Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Stok Kangri Unvisited

We are in talks. We want to go to Stok Kangri. The highest trekkable point in India at well over 20K feet. We meaning some of us who went to Chadar two years ago. Shiva, Pankaj, Ajay from Delhi. Sagar from Bombay. Lenart. Two new comers. I think Lenart's friends.

As of now the plan is to reach Leh and onwards to Stok on 1st September. Our guide will be Tashi. The same guy who guided us in Chadar. He was like my God. I have full trust in him.

Our plan is like this

Day 1 - reach Leh and then off to Stok village straight from the airport
Day 2 - Acclimatisation in Stok
Day 3 - Trek to Changma (3900 meters) - 4 hrs walk
Day 4 - Trek to Mankorma (4300 meters) - 3 hrs walk
Day 5 - Trek to Base Camp (4950 meters) - 4 hrs
Day 6 - Acclimatisation in BC
Day 7 - Walk to Stok Kangri summit and back to Base Camp - 14 hours (start previous night)
Day 8 - Base Camp to Stok and onwards to Kargil
Day 9 - Srinagar

I have to reach Delhi on Day zero. Pankaj said we should all stay in his house on the previous night and go to the airport together. I am fine with it.

Let me plan out my clothes and gear

Wear Bottom 
Fleece inner
Red Kappa
Marmot Transcend
Briefs 4
Socks - 4 pair and Teko

Wear Upper
Bobby's gift black full sleeve
Under Armour T
Columbia Thermal
Black fleece
Marmot Down

Rain Wear 
Marmot Precip Upper
Columbia Lower

Accessories
Towel
Cap
Gloves


Sunday July 22, 2018

My tickets are done. We are going to Stok Kangri with Tashi. Seven of us I guess. My return to Delhi is yet to be done. The team is going to go to Srinagar and fly to Delhi. They want to see Kargil and Khardungla etc. I want to return from Leh itself without going any further. Let me try and convince Shiva and Pankaj.

My check list is more or less complete, except the medical kit. Here is it. Today I took out most of the stuff written here and highlighted them in yellow. I have put them in my Deuter. Some of the clothes are kept separately for a good wash with Grangers. The ones that are yet to be highlighted are around. I can pick them up in a moment.

Trousers
Kappa Red (spare)
Marmot Transcend (daily wear)
Columbia Thermal Lower
Columbia Fleece Lower


Top/Upper
Half sleeve T-shirt – 1
Dri-fit full sleeve black – 1
HD Lee (Black)
Columbia Thermal (blue)
Quechua Fleece Upper (black)
Marmot Down Jacket
Travel shirt – (to be purchased if funds permit)

Clothing Accessories
Marmot Precip Rainwear Upper
Columbia Rainwear Lower
Warm socks – Teko thick woolen – 1
General walking socks – 2
Merino woolen – 2
Gloves – Quechua – Inner liner gloves
Gloves – Leather (external) – 1 (to be purchased)
Monkey cap – woolen – 2
Cotton Hooded Hat – Wildcraft – 1
Brief – 7


Medical Accessories
Ankle Compression – Azani 1
Knee cap blue strap on type
Crepe Bandage (Return Tashi’s and carry my own)
Blood pressure monitoring meter


Accessories – General
Water Bottles – 2 (one metalic)
Sleeping bag
Towel thin white cotton non-Turkish

Electronics
Camera with lenses – 7D, 18-55 (or 24-105 if weight permits) & 400 mm
Phone
Moto charger
Anker Solar charger
Power bank (light version – to be purchased)
Garmin Forerunner 15
Timex Ironman
Rechargeable spare batteries (Eneloop – 8)


Accessories – Technical
Hiking Boots Meindl
Kahtoola Microspikes
Black Diamond Walking Poles
Black Diamond Head Torch
Deuter sack – for carrying personally
North Face sack – for porters
Marmot Tent