Hiking matters #297: Stok Kangri (6153m) Day 2: From Zingchan to Stok La Base Camp
On Day 2 of our Stok Kangri trek, we proceeded from the initial camp of Zingchan to Stok La Base
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Hiking matters #296: Stok Kangri (6153m) Day 1: From Spituk to Zingchan
After climbing the 5,895-meter Mt. Kilimanjaro last December, I was thrilled with the possibility of pursuing a 6000-meter peak. In
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Hiking matters #300: Successful ascent of Stok Kangri (6153m) in Ladakh, Indian Himalayas
LEH, INDIA – I am pleased to announce the success of our hike up Stok Kangri, 6153 MASL, on our
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Hiking matters #295: Otherworldly Pangong Lake (4249m), at the heart of the Ladakh Himalayas, at the border between India and Tibet
LEH, INDIA – I love high places, which usually happen to be mountains, but there are also lakes perched in
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Hiking matters #294: Trekking up the monastery above Khardung La (5,359m) one of the highest mountain passes in the world.
LEH, INDIA – After an early lunch in Leh, we hired a vehicle to take us up to Khardung La,
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Hiking matters #293: Trekking up Shanti Stupa in Leh, Ladakh, India
Early morning today, we trekked up Shanti Stupa, a Tibetean Buddhist shrine, 3560 MASL. It’s Day 2 of our acclimatization
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Hiking matters #292: Now in Leh in Jammu and Kashmir, India – at the Indian Himalayas
LEH, LADAKH, INDIA – We are now in the Indian Himalayas, in the town of Leh, 3452 MASL, 10 C.
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Mountain News: Filipinos conquer Khardung La, world’s highest motorable pass, on mountain bikes
Congratulations Larry Honoridez, Tristan Wayne Valle, Jonbi Escopete who just conquered the world’s highest motorable pass, Khardung La, in Northern
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