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"Over and above all else, the story of mountaineering is a story of faith and affirmation.....that the high road is the good road; that there are still among us those who are willing to struggle and suffer greatly for wholly ideal ends; that security is not the be-all and end-all of living; that there are conquests to be won in the world other than over our fellow man. The climbing of earth's heights, in itself, means little. that men want and try to climb them means everything. For it is the ultimate wisdom of the mountains that man is never so much a man as when he is striving for what is beyond his grasp, and that there is no battle worth the winning save that against his own ignorance and fear." 

James Ramsey Ullman

- Age of mountaineering


Come, challenge yourself - climb a mountain !

  The ascent of this 6000m plus mountain in 10 days is probably the quickest one can climb it, keeping in mind that one needs some time to acclimatize to the altitudes as well. After spending the first couple of days acclimatizing in Leh during which time we also visit some monasteries and the interesting Leh market, we set off for a week long trek. Instead of approaching the mountain head-on we travel some distance west and then approach it through a slightly longer route crossing the
Stok La (4890m) and then descending to the Stok valley. This approach gives us a little more time to acclimatize and the steep climb up to Stok La acts as a good test before the final ascent.
The final climb of Stok Kangri will present a challenge to even the fittest of the members. Even after being fully acclimatized and completely in form, one would always find any climb going over 6000m to be a hard one. The climb itself is not technically demanding, and on days with good weather conditions, involves going up a steep rocky scree slope and walking over sharp rocky ridge to reach the snowy summit. Most of the snow on the mountain melts away by mid July and we have rarely used crampons on our August departures. However with weather becoming more & more unpredictable one cannot rule out a possibility of dealing with some unexpected snow & ice on the mountain. 

 

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KilimanjaroKILIMANJARO CLIMB & AFRICAN SAFARI AUG 28-SEP 13 

Kilimanjaro at 5895m is the world's tallest free standing mountain rising 4600m from the base. Being the highest mountain in the African continent it is also one of the 7 continental summits. This sensational trip combines a 7 day trek on the scenic Rongai route with a 5 day safari in Tanzania. Approaching the mountain from the North through the most scenic & the least travelled route we have an extra acclimatisation day incorporated in our plan. A long challenging climb up to the summit offers some magical views from the "Roof of Africa". Spending a night at Moshi after the climb we head out to experience what is arguably world's finest game viewing - in the Serengeti, Tarangire & Lake Manyara National Park and the unique Ngorongoro Crater.
Possibly one of the best African trips !

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Audens Col, Oct 2011 
First crossed by J.B Auden in 1940, very little is known about this trek connecting the pilgrim centres of Gangotri and Kedarnath. The col is situated on the connecting ridge of Gangotri III (6577m) and Jogin I (6465 m),    Towards the Colwe approach the col from Rudugaira glacier and descend through the ice falls and broken up Khatling glacier before climbing over Mayali Pass (4990m) to finish at Gaurikund, the roadhead for Kedarnath. Only for experienced trekkers. 


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