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

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

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

References

  1. ↑ Kapadia, Harish (1 January 1999). Across Peaks & Passes in Garhwal Himalaya. Indus Publishing. p. 201. ISBN 9788173870972. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  2. ↑ One step closer,Daily Pionner, 8 april 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Lamkhaga pass trek blog". Raacho Trekkers.
  4. ↑ "Lamkhaga Pass Trek". Raacho Trekkers. Retrieved 9 June 2020.


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