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Unnamed peak at Wari La pass, 5700m, The Himalayas, India







 Today it's finally time to start climbing again. Both Dante and me have been
 taken out because of bad stomachs, and stayed in Leh for four days. Now we
 are going for the Wari La Pass
. On the way we can see the monastery Chemre
 Gompa.
  In this picture, the pass is a bit to the left and the summit a bit to the right. The
  road zigzacking up to the pass is visible. If you think the road doesen't seem
  to be steep, that's probably because it's very high, and the car engines have
  a hard time getting the cars up there. The altitude of the pass is 5280m






  A look back to the south, from about 4600m. The weather is worse over there,
  it's probably the monsoon that reaches all this way. But we are further north,
  still in the rain shadow and in sunshine.
  At the Wari La pass. We will climb the slopes to the left. Here is also a very
  patient taxi driver, who waits for us all the time, and in good spirit
.






  Wari La Pass seen from about 5500m. It's possible to see the taxi down there
  to the right. Otherwise here is nothing, and almost no traffic
.
  And here's the summit, in the other direction. Normally I would have said:
 "almost there, no problems". But now we trek higher than we
have ever done
  before. Our bodies haven't fully recovered, and we've lost important acclimatizing
  days. I'm beginning to feel dizzy, my muscels aren't fully cooperating anymore.
  We are making very, very slow progress
.






  Catching my breath for a while, during one of my many, many breaks.   Reaching the ridge at about 5630m.





  Just 60 altitude meters to the summit now. After every 1-2 altitude meters I have
  to sit down and rest for a while
.
  Finally at the summit! It took 4h to climb 400 altitude meters. At lower altitudes,
  such a climb would have taken about 1h, without any effort
.






  If you follow the ridge winding to the north from here, you will reach two higher
 peaks, a bit to the right in this bicture. The first one is 5820m and the second,
 Tangyar, is 5920m
.
  Looking to the northeast.





  Far away in the north north west, barely visible in the haze, are the 7000:ers
  Saser Kangri I, II and III. Saser Kangri i reaches 7672m
.
  

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