Markha Valley with KANGYATSE II

Fly Delhi – Leh (3500m). Rest and Acclimatize

The flight takes us over the Greater Himalayas and makes an exciting landing at one of the highest airports in the world. Transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel

Sightseeing around Leh

Visit the famous monasteries of Shey & Thiksey. Shey used to be the old capital of Ladakh. Thiksey is a beautiful monastery built in the style of the Potala Palace in Tibet. Drive back to hotel for lunch. You can spend time checking out the charming Leh Town and its narrow by-lanes in the evening.

Rest and preparation day.

 Today you will meet the team and getting ready for the Trek. If you want to Buy anything for trek you can do it today.

Drive Leh to Chilling and trek to Skiu

Duration:2:30 hour by car and then 2 hour walk.

Distance:75km Drive and 6 to7 km Walk

Altitude: 3400m

The trail goes through a flat and desolate plain along the river Indus till its confluence with the Zanskar where we make a u-turn and enter the Zanskar Valley and drive up along the muddy Zanskar till we reach Chilling. A little ahead of Chilling lies Kaya-Do where we cross the river on a trolley and make our way to the small village of Skiu. Overnight Camp.

Trek Skiu to Markha

Duration:7 hour walk.

Distance: 22km

Altitude: 3700m

The trail to Markha is not too strenuous, rising about 300m across 22km, crossing the Markha river a couple of times. Markha is a substantial village, complete with a derelict fort on the hillside and a small village monastery. Overnight Camp.

Trek Markha to Thachungtse (4150m)

Duration: 5:30 Hour

Distance: 16km

Altitude: 4150m

Kang Yatse (6400m), a magnificent snow-clad mountain commands the views for the next two days. On the walk there are sights of some fascinating geological creations of large boulders balanced precariously on top of consolidated earth spikes. Continue down over a bridge to Thachungtse, a lovely valley to camp in. A popular place to spot herds of blue sheep slide up and down the steep cliffs with incredible agility. Overnight Camp..

Trek Thachungtse to Basecamp (5200m)

Duration: 5 hour

Distance: 14km

Altitude: 5130m

You pass several mani (stones with prayer inscriptions) walls and suddenly come across a small lake. The view is wonderful from here - both of Kang Yatse, whose bulk gets reflected in the still waters of the lake, and also of the Markha Valley which we are now well above. From the lake we have to walk ascent on the right hand side all the way to Basecamp.

Overnight Camp.

Acclimatisation walk and preparation day.

Duration: Nil

Distance: Nil

Altitude: 5150m

After breakfast we start our acclimatisation walk, We get some height gain today and practice walking with snow boots. A mix of snow and ice craft techniques. After lunch we will relax and will check our climbing gear.

Climb Kang Yatze II  (6200m) & descend to Base camp

Duration: 11 to 12 hour

Distance: Summit

Altitude: 5150m

Summit Day! We start a little after midnight for our summit attempt of Kang Yatze 2, also popularly referred to as Kang Yatze shoulder. We start of initially on scree and moraine before getting onto snow. It is gradual all the way except for a few parts where we might have to rope up. We should be at the summit by daybreak to catch the sun rise and the glorious view of the Zanskar range and the distant Karakoram. Descend to Base Camp for breakfast. A long day of about 10 hrs.

Contingency day

A contingency day to account for bad weather, etc.

Trek to Nemaling

Duration:2:30 hour

Distance: few KM

Altitude: 4720m

Walking all the Way down to the Nemaling, to celebrate your summit there at Nemaling you have small Parachute restaurant.

Trek to Chokdo or Shang sumdo.

Duration: 6 to 7 hour

Distance: 18km

Altitude: 4020m

We pack camp and proceed to the grazing grounds of Nimaling. From there it is a gradual ascent to Kongmaru La pass at 5260m with prayer flags fluttering. Beautiful views all round from the pass. We descend steeply at first before it becomes gradually as we reach the stream. A little ahead from there is Chuskirmo with chortens and a small shop.

Drive to Leh

We used to Trek along the Shang River for couple of hours before we reach to Shang Sumdo – road, but now a days we have road till Chokdo and the Car can come till that place  head and then get into vehicles to go to Hemis monastery (optional) or continue directly to Leh. Lunch at the hotel, wash up & spend the afternoon visiting the interesting market in Leh.

Fly to Delhi

Early morning transfer to the Airport for departure for your flight to Delhi. Trip Ends!.