Day 13 – June 24 – Sirsir La

Our first day walking again was one of our longest. From our campsite at Honupatta, we had to walk up a long valley and over the 4800-meter Sirsir La pass. Although we were already acclimatized and the long climb was gradual, we had to gain over 1000 meters (3300 feet).

The weather began overcast with a few drops of rain, but gradually improved as we crossed the pass.




From the pass, we got good views in both directions. From the west from where we had come, there were other-worldly colored rock spires. To the southeast was a large valley, which we would spend the next two days crossing up to the snow-covered Sengge La pass, which we could see in the far distance.


Our horses were far behind us when we got to our campsite, so I took an additional walk down the valley to take pictures of the village of Photoksar, which is perched on a hillside.



Numerous people passed me and were very friendly. One man had a pair of mules carrying a young goat in each pouch.

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