The team is to arrive in Delhi a day prior to the expedition to facilitate the necessary paperwork, cross check the equipment required and attend the Indian Mountaineering Foundation briefing.
The beautiful city of Leh shall be our starting point for this expedition. There are daily flights to Leh from all the major airports in India. Overnight in hotel.
Leh is at an altitude of 11000 ft and can cause serious health hazards due to the sudden gain of height from sea level, so it is advised to take a day off in Leh to acclimatise to the altitude and the dry air of the valley. Overnight in hotel.
Today we take the team for a local sight seeing session to experience the rich Ladakhi culture and heritage. We shall the famous Leh Palace and few monasteries around the city of Leh. We can also use the later half of the day to stock up on the equipment or any other supplies that you think you might need on the mountain from the Leh Market. Overnight in hotel.
We leave Leh early morning today in comfortable cars for the road head of the expedition i.e, Phukpuche, a small village in the Nubra valley. We shall pass through the stunning Khardung-La ( World’s highest motor-able pass ) and the beautiful valleys of Nubra. It is a very scenic drive and should take not more than 7-8 hours. Overnight in tents.
To arrange local logistics and give the team adequate rest before the massive approach trek between this camp and bas camp, we take a day off here. Members can enjoy a natural hot spring here which is less than 3 kms from our camp site. Overnight in tents.
Today we trek from the road head to the base camp. Its going to be a long walk with an gain of around 1300- 1400 meters . There is not enough space in between to make a camp site as we’ll be constantly walking on a moraineous ridge line. It shall take us around 5-8 hours to negotiate the whole distance. There are a few places here where rope has to be fixed to make the route safe. It is advisable to wear your harness and attach an anchor at such points.
After yesterday’s massive gain, it is advisable to take a few days off at the base camp to let our bodies adapt to this altitude better and deal with the shock of a 1400 meter gain. Mild headache can happen but it shall subside in 24 hours. Rest is very important at this point.
After yesterday’s rest, we shall be ready to go a little higher today. Today we shall do a littleacclimatisation hike to the advanced base camp with some of our basic equipments tomake a deposit here. We shall spend around half an hour here to make our bodies feel the altitude and then head back to base camp.
Today we rest at the base camp and prepare for tomorrow’s movement to occupy the advance base camp. Another load ferry will be done by our HAPs today of our equipment and other supplies that we shall need on the mountain.
Today we pack up from base camp and occupy the ABC for the rest of the expedition. ABC will now be our major camp for the rest of the expedition. The walk shall take no more than 6 hours at decent speed. This camp is pitched over rocks on a glacier overlooking the giant peaks of Saser Kangri, plateau etc.
Having gained quite a lot of height over yesterday’s trek, it’s important to give the body enough time to acclimatise and be ready for more gruelling days to come.
Today we shall cross the crevasse field which starts right after ABC and reach camp 1 for a small load ferry walk. It shall be a small trek but shall introduce the technique of negotiating crevasses by zig-zagging into the glacier. Camp 1 is made in a vast field of ice and snow right before the 500 meters wall that leads to ‘’Bassi” col. Today’s walk should take not more than 4 hours and shall be an easy walk. We shall beable to return back to ABC for lunch.
Today we rest at the ABC and prepare for tomorrow’s movement to occupy camp 1.Another load ferry will be done by our HAPs today of our equipment and othersupplies that we shall need on the mountain.
We shall today move into camp 1, one step closer to the mountain. This camp is pitched in the middle of a vast ice field and is a very serene place covered on 3 sides by gains walls of high mountains. Temperatures will drop significantly here during the night. We shall be able to get hot prepared meals till this camp. We shall have a dedicated high altitude cook till here. This is the last point till where the HAPs will carry our load. From here on, we will be dependent on sherpas in terms of load, so be wise in terms of what we shall need in the higher camps.
Depending on the weather, we shall do one load ferry and occupy camp 2 from here over the next 3 days. Weather on SaserKangri can be very unpredictable and unforgiving with very high winds and whiteouts, so the movement beyond is highly dependent on weather. Here we will have to negotiate a 500 meters wall of ice, snow and rock standing at a gradient of around 65-85 degrees at various places. Camp 2 is notorious for very high winds owing to its location on a col. Bissa col has justabout enough space to pitch a few tents with a slope/drop on both sides. It is advised to bevery careful here
Camp 2 to camp 3, we shall have to negotiate another 1000 meters of incline varying from 45 degrees to 75 degrees at places. It’s important to choose the day of movement right here as we might have to deal with very high winds here and walk on a cornice for around 200 meters worth of incline. Also there is no place in between the two camps to pitch anywhere, so it is advised to start very early to have enough time to negotiate it.
Above camp 3, the technical sections are almost over, one just needs to rope and slog through the easy gradients to reach to the summit of Saserkangri 4. Crossing the peak of Saserkangri 4, we can reach on the ridge that will lead us to Saserkangri 1. There is a need to make one more intermediate camp between the two peaks and the distance is vast. We shall make camp 4 after a few hours of walk following summit of Saserkangri 4. We shall 5 days here to summit both the peaks and weather permitting we can enjoy some beautiful views of the whole ranges from the top.
After the summit attempt, we shall wind up the higher camps and come down to camp 2 orcamp 1 depending on the weather and the teams physical tiredness.
We shall slowly now make our way back to the base camp, a successful expedition and lots of stories behind us.
Today we leave from base camp and retracing our steps back on the same route, we shall reach back to our road head camp by the evening. Here a small feast shall be prepared for the team to celebrate the expedition.
We leave for Leh post breakfast today from Panamik. The drive shall be of 6-8 hours andwe shall reach Leh city by late afternoon. Here we shall transferred to a nice hotel to relax and rejuvenate in the comforts of a city. Team Dinner to conclude the expediton.
Today the team will board a early morning flight for Delhi. There shall a post expedition briefing by the Indian Mountaineering foundation at 1 Pm, which is compulsory to attend by all members.
Alpine wanderers representative will escort members to airport for onward journey . Our services end here.
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