Monday, July 18, 2011

Stok Kangri Itinerary – August 2011



Thur 4/8/11 – Fly from Heathrow, UK to Delhi, India
Fri 5/8/11 – Arrive in Delhi, sightseeing
Sat 6/8/11– Fly from Delhi, India to Leh, India
Sun 7/8/11– Leh sightseeing, 4 hour accilimatisation walk
Mon 8/8/11 – Jeeps to 5,605 m altitude to acclimatise
Tues 9/8/11 – Drive to Chilling, start point
Weds 10/8/11 Day 1- 5 hour on foot – crossing Zanskar river to Skiu (3,500m)
Thurs 11/8/11 Day 2 – 5 hour on foot – Skiu to Ganda La Base Camp (4,100 m)
Fri 12/8/11 Day 3 – 4 hour on foot – Rumback to Ganda La (4,980 m)
Sat 13/8/11 Day 4 – 6 hour on foot – to Mankarma via Stok La (4,800 m)
Sun 14/8/11 Day 5 – 2.5 hour on foot – Mankarma Valley to Stok Kangri Low Base Camp (4,900m)
Mon 15/8/11 Day 6 – 2.5 hour on foot – to Advanced Base Camp & Acclimatisation (5,200m)
Tues 16th  Day 7 – 10-13 hour on foot - Summit Day – to 6,100m and back to Low Base Camp
Weds 17th  Day 8 – 4 hours on foot) Low Base Camp to Stok Leh
Thurs 18th Rest in Leh

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Swapping trainer for trekking poles....


Great workout today! Climbed Great Gable in prep for S.K. 2 and 3/4 hours to the top, but over 3 hours to get down after a bit of a bad choice on the descent route. Oh well! Must have been a good workout because I feel s-h-a-t-t-e-r-e-d!