Lamkhaga Pass
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The Lamkhaga Pass (5,282 m / 17,320 ft) is one of the toughest pass which connects Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh with Harshil in Uttarakhand.[1] Harsil-Kharcham Highway will have a Lamkhaga Pass tunnel, and the highway route will also connect to Char Dham Highway and Pooh-Chumar-Hanle Highway.[2]
History
[edit]This trek is a fairly remote trek, which was first crossed by Greek-British author and mountaineer Marco Alexander Pallis in 1933. Pallis was a Greek-British author and mountaineer who was famous for his writings on Tibetan Buddhism. He made a first ascent of Leo Pargial(6790m) in 1933.[3]
Trekking
[edit]The Lamkhaga Pass trek starts from Chitkul the last Village of Sangla valley in Himachal, though it can be done from Harshil side in Uttarakhand also.[3] This pass is located near Indo - Tibetan border and to cross the pass one needs to obtain inner line permit from the district administration of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kapadia, Harish (1 January 1999). Across Peaks & Passes in Garhwal Himalaya. Indus Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 9788173870972. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ One step closer,Daily Pionner, 8 april 2020.
- ^ a b "Lamkhaga pass trek blog". Raacho Trekkers.
- ^ "Lamkhaga Pass Trek". Raacho Trekkers. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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