The twin peaks of Nun (7,135m) and Kun (7,077m) dominate the Suru Valley and are highest peaks in the Zanskar Himalaya of Northern India. Due to quick access from Leh to base camp and the ease with which a climbing permit can now be obtained, we are inviting climbers for an expedition to the more challenging and interesting of the two summits, Nun.
The expedition takes one to the most rewarding destination of western Himalayas, Ladakh and further towards to Kargil region. Leh is the place where we will be reaching from Delhi by air and starting our trekking from Heniskut over Kanji La, which means reaching base of Mt. Nun with good acclimatized body and mind.
Route details and general observation
There will be three camps after the BC and the distances between these camps are quite long. Advance Base Camp (ABC), which is referred by Jagged Globe, would be located at 4,750m. It is approached over rocky moraine, with ABC itself sited on flat, sandy moraine. From here, easy-angled snow slopes are followed up towards the West Ridge, where an icefall needs to be negotiated to get established on the ridge. Camp 1 is reached by climbing on snow slopes of 50 to 55 degrees and will be placed at 5,950m. Camp 2 will be placed between 6,500m and 6,680m higher on the ridge. Above Camp 3 there are sections of mixed rock and ice and snow and ice up to 70 degrees.
We strongly suggest you to use our email address info@adventureindiagroup.com for sending your queries directly to us. It is less time consuming than using booking forms. You can give missed call at 919736102222 and our office will call you back if you can't send email.
Our Expedition cost includes We strongly suggest you to use our email address info@adventureindiagroup.com for sending your queries directly to us. It is less time consuming than using booking forms. You can give missed call at 919736102222 and our office will call you back if you can't send email.
Transportation
- International airport to hotel in Delhi transfer by small coach/ medium or large cars as per the group size
- Delhi Hotel to IMF for briefing and back and to IMF again for de briefing
- Delhi to trek beginning point and back to Delhi transfers
- Transfer to international airport in Delhi after the trip
- Transportation of porters from Uttarkashi to Uttarkashi for 2 times in private coach in case of Garwhal/Munsyari in case of Kumaun/ Leh in case of Ladakh/ Kargil in case of Zanskar/ Manali in case of any peak in Himachal Pradesh and Gangtok/ Pelling in case of Sikkim.
Accommodation with all meals till base camp
- Hotels as per the program
- Trekking duration camps with all meals
- Gala dinner at Delhi with expedition mementoes/ souvenirs
- Low altitude Porters for the trekking part only till base camps
- High Altitude Porters (02) with every expedition team from BC to BC
- Cook (01) from trek beginning to trek end including BC days with 01 kitchen helper
- Trekking guide (01) from trek beginning point to BC and back to trek end point
Equipment
- Trekking tents till base camp for the members
- Trekking tent for cook+ helper and LO at base camp for the full expedition
- Ground mattresses
- Kitchen tent, chairs, tables, stools, utensils, crockery and cutlery
- Toilet tents and toiletries till base camp
Administrative assistance to the expedition team
- IMF formalities
- Uttarakhand government formalities
- Environment fees of the porters
- Insurance of the staff and porters if anyone not already insured by us
Extra services included for LO
- Tent for LO
- Food for LO
- Transportation for LO
The cost doesn’t include
- IMF fee
- Uttrakhand government fees
- Air tickets of the expedition members
- Any kind of insurance of the clients
- Personal expenditures of the clients
- Helicopter rescue
- Expedition tents & equipment
- Food and cooking of the food after base camp in higher camps.
- Cargo handling charges
Suggestions about FOOD during higher camps
- Kindly get the details separately if you want us to provide food during higher camps.
Skiing supplement
- If you want to ski down from some peaks, you can write separately.
The IMF Peak booking charges ( It is not included in our expedition cost)
(a) Below 6500 m US$ 500 for a party of two members. For additional members up to seven, US$ 200 each (i.e. total for 7 members US$ 1500). Thereafter, for each additional member US$ 250 up to a maximum limit of twelve members.
(b) 6501 to 7000 m US$ 700 for a party of two members. For additional members up to seven US$ 300 each (i.e. total for 7 members US$ 2200). Thereafter for each additional member US$ 350 up to a maximum limit of twelve members.
(c) 7001 and above US$ 1,000 for a party of two members. For additional members up to seven US$ 400 each (i.e. total for 7 members US$ 3000). Thereafter for each additional member US$ 450 upto a maximum of twelve members.
(d) For trekking peaks
(Stok Kangri, Ladakhi, Friendship, Hanuman) US$ 100 for a party of two members. For additional members up to seven US$ 50 each (i.e. total for seven members US$ 350). Thereafter for each additional member US$ 100 upto a maximum of twelve members.
For East Karakoram only joint expeditions with Indian counterparts are permitted to climb the peaks.
Uttrakhand EXPEDITION FEE (It is not included in our expedition cost)
For foreign expeditions (all amounts in Indian Rupees)
We strongly suggest you to use our email address info@adventureindiagroup.com for sending your queries directly to us. It is less time consuming than using booking forms. You can give missed call at 919736102222 and our office will call you back if you can't send email.
Day 01: Arrive Delhi Overnight Delhi hotel.
Day 02: Administrative work in Delhi (Indian regulations), cargo handling, IMF briefing and purchasing etc. Overnight Delhi hotel.
Day 03: Morning a spectacular one hour flight to Leh: On arrival, you will be meeting our local office and expedition guide who will shift you to the hotel. Full day to relax and explore the local life in the evening for some time, overnight at Leh Hotel.
Day 04: Full day sightseeing of Leh and its monasteries like Shey, Thiksey and Hemis.
Day 05: Drive to Heniskut and begin trek to Kanji Village: Morning we start driving to Heniskut with our expedition guide and LO. On the way we have good opportunity to visit one of the oldest monasteries of Ladakh, Lamayuru. The drive to Kanji Village is an adventure in itself, firstly along the main highway from Leh to Kashmir, with the option of visiting Alchi Monastery also on the way, before turning off for the last 10Km through a spectacular gorge. From Heniskut, we start trekking to Kanji which takes 4-5 hours by crossing a bridge on Kanji stream, Kanji is a small village of about 18-20 houses which has a small monastery too. We cross the village and at the outskirts camp for the night.
Why this trek of Kanji La Pass?
We need to know that Tangol and Guimatongo are two nearest road heads to approach NUN and KUN base camps. Tangol is 70 Kms and Guimatongo is 110 Kms from Kargil and from both the places the base camp of Nun Kun massif is only one days trek.
So technically, instead of driving directly to Nun, we design a three day trek over the Kanji La (5,280m), partly for the acclimatization, but also for the opportunity to explore a little of this fascinating region.
Day 06: Trek to base of Kanji La/ 7 hours: From Kanji Village we trek up the floor of the valley, passing fields and seasonal settlements, crossing the river to a grassy camp site in an easy and comfortable 7 hours time. Overnight at Camp.
Day 07: Cross Kanji La (5,280m) and camp/ 8 hours: We leave the camp in the morning and break off the main trail heading steeply up the valley side to a pass at 4,600m. We then carry on up a side valley to some final steep slopes which take us to the pass itself, with wonderful views of the mountains of the Zanskar Ranges. A long descent down barren scree slopes takes us into a narrow gorge, moving through the stream with a final section walking down the riverbed between vertical rock walls. The main river then needs to be waded - carefully and quite impossible in flood - so this route needs to be seriously assessed in unsettled weather. We then pick up the main path to our camp above the river at 4,265m. Overnight at camp.
Day 08: Camp across Kanji La to Tashitongde trek and drive to Tangol: Morning we start trekking down for about 4 hours through pleasant down valley which is remarkably beautiful and brings us to Rangdom Monastery at Kargil to Padum road at about 4,040m. Vehicles take us from here along the spectacular Suru Valley, passing to the north of Nun and Kun, and we reach Tangol in about 4 hours, where we make our overnight camp and meet the porters for next day’s trek towards advance base camp of Nun.
Day 09: Trek to Nun and Kun Base Camp (4,115m)/ 6-7 hours: Morning we leave the village and fields of Tangol, and take the path that climbs steeply into a hanging valley and the site of Base Camp at around 4,200m, it takes about 3 hours of walking from the Tangol campsite. We further move aside of the moraines and glaciers, to the site of Advance Base Camp (ABC), which takes another 3 hours. Nun itself is still not visible from here, but ABC is a fine, comfortable site overlooked by high peaks. Overnight at camp.
Day 10- 25: Ascent of Nun via the West Ridge by establishing advance camps: We need to establish three camps on the mountain and fix ropes on various sections of the route. The climbing is never technically difficult, but involves steep snow and ice slopes, negotiating crevasses and steep and exposed loose rock and scree. The HAPs will do the bulk of load carrying and fixing, but each member of the team needs to be prepared to carry their own share of the kit and be able to manage to move independently on the fixed ropes. The route to Camp 1 is first up a moraine and scree slope and ridge for one hour, then onto the glacier and up an icefall with 200m of fixed line, which gives access to a huge glacial plateau. At last we have a view of our mountain and in this process, we spend 4-5 hours of the morning session. Camp 1, at 5,500m, is established on this plateau. The route from here goes across to the base of the mountain and the start of 600 vertical meters of almost continuous fixed ropes to the site of Camp 2. First up steep snow and ice slopes, then over rock and scree, then more snow and ice, again taking around 6 hours. Camp 2, at 6,100m, is squeezed onto a narrow sloping shelf between a glacial ridge and a vertical drop of a very long way. Above Camp 2, a short scramble takes us onto the rocky summit of a subsidiary peak, with a steep snow slope down the other side to a crevassed col. The col. gives access to snow and ice slopes, which have one short section of fixed rope and lead to the plateau at around 6,400 meters below the final summit peak of Nun. Camp 3 is put on this open area, giving access to the final summit. (Ref. J Globe & previous climbers)
Day 26-28 Return to Leh/ Trek from ABC to Tangol takes about 4 hours and further drive to Kargil takes 3- 4 hours. From Kargil, it takes 7 hours to reach Leh.
Day 29: Fly to Delhi, de briefing and drive to hotel.
Getting there: Your nearest international airport is Delhi where you will meet with our expedition manager. After essential visits to IMF and cargo (if required), you will be escotrted towards the initial point of your adventure as per the program details.
After the expedition/ adventure journey, you arrive back to Delhi. After de briefing (in case of expedition) and farewell ceremony, you will be driven to international airport to board flight back to your home.
Airtickets: We have our partners in almost every foreign countries, so if you need any assistance in your air tickets bookings, you are always welcome to speak to us to know about our partner close to you.
Cargo Management: We have strong tieups with the cargo management companies to get your consignments clear timely in Delhi. In maximum cases, you will only need to spend just 2 hours for getting your consignmwent delivery. Once you send the documents and the boxes details, we start locating them in India.
Insurance : It is a condition of joining our trips that you must be adequately insured. All persons are expected to arrange their own insurance. Polices should cover any potential risks involved in such adventure.
Our hotels and camps: We offer you best economy hotels in cities and towns and till base camp we provide you very comfirtable tents with maximim possible faciltiies in the mountains. For the trekking, Jeep Safaris, MTB and other adventure journeys, we provide the most luxurious camps fitted with dining areas and modren toilet facilities.
Adventure India briefing: We have excelent maps, images and movies of majoriety of our adventure expeditions/ joiurneys and sports. A short briefing in our offices is highly recommended so the team understands logistics, forecarst problems and know where the solutions would be. We stress on planning, planning and planning in any adventure expediton and till now we have remained successful in all of our expeditions just because of our planning. So we need you to be an active part of it.
Rescue and helicopter evacuation: if the expeditons are well planned, rescue operations can be avoided. In the history of 14 years, we didn’t encounter any seviour requireemtn of rescue but still we can tie up with the agencies to provide helicopter evacuation on your request and willingness to pay the charges.
Peak booking formalities: already mentioned in detail in our mountaineering formalities in India link. For necessary applications either you can check the website of IMF or speak to us.
Ground transportation: We provide the ground transportation compriseing of best available cars/ copaches in fine roads and rough trucks in remote areas of the Indian mountains.
Porters and ponies: We provide ponies till base camp and HAP/ LAPs as per the requirement of the expedition.
Fuel and gases: Fuel (aftwer BC) is not a part of cost included section, but we will manage Butane / Butane propane gases for you on your timely request.
Trek & BC food : We offer a mixture of Vegetarian and Non vegetarian food till BC including the several herbs we have individually discovered with the medicinal values and capacity to keep the body warm. We have cooks who make Korean, Japnese and Continental food along with Indian food.
Our guides & instructors: Our guides are basically trained till BC trekking and support to establish BC. But our instructors do have good experience of mountaineering who can join the expeditions to higher levels too.
Ground Support system: We have fantastic ground support system developed in collaboration with the local people of nearest villages, army camps, porters and local guides. We have re discovered the use of traditional communication system also along with the setellite phones to stay in touch with the groups after BC. Our BC staff is trained to keep information of the groups at ABC and between and act as per the situation.
Cost Includes & not: The cost includes all hotels, guest houses, camps till BC, food till BC, ponies, porters, LAP/ HAP, food & tents for the porters, cooks and staff at BC, insurance of our permanenet staff, food for LO, cargo management, all transportation, all sightseeing, liasioning and coordination, trekking guides and BC management. The cost doent include IMF fees and environment levies, State Government fees and environment levies, porters insurance, clients air fares, helicopter evacuation, extra porters requirement from the BC, extra days at or above BC and any expenditure on personal level including clients insurance/ visa etc.
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