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Markha Valley Fork
6. Zalung Karpo La (5150 m) – rocky campsite (4440 m) before Pilingsa
15.6 km 800 m up over 5160 m 750 m down
7. Sorra Chu – Sorra – Sorra gorge
17.3 km 710 m up over 4440 m 900 m down
A bit of steep climbing around Sorra Gorge.
Sorra Gorge
1. Karu – Shang Sumdo – Chogdo (3900 m)
16 km 700 m up over 4000 m
Swollen river that was not possible to ford forced us to trek in an exposed terrain.
Very exposed passages even forced us to take of backpacks and push them on the ground (high above the river) to keep stability. On less rainy condition it might be much easier though. The 2009 was unusually rainy year.
We slept in a lodge neraby Chogdo. A room with a meal for 350 Rs back in 2006. They appologized they didn't have a meat, but we didn't mind:) It was tasty.
Acclimatization is needed, it's 3900 m high.
We started in Karu, but now the bus goes up to Shang Sumdo (3660 m).
2. Chogdo – Chukirmo (4070 m) – wilderness camp (4700 m) below Gongmaru La
6.7 km 800 m up over 4740 m
We had to cross a river more than 10×.
We chose a campsite at 4700 m.
The next day we discovered a dead horse in a stream above our camp.
3-4. Gongmaru La (5250 m) – Nimeling (4720 m)
5 km 510 m up over 258 m 420 m down
There are tea tents here in Nimeling where you can buy refreshemnts.
We took a resting/acclimatization day break. It was snowing in the night.
In 2006: 2 nights in a tent cost us 200 Rs.
5. Karu – Markha valley fork (Umlung Gompa, Hankar) – Luntung Chu
17.4 km 470 m up over 4838 m 900 m down
There was yet another river fording through a strong stream. A tiny rope (just 4 mm) we had, was handy to make the fording in the stream safer.
What's nearby:
8. endless valley – Yar La (4900 m) – campsite below (4700 m)
21 km 950 m up over 4930 m 520 m down
9. Lunmoche – Sangtha (Zara chu)
16 km 230 m up over 4700 m 360 m down
10. Pogmar – Pogmar La (4800 m) – Narbus – Leh–Manali road
13 km 650 m up over 5200 m 500 m down
Bus to Karu from Leh: 1.5 h / 35 km. Now the bus goes up to Shang Sumdo.
Alternative: hitchhiking might be handy especially on the way back.
The road back goes through a Tanklangla (5350 m) – the highest point on the way to Leh.
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Endless Valley
There & Back
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There were quite unusual rainy conditions in 2006. The rivers were swollen, impossible to ford at the start. We were forced to took different paths and fords.
We chose places to camp by our possibilities and terrain limitations. Only the first night was in the lodge. There is plenty of opportunities to pitch a tent on the trek. Many of them marked as a campsite in OpenStreetMap, eg. mapy.cz.
We started at Karu back then, but now a bus goes up to Chogdo.
Tent, food, hiking stove, water disinfection needed.
Tiny rope (4-5 mm enough) for safety fording, might be handy.
Petrol hiking stove running on kerosin is recommended to cover all 9-10 days.
Map of Area
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