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Day 8 - Ramche to Oktang and return to camp (continued) Return to Ramchee, sunny afternoon, almost no wind, no clouds. The night is a little less cold than the last, maybe -15° C
Day 9 - Ramze - Two Lakes - Mirgin La camp
Crossing from the South to the North via the Mirgin La is often considered the toughest part of the Kangchenjunga trek. This route is much prefered to the far more difficult Lapsang La route (which is more direct but higher and involves crosssing a glacier). It is not only one pass but a succession of passes at an altitude between 4640m and 3940m). As all in the group were fit walkers I decided to cross in two days instead
of three. This will give us the extra day that I
am looking for in order to walk to the Jannu base camp from Kambachen.
The hardest part is definitely the very steep ascent above the Simbawu
Kola to Two Lakes (a bit of a misnomer, it's more
like Two Ponds). Beyond that point the terrain is not that easy
(lots of loose rocks partly hidden by snow) but there are no very steep
descents or ascents.
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