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Kang Yatze

Kang Yatze (Kang Yatse)

Information

Elevation: 6.400 m
Country: India (IN)
Location / Range: Pegunungan Himalaya (Zanskar), Ladakh, India — di dalam Taman Nasional Hemis
Mountain type: Puncak Himalaya bermuka dua (Kang Yatze I ±6.400 m yang teknis dan Kang Yatze II ±6.250 m yang non-teknis) di Pegunungan Zanskar — non-vulkanik
Volcanic?: No (non-volcanic)
Coordinates: 33.7483, 77.5569
Difficulty: Bervariasi tajam: Kang Yatze II adalah puncak trekking/mountaineering non-teknis (Alpine PD) yang dipasarkan sebagai 6.000-an pemula, sedangkan Kang Yatze I bersifat teknis (Alpine AD–D) untuk pendaki berpengalaman
Best Season: Juli–September (musim panas/pasca-monsun); Lembah Markha dan Nimaling bebas salju dan pelana terbuka dengan kondisi paling stabil untuk dorongan gletser
Permits & Rules: Berada di Taman Nasional Hemis; pendakian umumnya lewat operator berpemandu dengan izin/biaya kawasan dan pendaftaran puncak yang lazim untuk gunung Ladakh — atur lewat agen tepercaya
Hazards: Penyakit ketinggian (AMS/HAPE/HACE) karena puncak melampaui 6.200 m; bahaya gletser (celah) di lereng puncak; angin kencang dan cuaca yang cepat berubah di dekat puncak; hari puncak panjang dari start tengah malam; serta beberapa penyeberangan sungai (kadang sepinggang) di pendekatan Lembah Markha

Description

Kang Yatze (also spelled Kang Yatse) is a roughly 6,400 m mountain at the end of the Markha Valley in the Himalaya of the Ladakh region, northwest India, and lies within Hemis National Park. It has two summits: Kang Yatze II (~6,250 m), the popular and relatively non-technical climbing peak — often called one of the most accessible 6,000 m peaks in India and the climax of the Markha Valley trek — and Kang Yatze I (~6,400 m), which is far more technical and for experienced climbers only. Quoted elevations vary between sources (Kang Yatze II is cited at 6,175–6,270 m). The classic climb follows the Markha Valley through villages and the Nimaling plateau for acclimatisation, then sets up base camp and high camp before a midnight snow push to the summit. The striking Kang Yatze pyramid is one of the trek's main draws.

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Routes

Kang Yatze II lewat Lembah Markha (Base Camp → High Camp → Puncak)

Puncak trekking/mountaineering non-teknis (Alpine PD / salju dasar) — crampon, kapak es, dan tali di gletser, tanpa medan teknis berkelanjutan

±9–11 hari total (Leh–Leh); hari puncak ±10–12 jam

The classic and most popular route: trek the Markha Valley through Hemis National Park to the Nimaling plateau, establish Base Camp (~5,000 m) and High Camp, then a midnight start up snow slopes to the ~6,250 m western summit. Marketed as one of the most accessible first 6,000 m peaks in India.

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Pendekatan aklimatisasi lewat Nimaling & Kongmaru La

Trekking, ketinggian tinggi (hingga Kongmaru La ±5.200 m)

Menyatu dalam trek (±3–5 hari pendekatan)

The standard acclimatisation walk-in through Markha, Hankar and Umlung villages to the windswept Nimaling plateau (~4,700 m), often combined with crossing the Kongmaru La (~5,200 m) to gain altitude gradually before the Base Camp push. The first close views of the Kang Yatze pyramid come from Umlung.

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Rute teknis Kang Yatze I

Teknis / sulit (Alpine AD–D) — hanya untuk pendaki berpengalaman

±12–14 hari total; dorongan puncak beberapa hari dari ABC

The higher eastern summit (~6,400 m) reached from Advance Base Camp above Nimaling. Involves steep snow/ice slopes (60–70°), a knife-edge ridge, a crevassed glacier, a steep couloir and fixed ropes; demands crampon, ice-axe and rope proficiency.

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Climbing Experiences

Kang Yatze is usually climbed as the climax of the Markha Valley trek in Hemis National Park, Ladakh. The popular summit is Kang Yatze II (~6,250 m), often marketed as one of the most accessible 6,000 m peaks in India: non-technical but still requiring crampons, ice axe and a rope on the glacier, with a midnight start to the top. The higher summit, Kang Yatze I (~6,400 m), is far more technical and for experienced climbers only. The approach through the Markha Valley (Hankar, Umlung villages) to the Nimaling plateau serves as acclimatisation, often combined with crossing the Kongmaru La (~5,200 m). Climbers stress the risk of altitude illness and the importance of gradual acclimatisation.

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