Treks · Sangla Valley
Rakchham–Chitkul Exploration
Upstream to the last village on the valley road.
01Field data
- Region
- Sangla Valley
- Duration
- 1 day
- Altitude
- ~3,450 m
- Season
- Late May – October
Dates, group size and the day-by-day plan are built with you — we don’t publish a fixed itinerary we might not be able to honour.
02The route
Chitkul is the final inhabited village of the Baspa valley, at roughly 3,450 metres.
Walking there rather than driving is the difference between seeing it and arriving in it.
How we run it
- 01
Small groups
Six to ten people. We don't overcrowd the valley.
- 02
Local people
Guides, porters, cooks and partners come from the region.
- 03
Leave no trace
What comes with us goes back with us.
- 04
Sacred land
We respect grazing grounds, forests and sacred spaces.
- 05
Season matters
We don't force the mountain to operate on our calendar.
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