Cycling Passes
Name of Pass/High point we took our bikes over | Height | Date |
Kozur La, Ladakh, India (trekking pass) | 5,626m | 2/9/12 |
Yalung Nyau La, Ladakh, India (trekking pass) | 5,446m | 6/9/12 |
Kaksang La, Ladakh, India | 5,438m | 22/8/12 |
Kostse La, Ladakh, India (trekking pass) | 5,398m | 5/9/12 |
Chang La, Ladakh, India | 5,381m | 16/8/12 |
Khardung La, Ladakh, India | 5,359m*/5,368m | 14/8/12 |
Taglang La, Ladakh, India | 5,344m | 24/8/12 |
Wari La, Ladakh, India | 5,312m | 15/8/12 |
Shingo La, Himachal Pradesh, India (trekking pass) | 5,058m | 19/7/12 |
Rusi La, Ladakh, India (trekking pass) | 4,988m | 4/8/12 |
Pologongka La, Ladakh, India | 4,972m | 23/8/12 |
Kongka La, Ladakh, India (trekking pass) | 4,969m | 31/8/12 |
Hor La, Ladakh, India | 4,936m | 21-22/8/12 |
Nusgur La, Ladakh, India | 4,859m | 8/9/12 |
Parma checkpoint, Ladakh, India | 4,630m | 18/8/12 |
Penzi La, Zanskar, India | 4,502m | 31/7/12 |
Sapi La, Ladakh, India | 4,397m | 5/8/12 |
Fotu La, Ladakh, India | 4,106m | 7/8/12 |
Some of the lower passes we cycled over in the Himalaya:
Other Passes we cycled over | Altitude | Co-ordinates | Date |
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Rohtang La, Himachal Pradesh, India | 3,979m | 32.371 N, 77.246 E | 13/7/12 |
Namika La, Ladakh, India | 3,838m | 34.383 N, 76.460 E | 7/8/12 |
Daran Ghati, Himachal Pradesh, India | 2,894m | 31.444 N, 77.755 E | 24/9/12 |
Kalamuni, Uttarakhand, India | 2,763m | 30.038 N, 80.200 E | 3/10/12 |
Sungri Pass, Himachal Pradesh, India | 2,618m | 31.309 N, 77.702 E | 25/9/12 |
Chaurangi Khal, Uttarakhand, India | 2,324m | 30.645 N,78.489 E | 28/9/12 |
Bahtkada Pass, Nepal | 2,263m | 29.200 N, 80.610 E | 11/10/12 |
Radi Top, Uttarakhand, India | 2,256m | 30.771 N, 78.255 E | 27/9/12 |
Chirbatia Khal, Uttarakhand, India | 2,200m | 30.391 N, 78.836 E | 30/9/12 |
Kemunda Khal, Uttarakhand, India | 2,126m | 30.522 N, 78.552 E | 29/9/12 |
Jopara, Uttarakhand, India | 2,123m | 29.959 N, 80.000 E | 2/10/12 |
Binaek Pass, Nepal | 2,093m | 29.117 N, 81.305 E | 14/10/12 |
Gwaldam Khal, Uttarakhand, India | 1,946m | 30.017 N, 79.534 E | 1/10/12 |
Jarmola Dhar, Uttarakhand, India | 1,933m | 30.950 N, 78.098 E | 26/9/12 |
Duni Pass, Nepal | 1,887m | 29.260 N, 81.100 E | 13/10/12 |
Kanalichhina Pass, Uttrarakhand, India | 1,860m | 29.665 N, 80.270 E | 6/10/12 |
Maroda Khan, Uttarakhand, India | 1,839m | 29.430 N, 80.100 E | 6/10/12 |
Silgadhi Pass, Nepal | 1,574m | 29.272 N, 81.014 E | 12/10/12 |
Pass 1,386m, Nepal | 1,386m | 29.200 N, 81.276 E | 13/10/12 |
Lipna Pass, Nepal | 1,223m | 29.053 N, 80.333 E | 10/10/12 |
Tanakpur Pass, Uttarakhand, India | 1,123m | 29.168 N, 80.089 E | 7/10/12 |
* This indicates the correct altitude of the pass. All altitudes without asterisks are those given by my Garmin eTrex 10 GPS, which generally seems to overestimate the higher passes by about 10-20m.
Hiking Passes
Pass Name | Region | Country | Height (m) | Date |
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Tashi Labsta | Rolwaling/Everest | Nepal | 5,768 | 13/01/2013 |
Parang La | Rupshu/Spiti | India | 5,589 | 13/09/2012 |
Jungben La | Dolpa/Annapurna | Nepal | 5,575 | 14/11/2012 |
Kongma La | Everest | Nepal | 5,510 | 24/01/2013 |
Mesokanto La North | Annapurna | Nepal | 5,452 | 20/11/2012 |
Renjo La | Everest | Nepal | 5,406 | 18/01/2013 |
Chan La | Dolpa | Nepal | 5,398 | 11/11/2012 |
Eastern Pass | Annapurna | Nepal | 5,379 | 20/11/2012 |
Cho La | Everest | Nepal | 5,356 | 22/01/2013 |
Numa La South | Dolpa | Nepal | 5,321 | 10/11/2012 |
Baga La | Dolpa | Nepal | 5,174 | 09/11/2012 |
Larke La | Manaslu | Nepal | 5,160 | 25/11/2012 |
Lauribina Pass | Helambu | Nepal | 4,660 | 16/12/2012 |
Zatrwa La | Everest/Makalu | Nepal | 4,616 | 29/01/2013 |
Bhima Lojun La | Annapurna | Nepal | 4,480 | 16/11/2012 |
Panch Pokhari Pass | Makalu | Nepal | 4,453 | 31/01/2013 |
Maure Lagna | Jumla/Dolpa | Nepal | 3,910 | 02/11/2012 |
Pansan Pass | Ganesh Himal | Nepal | 3,840 | 04/12/2012 |
Balangra Lagna | Dolpa | Nepal | 3,832 | 04/11/2012 |
Khurpudada Pass | Ganesh Himal | Nepal | 3,731 | 05/12/2012 |
Tinsang La | Rolwaling | Nepal | 3,423 | 05/01/2013 |
Salpa Pass | Makalu | Nepal | 3,364 | 02/02/2013 |
Chiya Bhanjyang | Kanchenjunga | Nepal | 3,114 | 14/02/2013 |
Myangal Bhanjyang North | Ganesh Himal | Nepal | 3,094 | 02/12/2012 |
Gothichaur La | Jumla | Nepal | 2,994 | 01/11/2012 |
Milke Danda Bhanjyang | Kanchenjunga | Nepal | 2,934 | 09/02/2013 |
Deurali | Kanchenjunga | Nepal | 2,634 | 11/02/2013 |
Deorali | Rolwaling | Nepal | 2,349 | 03/01/2013 |
Khande Bhanjyang | Kanchenjunga | Nepal | 2,127 | 12/02/2013 |
Sablakhu Bhanjyang | Kanchenjunga | Nepal | 1,595 | 12/02/2013 |
Hills Climbed
Hill/Mountain | Region | Country | Height (m) | Date |
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Spangnak Ri | Rupshu, Ladakh | India | 6,391 | 04/09/2012 |
Kala Pathar | Everest | Nepal | 5,642 | 23/01/2013 |
Gokyo Ri | Everest | Nepal | 5,362 | 20/01/2013 |
Cherko Ri | Langtang | Nepal | 4,993 | 10/12/2012 |
Map of Himalayan Cycling Passes
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