow the river Zanskar and we cross
it by a nacelle
suspended from a cable. Interesting
experience, and without risk. Not to
miss! Then we take
an easy path until Skiu by following the river
Markha.
DAY 06 Skiu –
Markha (3800 m) 7h, trek 2
By
following the river Yapola on its left bank during almost two hours, we
arrive at Penjila. We continue in the valley and after one hour, we
abandon this valley on our left. One hour later approximately, we
arrive
at the village of Hinju.
DAY 07: Markha - Tchatchutse (3750 m) 6h, trek
3
The
trek goes back up the
valley main right bank, the path is sometimes
difficult
in the bed of the river. Before arriving at the village of
Hankar, we visit the monastery of Humlung, along the river. Little
beyond Hankar, we abandon a wide valley on our right. We take a narrow
valley going up higher and which obliges us to cross a bridge up to the
left bank to reach the pasture of Tchatchutse.
DAY 08: Tchatchutse - Nimaling
(4700 m) 5h, trek 4
The
path rises very gradually, the river is rather far to the left. We
continue near a small lake, then cross the pastures of Nimaling. It is
one of the most beautiful high valleys in Ladakh, dominated by Kang
Yatse (6400 m). Several rather difficult roads lead to the
summit.
DAY 09:
Nimaling - Chogdo (3940 m) through the Kongmarula (5150 m) 8h, trek 5
A
rise zigzag about 2 hours up to
the pass Konmaru-la offers us a
panoramic view on the
valley, as well as on the distant chain of
Zanskar. Then we
continue by a stiff descent zigzag on the other side of
Konmaru-la. The trek crosses the magnificent bed of the river and
continues by a difficult descent for horses. After several crossings of
river, arrived at Chogdo, an ideal place for the camp cut by the world.
DAY 10: Chogdo -
Gyuncho La (4670 m) - Shang Pu (4375 m) trek 6
Easy
walk in the direction of Shang. Gone up to the
pass of Gyuncho. Very
few trekkeurs use this path. Camp
on the other side of the pass.
DAY 11: Shang Pu - Shang La (4875 m) - Matho Phu (4420 m) –
Gangpoche, trek 7
This
part of the route is very isolated. We are in the foothills of the
chain of Stok. We cross several edges and minor passes. Occasional views
on the valley of the Indus which flows far off. Pass of Shang La and
descent on the banks of the river Tokpo. In the afternoon, descent
in
the direction of Matho Phu where we settle our camp. At
night under
tent. (6 at 7 am of walking).
DAY 12 : Gangpoche - Matho La (4965 m)
- Base camp of Stok (4990 m), trek 8
Hard
rise in the morning to cross the last pass, the Matho La. Of the
pass,
the magnificent view on Stok Kangri and whole
route of ascent. We are in
the valley which links the village
of Stok with the base camp of the
same name. We find here
villagers come make their herds of yaks graze.
At night
under tent. (6 at 7 am of walking).
DAY 14: Climbing Stok Kangri (6130 m): Trek 9
One
can climb directly from Lower Base Camp or shift camp to
the Higher
Base Camp. Get up at 2 A.M. And you should have
prepared your daypack
and necessary equipment the
previous night, before going to sleep. Have a
light
snack in the morning before starting off for the Big Climb!
First, there is a diagonal ascent up the moraine of the glacier, and
then a short scramble over the glacier itself. After that, climb up the
steep, zigzagging trail to the summit. The view from the
pinnacle at
sunrise is mind-blowing.
According to the condition of the route,
our guide will fix the climbing rope either in rock or in
snow, with
rock pitons or snow stakes as required, and other
equipment necessary to
secure the rope.
DAY 15: Base camp of Stok (4990 m) -
Leh, trek 10
Easy
descent, then more low, we find the river which takes his(her)
source(spring) in the glacier(ice-cream maker) of the Stok-Kangri. The
continuation(suite) is a pleasant road until Stok. We have some time to
visit the royal palace of Stok and admire objects of
exposition there.
(Built in 1825 by king Tsepal Tezndup
Namgyal, inhabited by the
descendants of a former(ancient)
royal ladakkhie dynasty). Visit of the
Village then
return in jeep to Leh. At night in hotel to Leh.
DAY 16: Leh to Delhi
Transfer to domestic airport. Flight to Delhi, transfer to hotel. Afternoon free
in Delhi. O/N in hotel.
DAY 17: Exploring Delhi and Departure
Transfer
in the evening at the airport to take your flight on your destination of
return.
Documents required:
To
obtain the permit for climbing, you have to supply us as soon as possible:
- Copy of passport
- Copy of Visa
- 4 passport size
photo’s
Departure : From two persons onward
Size of the group: minimum 2 persons, maximum 14
persons.
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