Stok Kangri, India, 10 Day Guided Ascent

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Price per person

Price includes

• Guiding fee
• Accommodation
• Transport during the trip
• Luggage transfer during the trip
• Permit and entrance fees
• Group porters (transport of tents, cooking equipment, etc. for the group)
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Itinerary

• Day 1: Fly into Leh (11,480 ft)

  After arriving at the airport, you will be picked up and transferred to the Kang Lha Chen hotel at Leh, where you can relax and get some much needed rest.

• Day 2: Explore city of Leh

  Today you will get to explore the city of Leh and enjoy some if its highlights including an 11^th century monastery at Alchi and the Khardung La pass before returning to your hotel for the night.

• Day 3: Trek through Sumdo to Shang Phu (14,250 ft)

  For approximately 3 hours we will trek to Shang Phu, where we will camp for the night. During the trek, we will visit the Thiksey monastery. You will also get to see a lot of beautiful birdlife. We will also cross several rivers before reaching the gorge at Sumdo.

• Day 4: Cross the Shang La Pass (16,750 ft) to Gangpoche (14,550 ft)

  After waking up very early, we will cross the Shang La pass. We will then descend to the Tokpo river for lunch. After that, we will climb up to Gangpoche, where we will camp for the night.

• Day 5: Trek to Mankarmo (14,370 ft)

  Today we will climb through the Matho La pass. From the pass you will get to see Kashmir, Stok Kangri and many enormous peaks in Pakistan. We will continue on until we reach Mankarmo, where we will camp for the night. We will be hiking for approximately 5 to 6 hours.

• Day 6: Trek to Stok Kangri base camp (16,340 ft)

  After trekking for 2 hours, we will reach Yarles, which is the base camp of Stok Kangri. After setting up camp, you will get to relax in the area, while enjoying the views.

• Day 7: Acclimatization hike

  Today, we will take an acclimatization hike to familiarize ourselves with the climb to come before returning to the camp for the night.

• Day 8: Summit of Stok Kangri (20,187 ft)

  We will wake up before dawn and make our way to the summit of Stok Kangri. From the summit, you will get to enjoy some magnificent views of peaks like K2. After you’ve enjoying all you can, we will then descend back to base camp, where we will spend the night.

• Day 9: Trek from base camp to village of Stok

  After eating breakfast, we will trek to the village of Stok. From the village we will be driven back to Leh. At Leh, you will check into the Kang Lha Chen hotel, where you will spend the night.

• Day 10: Fly home from Leh

  We will transfer you to the airport, where you will catch your flight home.

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