start climbing and ford the stream over the boulders (if water level is high we may have to wade through the water) . After a short walk, you will see the Chalong La spread over an open valley with a few crossing through the icy waters of the streams. Water is not very deep, but it is cold.

From here the trail climbs to the right of the shepherd settlement. Be careful of the shepherd dogs. Continue climbing over a hump followed with gradual ascent to the day’s camp in an open meadow looking back down the valley and at the junction of two valleys. Large glaciers are located to the right of the valley. Hanging Ice walls run almost from the top to the bottom of the mountain.

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