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Markha Valley Trek and Climbing Kangyatse 6428m

Destinations: Leh airport-Leh to Spituk-Jengchan to Yurutse-Yurutse to Skeu-Skeu to Markha
Trip Duration: 13N/14D
Best Time: June to September

Itinerary

Day

Itinerary

Pass

hrs

Day 1

Arrival Delhi transfer to Domestic airport after 3 hrs fly to Leh

 

 

Day 2

Arrival Leh airport meet our staff and transfer to hotel after rest and acclimatize 

 

 

Day 3

Monastery excursion
After breakfast drive for the monastery tour for acclimatize visit shey monastery and palace, Thickset monastery, Hemis monastery and museum  drive back to Hotel

 

 

Day 4

Deive Leh to Spituk start trek to Jengchan
After Spituk village cross the bridge walk on the drizzled land for two hrs and after enter the valley easy to Jengchan camp

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4, 5

Day 5

Jengchan to Yurutse, Kandala base
After the camp ascent gradually along the small river easy to Rumbak after 2hrs from the village camp near the mountain side camp

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6, 7

Day 6

Yurutse to Skeu
After the camp gently ascent to kand la  for 3 hrs from the pass very beautiful view of Zanskar range and Stok Kangri peak all the way down  by passing shingo village camp at Skeu camp

4900 m

6, 7

Day 7

Skeu    to Markha      
along the markha valley little up and down along the river side some times shadow from trees and many small tea shop camp near by the small monastery camp

 

7, 8

Day 8

 Markha   to Thochungtse
the day easy walk along the river side of the markha valley cross the wooden bridge camp near river side camp

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5, 6

Day 9

Thochungtse to Kangyatse base camp
From the camp gently ascent to base camp of Kangyatse peak from the camp very nice view of Zanskar range and Markha valley the camp is 4700m camp

 

4, 5

Day 10

Kangyatse peak summit. 6428m
Morning 2 Am start climbing with guide 7 hrs to Summit 4 hrs down to the camp you can climb up to shoulder of Kangyatse peak, easily, you don’t need technical equipments,just you need  rope, ice exe, crampon, harness, and good jacket, pants, climbing shoes, gloves, caps. The shoulder is 6128m, if you trying to climb summit 6428 then you need extra 2 days and very technical climbing about 90 degrees, so would like to sagest to you climb up to shoulder camp          

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Day 11

Kangyatse base to Chuskurmo village via Kongmaru la
From the camp easy two hrs to summer sheep huts camp of Markha village and after one hrs to pass beautiful view of mount  Kangyatse 6400m and zanskar range after the pass two hrs steep down and then narrow valley until the camp at chuskurmo camp

5100 m

6, 7

Day 12

Chuskurmo to Shangsumdo
From the camp easy down along the river to shangsumdo village camp
( from here if you like to continue the trek to Stok kangri you can start continue 6 day including climbing stok kangri and one day back to Stok village and drive to Leh for continue trek I will send you itinerary )

 

4, 5

Day 13

Shangsumdo to Leh
After camp drive to Hemis visit Hemis monastery and drive back to Leh 

 

 

Day 14

Transfer to airport and fly to Delhi,
meet our Staff and transfer to hotel
After lunch visit old Delhi, evening transfer to International airport and fly

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