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 acclimatize to the altitude and the dry air of the valley. Overnight in hotel.
We leave Leh early morning today in comfortable cars for the road-head of the expedition i.e, Shyok Village, a small village in the Nubra valley next to Shyok River. 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 no 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 base camp, we take a day off here. Members. Overnight in tents.
After crossing the road-head, we have to make 1 km descent to reach the river bed. Most of the trek is next to Shyok river. Till we reach base camp, we will have to cross Shyok river many times with the help of ropes(As there are no bridges). We will camp near Tarsem Karmo. Tarsem Karmo is worship place for local Buddhists.
Today we trek till Madalthang which is the confluence of Shyok river and Shukpa Kunchang glacier river coming from Basecamp. We will go left from the confluence. Today's trek is long and we will have to walk on sand and moraine next to river bank. We will be camping next to river bank.
Today is our last day of trek towards base camp. We will walk next to Shukpa kunchang river. The ending section of the trek is steep compared to previous day treks.
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. A 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 little acclimatization hike to the advanced base camp with some of our basic equipment to make 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. Although camps would have been already established as our sherpas and High altitude porter reach base camp earlier and they will always be ahead of us to do the load ferry and fixing of higher camps.The camp is located at the end of the glacier.
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. From ABC we get the clear view of Saser Kangri 3.
Having gained quite a lot of height over yesterday’s trek, It’s important to give the body enough time to acclimatize and be ready for more grueling days to come. Meanwhile, the HAPS would do the load ferry and sherpas would be opening up higher camps.
Today we'll follow the route via Saser Kangri III and Sakang col and then follow the rocky ridge leading to Sakang. Today,s climb consists of vertical rock and hard ice.
The Sherpas will open further route and set up camps
Depending on the weather, we shall do one load ferry and occupy camp 2 from here over the next 3 days. Weather on Saser Kangri 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 vertical couloir of ice, snow, and rock standing at a gradient of around 65-85 degrees at various places.
Camp 2 to camp 3, we shall have to negotiate another 1300 feet of ice slopes. We'll camp just below the saddle of Sakang and Saser Kangri 2.
We'll traverse on a western ridge on a saddle between Saser Kangri1 and Plateau peak. camp just below the saddle of Sakang and Saser Kangri 2.
We'll start the summit attempt at 10 pm at night for Saser 3. The route to the summit is difficult consisting of long rock phases and steep ice slopes. We will have to wait for sherpas to open route on the summit attempt. The route is difficult and high so they can't fix the route beforehand.
After the summit attempt, we shall wind up the higher camps and come down to camp 2 or camp 1 depending on the weather and the teams physical tiredness.
We shall slowly now make our way back to the base camp, a tough 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. Usually, this is a two-day trek but can be done in one day. The day would be pretty long.
We leave for Leh post breakfast today from Road head. The drive shall be of 8 hours and we shall reach Leh city by late afternoon. Here we shall transfer to a nice hotel to relax and rejuvenate in the comforts of a city. Team Dinner to conclude the expedition.
Today the team will board an 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.
After breakfast Members will then be escorted to the airport for onward journey. Our services end here.
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