EXPEDITION ITINERARY*:
DELHI (meet with India Mountaineering Foundation - IMF)
Day 1-2: June 14-15
Tucson to Delhi
Day 3: June 16
Delhi sightseeing
Day 4: June 17
Delhi. Expedition briefing at IMF.
LADAKH TREKKING / ACCLIMATIZATION
Day 5: June18
Fly Delhi – Leh, Ladakh (3500m)
Day 6-8: June 19-21
Acclimatization /sightseeing in Leh; Markha Valley trekking preparation.
Day 9-20: June 22-July 3
Markha Valley and regional trekking / high altitude acclimatization (5100m)
Day 21-27: July 4-10
Leh: Rest, fatten up for technical climbing, work. (3500m)
July 5-8 Stok Kangri acclimatization climb (6152m).
KUN MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
Day 28-30: July 11-13
Leh: Meet with other arriving climbers. Climbing /gear/preparation (3500m)
Day 31: July 14
Drive Leh to Kanji Village (3850m)
Day 32: July 15
Trek to base of Kanji La (4400m)
Day 33: July 16
Cross Kanji La (5250m) and camp (4200m)
Day 34: July 17
End trek at Rangdum (4040m), drive to Shafat / Gulmatongas (3650m)
Day 35: July 18
Sort equipment and trek to Chasme (3995m)
Day 36: July 19
Trek Chasme to Base Camp (4300m)
Day 37-48: July 20-31
Climbing Period. Set 3 camps above Base Camp (C1- 5300m, C2-6000m, C3-6300m)
Day 49: August 1
Trek Base Camp to Shafat (3650m)
RETURN: KASHMIR / DELHI / ARIZONA
Day 50: August 2
Drive Shafat to Kargil
Day 51: August 3
Drive Kargil to Srinagar
Day 52: August 4
Fly Srinagar to Delhi
Day 53: August 5
Delhi: Expedition debriefing at IMF.
Day 54-55: August 6-7
Delhi to Tucson!
*Kun expedition logistics and on-mountain support were provided by White Magic Adventure Travel,
Delhi, India (www.whitemagicadventure.com)
DELHI (meet with India Mountaineering Foundation - IMF)
Day 1-2: June 14-15
Tucson to Delhi
Day 3: June 16
Delhi sightseeing
Day 4: June 17
Delhi. Expedition briefing at IMF.
LADAKH TREKKING / ACCLIMATIZATION
Day 5: June18
Fly Delhi – Leh, Ladakh (3500m)
Day 6-8: June 19-21
Acclimatization /sightseeing in Leh; Markha Valley trekking preparation.
Day 9-20: June 22-July 3
Markha Valley and regional trekking / high altitude acclimatization (5100m)
Day 21-27: July 4-10
Leh: Rest, fatten up for technical climbing, work. (3500m)
July 5-8 Stok Kangri acclimatization climb (6152m).
KUN MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
Day 28-30: July 11-13
Leh: Meet with other arriving climbers. Climbing /gear/preparation (3500m)
Day 31: July 14
Drive Leh to Kanji Village (3850m)
Day 32: July 15
Trek to base of Kanji La (4400m)
Day 33: July 16
Cross Kanji La (5250m) and camp (4200m)
Day 34: July 17
End trek at Rangdum (4040m), drive to Shafat / Gulmatongas (3650m)
Day 35: July 18
Sort equipment and trek to Chasme (3995m)
Day 36: July 19
Trek Chasme to Base Camp (4300m)
Day 37-48: July 20-31
Climbing Period. Set 3 camps above Base Camp (C1- 5300m, C2-6000m, C3-6300m)
Day 49: August 1
Trek Base Camp to Shafat (3650m)
RETURN: KASHMIR / DELHI / ARIZONA
Day 50: August 2
Drive Shafat to Kargil
Day 51: August 3
Drive Kargil to Srinagar
Day 52: August 4
Fly Srinagar to Delhi
Day 53: August 5
Delhi: Expedition debriefing at IMF.
Day 54-55: August 6-7
Delhi to Tucson!
*Kun expedition logistics and on-mountain support were provided by White Magic Adventure Travel,
Delhi, India (www.whitemagicadventure.com)