Mount Gya, Ladakh
At just under 7000 meters Mount Gya is not the highest peak in India, or even Ladakh for that matter, but her sheer remoteness has left her relatively untouched by mountaineering expeditions. Located on the crossroads of Ladakh, Spiti and Tibet, she is till date, unconquered. Mountaineering expeditions in the past climbed the lower sister-peak adjoining Gya, Gya III, thinking it was the main peak (unfortunately it was 150m lower) and subsequently no further expeditions were attempted. Gya is located south of the southern tip of Tso Moriri and only one real route through India exists, with the other route via Tibet closed to expeditions due to the sensitivity of the Chinese border posts. Gya is on the officially recognized Indo-Tibet-China border but Chinese troops have recently been seen exploring a terrain on Indian territory and marking "China" on rocks with red paint close to Chumer, the nearest town.
Mount Gya, Ladakh
At just under 7000 meters Mount Gya is not the highest peak in India, or even Ladakh for that matter, but her sheer remoteness has left her relatively untouched by mountaineering expeditions. Located on the crossroads of Ladakh, Spiti and Tibet, she is till date, unconquered. Mountaineering expeditions in the past climbed the lower sister-peak adjoining Gya, Gya III, thinking it was the main peak (unfortunately it was 150m lower) and subsequently no further expeditions were attempted. Gya is located south of the southern tip of Tso Moriri and only one real route through India exists, with the other route via Tibet closed to expeditions due to the sensitivity of the Chinese border posts. Gya is on the officially recognized Indo-Tibet-China border but Chinese troops have recently been seen exploring a terrain on Indian territory and marking "China" on rocks with red paint close to Chumer, the nearest town.