Two Kashmir mountaineers have scaled the 5950 metre high peak Mount Golap Kangri in Ladakh.
Nawab Moazam Khan and Tufail Qureshi who are members of theJammu & Kashmir Mountaineering Club (JKMHC) made successful summit of theGolap Kangri. It was first summit of the peak this season and the two climbersdid it without any local guide.
The team started their expedition on July 24 trekking fromStok village to the Stok base camp at 4930 mtrs. Next morning, the membersstarted their climb at 10:15 AM and reached the summit at 3:45 PM.
The team had to encounter deep snow, steep walls and gustywinds while climbing. As it was first summit of this season to the peak, theyhad to make their own way up the summit. The team returned to the base camp onthe same day and to Leh on the next day. The expedition was sponsored by Jammuand Kashmir Mountaineering and Hiking Club.