Thursday, April 06, 2006
Stok Kangri
I'm killing time before an exam. May as well write an entry. This might be boring.
I've made arrangements to climb a peak at the end of my Zanskar Spring trek. Why? Because I'm there, they're there, and I just wanna. The mountain is Stok Kangri, located near Leh, and stands at 6121m. Picture on the right.
My Trekking in Ladakh book says the mountain is 6153m, and the climb takes 4 days. From what Joel tells me, we'll be doing it in three. I believe Joel over the book.
Everything I read tells me that the mountain is not technical, in the sense that it doesn't require fixed lines, or belaying or what have you. Definitely no vertical ice climbing and for sure no oxygen. However, lets not lose sight of the fact that the summit stands at over 6k, and walking at altitude isn't supposed to be easy.
Basically, this adds a couple of days to my trip - I'll be back in Delhi on July 4th instead of July 2nd. After that, I'm planning to make a pilgrimage to the Taj Mahal, since it's close and I may as well make the trip. Flying back to Canada on July 7th.
The only gear technical gear I need, and bringing, is a pair of crampons and an ice axe. I have the crampons. The ice axe is still in a shipment, probably held up in customs, and should be here any day now.
I've made arrangements to climb a peak at the end of my Zanskar Spring trek. Why? Because I'm there, they're there, and I just wanna. The mountain is Stok Kangri, located near Leh, and stands at 6121m. Picture on the right.My Trekking in Ladakh book says the mountain is 6153m, and the climb takes 4 days. From what Joel tells me, we'll be doing it in three. I believe Joel over the book.
Everything I read tells me that the mountain is not technical, in the sense that it doesn't require fixed lines, or belaying or what have you. Definitely no vertical ice climbing and for sure no oxygen. However, lets not lose sight of the fact that the summit stands at over 6k, and walking at altitude isn't supposed to be easy.
Basically, this adds a couple of days to my trip - I'll be back in Delhi on July 4th instead of July 2nd. After that, I'm planning to make a pilgrimage to the Taj Mahal, since it's close and I may as well make the trip. Flying back to Canada on July 7th.
The only gear technical gear I need, and bringing, is a pair of crampons and an ice axe. I have the crampons. The ice axe is still in a shipment, probably held up in customs, and should be here any day now.
# posted by Alex Perel @ 11:25 AM 
