STOCK KANGRI

 STOCK KANGRI

Stock Kangri is the highest mountain in the Stock Range of the Himalayas in the Ladakh region of north west India. It is 6,154 metres (20,190 ft) high. The peak is located in Hemis National  Park, 12 km southwest of the trailhead (3,610 metres (11,844 ft)) in the village of Stok and around 15 km southwest of the city of Leh, the capital  of Ladakh. Despite its high  altitude, Stok Kangri is a poular trekking peak and is often climbed as an initial  non-technical  foray into  high  altitude mountaineering.

In  the late July and August, all but the top  of the peak may be snow-free. Over the last three years, Stok Kangri has become tremendously popular amongst trekkers and novice mountaineers due to its non-technical nature. The peak is considered non-technincal  during the height of winter. The climb is exhausting and requires a good amount of stamina, both  physically and mentally. The biggest problem at such altitudes is rarefied air, which  can cause acute headaches, nausea  and other symtoms of altitude sickness even in fit climbers.