Enjoy the views while approaching and after crossing the top of the pass with the surrounding Zanskar Ranges to the West and the Kishtwar Ranges to the East. Walking over glaciers and snow fields and snow slopes, the descend towards Kishtwar is again very steep and along a glacier. It involves trekking on snow fields and negotiating a number of crevasses along the glacier which is why ice craft becomes indispensable during the descent. The trail emerges near a rock shelter known as Ruwa, a small portion of dry land surrounded by glaciers

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Ladakh & Zanskar to Kishtwar over the Umasi La Pass Trek

16 Days

Trek Grade: Difficult

A fairly demanding high altitude trek, starting with first arriving into Leh in Ladakh, driving to Zanskar, then over the Umasi La pass (5,300 meters), this trek takes you into the lesser known Sumchan valley. End the trek in the Kishtwar region located between Jammu and Kashmir after crossing the Great Himalayan Divide Ranges which separate the Himalayas from the Zanskar and further, Karakorams.

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