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Travessa per Ladakh i ascensió al Gyama Pyramid Kangri (6.300 m)

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Distance
44.62 mi
Elevation gain
11,919 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
12,047 ft
Max elevation
20,475 ft
TrailRank 
45
Min elevation
20,475 ft
Trail type
One Way
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December 2, 2023
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near Chutak, Ladakh (India)

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From Nuruchang to Korzog by Rajun Karu and Gyama Barma
The hiking part, although it is mostly above 5,000 m, is technically easy, but the ascent to the Gyama Pyramid Kangri, without being very difficult, due to the altitude and the slopes of snow and ice that reach 45-50º it is demanding and requires experience in high mountains, factors to which the altitude (6,300 m) must be added. We did this transit and ascension between July and August 2023.

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PictographSummit Altitude 15,935 ft
Photo ofNuruchang Ri I 4909 Photo ofNuruchang Ri I 4909 Photo ofNuruchang Ri I 4909

Nuruchang Ri I 4909

We arrived in Leh, the capital of Ladakh, on Sunday 23 July 2023. We spent Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 touring this city, located at an altitude of 3,500 m, and visiting some of the nearby monasteries, such as those of Thiksey and Stakma. On Wednesday the 26th, after visiting the Hemis monastery, we were driven by car to Kartse and Rumse, where we set up the first camp (C1), at 4,170 m. There we did a first acclimatization walk in the afternoon. The next day, Thursday 27 July, we drove up the endless bends of Tangland La (5,328m). Snowing, we climbed a nearby peak, the Tangland Ri (5,385m). Then we went down to Debring and from there we were taken to Tso Kar, great salt lake. We took a walk along the shore there and they ended up approaching Nuruchang, where we installed the C2. From this place we would walk to Korzog. In the afternoon, to acclimatize further, we climbed two nearby mountains, the first of which was this one, Nuruchang Ri I.

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PictographSummit Altitude 16,007 ft
Photo ofNuruchang Ri II 4919 Photo ofNuruchang Ri II 4919 Photo ofNuruchang Ri II 4919

Nuruchang Ri II 4919

This is the second hill near Nuruchang camp that we climbed that afternoon, with a good view of the Tso Kar and the nearby Startsabuk Tso pond.

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PictographCampsite Altitude 15,272 ft
Photo ofC2 Nuruchang 4650 Photo ofC2 Nuruchang 4650 Photo ofC2 Nuruchang 4650

C2 Nuruchang 4650

In Nuruchang we spend the second night camping in the middle of a vast landscape with mountains of 5,000 and 6,000 meters.

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PictographMountain pass Altitude 16,218 ft
Photo ofHorlam Kongka La Pass 4712 Photo ofHorlam Kongka La Pass 4712 Photo ofHorlam Kongka La Pass 4712

Horlam Kongka La Pass 4712

This pass has to be crossed to go from Nuruchang to Rajun Karu. We do it on Friday, July 28.

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PictographCampsite Altitude 16,188 ft
Photo ofC3 Rajun Karu 4920 Photo ofC3 Rajun Karu 4920 Photo ofC3 Rajun Karu 4920

C3 Rajun Karu 4920

This is a place with large pastures where we have the company of the "changpa", nomadic Tibetan shepherds who have fled the Chinese part of Tibet and taken refuge in Ladakh, where they enjoy protection.

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PictographSummit Altitude 17,938 ft
Photo ofRajun Karu Ri 5450 Photo ofRajun Karu Ri 5450 Photo ofRajun Karu Ri 5450

Rajun Karu Ri 5450

In the afternoon, also to acclimatize, a few of the group climb a schist buttress to the Rajum Karu Ri, a secondary peak of a 6,020 m mountain that has no name.

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PictographMountain pass Altitude 17,771 ft
Photo ofKyamayuri La 5430 Photo ofKyamayuri La 5430 Photo ofKyamayuri La 5430

Kyamayuri La 5430

This other pass to be reached separated us from the immense valley of Gyama Barma Chu, full of pastures where yaks grazed. We travel this valley in an easterly direction and in a downward direction. It's Saturday, July 29.

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PictographCampsite Altitude 17,078 ft
Photo ofC4 Gyama Barma 5200 Photo ofC4 Gyama Barma 5200 Photo ofC4 Gyama Barma 5200

C4 Gyama Barma 5200

We cross the river and set up camp at the foot of the impressive mountain of Rushod (6,350 m), with its glaciers.

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PictographMountain pass Altitude 17,957 ft
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Gyama Barma La 5485

In the afternoon, on a day of uncertain weather, I climb to the pass of Gyama Barma La, from which I command the whole valley and the Rushod. I would have liked to reach a nearby peak of 5,600 m that was close to me, but it starts to hail and I make a half turn towards the tents.

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PictographMountain pass Altitude 17,654 ft
Photo ofKostse La 5410 Photo ofKostse La 5410 Photo ofKostse La 5410

Kostse La 5410

Sunday July 30. We have to cross this other pass to go down the other side to the Gyama Sharma to cross the Gyama Sharma Chu, without problems. After Gyama Yogma we cross the mighty Chu Kyagar Nugma, this one with more difficulties. The dilated and shale Yalung Nong (6,080 and 6,050 m) always stands out in front, which to me from the first moment (saving the altitudinal differences) reminds me of the Carbassa, in Cerdanya, also with two peaks.

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PictographCampsite Altitude 17,522 ft
Photo ofC5 Gyama Camp 5340 Photo ofC5 Gyama Camp 5340 Photo ofC5 Gyama Camp 5340

C5 Gyama Camp 5340

Instal·lem el C5 en un indret arrecerat al peu del Yalung Nong.

PictographSummit Altitude 18,480 ft
Photo ofGyama Camp Ri 5638 Photo ofGyama Camp Ri 5638 Photo ofGyama Camp Ri 5638

Gyama Camp Ri 5638

In the afternoon, once again to acclimatize, we climb a foothill of the Yalung Nong to the Gyama Camp Ri, a sensational viewpoint of this little-known sector of Ladakh, with nameless mountains full of glaciers. The Gyama group, where we are heading, stands out in the south. For the first time we see the Tso Moriri, a large lake where we will finish the crossing. I am left with the desire to reach the double summit of Yalung Nong, less than 1 hour from where we are.

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PictographCampsite Altitude 18,272 ft
Photo ofC6 Camp Base Gyama (5.569 m) Photo ofC6 Camp Base Gyama (5.569 m) Photo ofC6 Camp Base Gyama (5.569 m)

C6 Camp Base Gyama (5.569 m)

The next day, Monday 31 July, we make a short approach to the Gyama base camp, one of the highest in the Himalayas. In front, the Korzog Ri and the Gyama Pyramid Kangri are already starting to stand out.

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PictographSummit Altitude 18,559 ft
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Yalung Nyau Plateau 5709

In the afternoon, always with the aim of better acclimatization, I climb to the nearby Yalung Nyau Plateau. I also do it to take a closer look at the Gyama Pyramid Kangri and note the considerable inclination of its northeastern edge. Tomorrow will make us sweat bravely, for sure.

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PictographSummit Altitude 20,489 ft
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Gyama Pyramid Kangri 6300

We will always remember this Tuesday, July 1, 2023, the day that, not without effort, we managed to reach the top of the Gyama Pyramid Kangri, a beautiful mountain that culminates a long succession of peaks in the Korzog Range, above 6,000 m. The landscape to the south is lost in a long succession of Himalayan mountains which continue in a long line in an easterly direction, while to the north the plateaus and rounded peaks of Tibet attract attention. The Tso Moriri shines in the east.

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PictographSummit Altitude 19,824 ft
Photo ofKorzog Ri 6094 Photo ofKorzog Ri 6094 Photo ofKorzog Ri 6094

Korzog Ri 6094

This other mountain, easy to access and on which you barely have to step on snow, is left to climb to the left, to the east.

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PictographMountain pass Altitude 17,793 ft
Photo ofYalung Nyau La 5450 Photo ofYalung Nyau La 5450 Photo ofYalung Nyau La 5450

Yalung Nyau La 5450

The following day, Wednesday, August 2, we cross this pass to descend to Korzog and Tso Moriri.

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PictographCampsite Altitude 15,138 ft
Photo ofC7 Korzog Sumdo 4620 Photo ofC7 Korzog Sumdo 4620 Photo ofC7 Korzog Sumdo 4620

C7 Korzog Sumdo 4620

This is where our journey on foot through Ladakh ends: a crossing from Nuruchang and the ascent to the Gyama Pyramid Kangri. The next day we will visit Korzog, its monastery and of course Tso Moriri, a large lake located at 4,500 m altitude. And in Leh we will still have one more day to buy things and get to know this city better.

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