Lamayuru - Stok Trek Via Chilling

Day-01 (Arrive Delhi)

Meet, assistance at airport and transfer to hotel. PM combined city tour of old & new Delhi. Overnight at hotel.

Sightseeing tour of Shey, Thiksey and Hemis monasteries. Overnight at hotel.

Morning sightseeing of Stok, Matho and Stagna monasteries. Evening visit Shankar gompa. Overnight at hotel.

Depart for Saspol - 67 kms. Lunch in camp. Afternoon visit Alchi monastery. Overnight in camp.

Drive to Lamayuru - 58 kms. 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 - 38000 mts. The descend from this pass is down a dry river bed and brings us to the village of wanla. Overnight in camp.

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 medow just beyond the village of Hinju. Overnight in camp.

The trail now ascends along a narrowing valley untill it zig-zags 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 gradualand easy down to Sumdahchenmo. We follow the river valley a little further before turning off to cross the Lanka la 41000 mts and contouring round a hill to camp at the base of the Dun Dun la. Overnight in camp.

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, then 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.

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 Palam peak 5360 mts. We then have a short descent to camp near to the top of the Ganda la. Overnight in camp.

A short climb to the Ganda la - 4960 mts and then an easy descent into a beautifull valley and we walk through the villages of Yurutse and Rumbek before we begin our ascent to stok la - 4750 mts. At first we trek on a beautiful, gentle sloping trial, but then the path becomes steep and diffcult as it zig - zags up to the top of the pass. From here their is a steep descent down to the juntion with the river comming down from Stok kangri. We follow the river, crossing a few side streams untill we reach a shepherd settlement at Mankarmo. Overnight in camp.

We will first establish a base camp and can climb some ridges for acclimatisation and views. There is also an opportunity to walk up Lartse peak 5670 mts which gives excellent views of the route up Stok Kangri.

A short and easy walk of 02 hrs will bring us to stok and will drive to Leh.
Overnight at hotel.

Transfer to airport to connect flight for Delhi. Assistance at airport and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day trip to Agra. Return to Delhi. Overnight at hotel.