Name of Pass | Yalung Nyau La |
Altitude | 5,446m |
Type of pass | Trekking route – pushing/cycling |
Where | Between the herder settlement of Sherma (9km, 5,160m), and Korzog (11km, 4,580m) |
GPS Co-ords | 33.017 N, 78.179 E |
Climb | 300m from Sherma in 3 hours |
This pass is on the trekking route from Tso Kar to Tso Moriri. We were able to cycle some of the climb, and almost all of the descent. At the top of the pass, Tso Moriri comes into view.