Trek Himachal

Miyar Glacier Kang La

Description- One of the less known treks over a 5000+ metre Great Himalaya pass and 34 km of glacier into the Zanskar region of Jammu and Kashmir.

Look out for- Wide, open and beautiful campsites, Miyar valley and Glacier, avalanches, Kesar Yon Chap, crevasses, Great Himalaya, Zanskar, not necessarily in that order.

Start Point – Urgus (N32 51.534 E76 47.772, 3313 mts), District Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India

End Point – Munay (N33 21.055 E76 56.312, 3829 mts), District Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Highest Point - Kang La (N33 14.187 E76 49.149, 5468 mts)

Lowest Point - Urgus, District Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India

Difficulty Level – Very Hard: High pass with discernible shortage of oxygen, long duration, heavy loads to carry for rations, freezing waist/chest deep stream crossings, 1 or possible 2 nights on glacier and/or moraine

No of days - 8-10

Sample Itinerary

Day	Start Point	End Point	Stay Options
1	Urgus	Doksa	Camp Site
2	Doksa	Gompa	Camp Site
3	Gompa	Kesar Yon Chap	Camp Site
4	Kesar Yon Chap	Phadki	Glacier
5	Phadki	Base Camp II	Glacier
6	Base Camp II	Sumdo	Camp Site
7	Sumdo	Bardung/Munay	Gompa, Guest House, Camp Site
8	Bardung/Munay	Padum	Hotels, Camp Site

Trek Profile

Attached aside is an elevation profile of this trek. The X Axis of the graph shows the horizontal distance while the Y Axis shows the elevation. All the major waypoints on the trek have been plotted on this graph along with their elevations. The distance between waypoints along with the approximate 'moving time' between each waypoint has also been provided. This assumes a moderate walking pace with no stops at all.

The graph has been created using the GPX file of the track data for this trek and manually inserting the waypoints at the relevant places. Click on the image beside to get a larger image. To save or print the image, right click-->save as once the large image opens.

To read more about my experience on this trek, click here.

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Comments

0 #1 Gaurav 2010-10-07 00:46

Shalabh, Now is the time to rename your site to TrekHimalayas. From when I last checked your site, you seem to have trekked to places far and wide. I would like to read kind of trek diary which you write for earlier treks. BTW, I recently did 470 km bicycle ride through Spiti valley crosses kunzum la and rohtang pass and it was amazing experience.

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0 #2 Kailash Nichani 2010-10-28 00:35

Hey Shalabh,

I have been visiting your site to look into the updates and find them pretty Interesting, Now i have decided that i would like to visit Himachal sometime during February ( Understand thats one of the best times to Visit ). I would like to know which Trek Terrain would be worth the Visit and how do i go about seeking help when i am there ? Do let me know

Thanks

Regards, Kailash
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0 #3 Shalabh 2010-10-28 05:54

@Kailash - Thanks! Its good this site motivates you to visit Himachal, that was one of the reasons it was started. Feb is not the right time, atleast from a trekking point of view. If you want to do the relatively lower altitude treks (around 4000 mts), start in May. For 5000+, June-August is the time. Choosing a trek depends on what exactly you are looking for. If you could drop me an email on shalabh[at]trek himachal.com, I can give you further details.

0 #4 Sandeep Malhotra 2012-04-01 21:05

Dear Shalabh
By mere visiting your site , I refresh myself as if actually I am roaming in Himachal mountains. Your is first hand .original and most authenticated site for various treks. Very well done. By the way the time vis a vis distance of treks you have mentioned is for what age group ?

0 #5 Shalabh 2012-04-24 15:50

@Sandeep - I'd put it for someone who is 35-40 and fairly fit.

0 #6 Dhananjay Beri 2012-04-29 12:25

Hi Shalabh
As you say, the Miyar valley trek is relatively unknown, I am struggling to find any info on it(planning a trip in June), do you have a detailed travelogue of ur trip. Thanks!!