Minya Konka Camping Trek Group Tour - 6 Days

Start from Chengdu and drive for around 9-10 hours to get to Minya Konka (Gongga). We will use the new highway between Yaan and Kangding that was built in 2018. The total drive is around 500km. We will make stop along the way for toilet break and lunch stop. In the afternoon after arrival we will drive up to the road pass by Zheduo and have acclimating stops. We recommend to spend around at least 1-2 hours by around 4000m if time allows. After the walk drive for the rest of the day and arrive in Shangmuju/ Yulongshi for overnight in lodge.

This is a hard trekking tour with quick gain of altitude to save time. If you plan to have more safer accliamting please sign up with our 9-day plan with more decent accliamting and safer approaching. Please do be aware of the high risk of getting AMS in this trek. Some days involve long hours of trekking and sleeping in tent. Please read through the trekking plan before you sign up for this tour. This trek requires you to be able to walk long hours for multiple days at high altitude. If you don't have experience of high altitude travel, sleeping in a tent in a multy day trek then this trek is not recommended to you. Please make preparation in accordance including taking high altitude medicines, power bank for your phone and ask for a full packing list of such trek.

Driving 9-10h. Moderate Pace.

Overnight in hotel by 3700m.

Today is a hard day. We will start by a short ride for around 10 minutes to the hiking start point from our lodge. From the hiking start we will walk on steep ascent all the way to 4500m by Yulongshi Pass. The walking up is long and hard we shall take multiple stops while ascending. It is better that we start early today by around 7am in order to have sufficient time if we don't make good time hiking over the pass. After we arrive the pass we shall have splendid views of mountains of Minya Konka at even closer range when the sky is clear. After a break by the pass we shall descend gradually down to our camp for the rest of our day. We shall have the views of the mountains and glaciers all the way to our camp tonight. If weather is good there is no need to hurry down to the camp but rather slow down and enjoy the good views of the glaciers and valley. After arrive at campsite, set up tent and prepare for dinner. You are free to walk around the camp and have fun before dinner.

Total Walking 16km between 4000m and 4500m and down to 4000m. Challenging Pace.

Overnight camping by 4000m.

Today is an easy day walking up the valley from Moxi Camp to Reddomain Camp (or Moxi Valley End Camp). We will wake up by watching the morning glows of sun on the glaciers of mountains of Minya Konka Mountains. We don't have to rush today since it is an easy day. After breakfast we will walk high along the river and with views of glaciers and mountains on our east side alll day. We have plenty of chance to take photos, to make stops before and after we arrive campsite today. This is a buffering day between 2 hard days of walking over high mountain passes.

Total Walking 10km between 4000m and 4400m. Easy Pace.

Overnight camping by 4400m.

Today is the hardest day of the trek but also one of the most beautiful days of this trek. We will start our day with steep ascent and walk towards the pass of Riuqi by 4900m switch back to Riwuqi Pass to gain overview of the valley with mountains of Jiazi, Grosvenor, Little Konka and Reddomain, Daddomain and many more mountains by the south of the pass. Note the walking up is strenuous so please take your time yet try not to waste too much time even though the views are really amazing. The pass is called Riuqi Pass at the elevation of 4950m, which is also the highest point on this trek. After a short stay by the pass we walk down from the pass no late than 1pm. As we descend we will see mountains and glaciers including the Reddomain Mountain glacier lake. We shall see the lake is a glacier lake by the foor of the 6112-m Mt. Reddomain (or Mt. Roddmain). It is surounded by mountains and at an elevation of 4400m. We can see the end of the glacier is not far away on top of the lake. Side of the lake is used as base camp by climbers to Mt. Reddomain. We will camp by around 4500m by an open grassland with views of the mountains and lake.

Total Walking 12km between 4400m and 4900m then down to 4500m. Challenging Pace.

Overnight camping by 4500m.

Today is also a hard day of the trek but also one of the most beautiful days of this trek. We will start our day with steep ascent and walk towards the pass of Reddomain by 4950m and have another chance of good views of the valley with mountains of Jiazi, Grosvenor, Little Konka and Reddomain, Daddomain. We will walk over the pass by 4950m and then descend down to the Yulongxi Valley again to avoid the usually crowded Riuqi Valley. Please note this new route of planning is mainly to avoid the possible crowds in Riuqi Valley to have a quieter and better trekking experience while not compromising the views and the trek itself. You may request to walk out to Kangding using the usually busier Riuqi Valley as the same planning of a classic "through trek" of Minya Konka from us instead of using Reddomain Pass as suggested above.

Please note in certain seasons the planning may chance due to the heavy snow on the pass that we may need to adjust and change the planning for safety reasons. Please be aware you may not follow exactly the same planning as suggested here.

Total Walking 12km/18km between 4500m and 4950m then down to 4300m. Challenging Pace.

Overnight hotel by 3400m.

Today is a full day drive back to Chengdu. The drive will take about 6-7 hours. On half way we will stop for lunch. It is a full day driving and you will arrive at your hotel in Chengdu in the afternoon normally by around 4-5pm, tour ends.