Price: upon inquiry
Destinations Visited: Minya Konka, Kangding
Departure: Private Tour / Flexible Date
This is a Chengdu-based hiking adventure tour: starting and ending in Chengdu. Total 4 days hiking from start to finish, into the north part of Minya Konka by walking up Riuqi Pasture and explore the Reddomain(Leduomanyin or Roddmain) Glacier Lake. Great views of mountains, glaciers, lake and wild life. This tour will involve 2 nights' camping.
Book NowStart from Chengdu and drive for around 3-4 hours to get to Kangding. We will use the new highway between Yaan and Kangding that was built in 2018. The total drive is around 280km. 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 Yajiageng and have acclimating walk up to the lake and try walk to over 4000 meters for better acclimating.
This is orientation walk so try not to stress yourself but rather slow down and enjoy the fresh air and beautiful views while walking. You will gain amazing views of mountains and gorges while hiking by the lake near Yajiageng. We recommend to spend around at least 2-3 hours by around 4000m. After the walk drive back to Kangding and check in hotel. Feel free to explore the town of Kangding at leisure.
Kangding is a mixed Tibetan and Chinese town with modern things available. You can choose to walk around the river that runs through the town, or watch the dancing people by the central square or do some shopping by the shops for next days supplies. Have good rest and prepare for the next day's activity. Depending on the season we may arrange the night by the village near the hiking start.
Total Walking 4km between 3900m and 4000m. Easy Pace.
Overnight in hotel by 2600m/3000m.
Lake by Yajiageng
Hiking by Yajiageng
Yajiageng
Yajiageng in a Clear Day
Hiking starts after a short ride of around 40 minutes from your hotel in town of Kangding by road head at around 3600 meters above the village of Laoyulin. This is where we meet our porter team and give them packs we need to put on the horse. The packs are sorted the former night. You only need to carry your own day pack. Remember in the day pack we only take with us necessary items for the hiking during day time, including packed lunch or snakcks, drinking water recommended 1L minimum, sunglasses, rainproof, warm-keeping clothes and hat, sun block and lip oil, important personal possessions etc. Note the warm-clothing and rainproof (for both yourself and your pack) may not be used while hiking but since weather changes quickly and hard to predict in the mountains, it's wise to bring these items with you all the time each day. The walking starts by gradual ascent by the riverside with pine forest and mountains around you. You'll pass by a red rock slide where you'll experience a small section of steep part before you get more open views of the valley and mountains around you. Today's walking is rather medium. Arrive at camp site by Liangcha at 3850 meters in the afternoon.
Total Walking 12km between 3600m and 3850m. Medium Pace.
Overnight camping by 3850m.
Minya Konka Hiking
Beautiful Riuqi Valley
Mt. Lamoshe
Grazela Camp
Today is the hardest day of the tour.
Today we start early by around 6am with first more gradual terrain by the riverside and followed by a section of going up after crossing the river bridge. Views get better as we walk higher after it gets light. We'll see snow mountain include Little Konka, Jiazi Feng, Mt .Reddomain and Mt. Grosvenor if the day is clear. Today we are walking by the north part of Minya Konka Range where can only be accessed by foot. Views of the Riuqi Valley are amazing with the less-known big mountains visible from the hiking trail. Before arrive Upper Riuqi Camp, there is also a small section of going up. Please take your time and walk slow to catch your breath. From campsite Riuqi, a flat pasture by end of valley, we shall see big mountains in close range including Mt. Jiazi, Mt. Grosvenor and Mt. Reddomain.
From Upper Riuqi Camp we will continue to go up to explore the Reddomain Mountain glacier lake. Follow the stream and walk to the lake of Reddomain. The lake is a glacier lake by the foot of the 6112-m Mt. Reddomain (or Mt. Roddmain). It is surrounded 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 have a short break by the lake to have some snacks, drink water and take photos.
Afterwards we will walk back to where we started the hiking. We have another chance to see the views along the way if weather was not good enough on the way up. Walking back should take less time although you are recommended to still be careful for some steep sections walking down. After arrive our camp take rest and have dinner. We will use the same camp tonight.
Total Walking 20+km between 3850m and 4400m. Challenging Pace.
Overnight camping by 3850m.
Mt. Tshiburongi
Riuqi Valley
Mt. Jiazi and Mt. Grosvenor
Riwuqi Camp
Upper Riuqi Hiking
Glacier and Lake
Reddomain Glacier
Mt. Reddomain
Today we will have the full morning walking back to the trail head and be picked up and drive back to Chengdu directly. We will have another chance of seeing the great views of Lamoshe Mountains by the north of Minya Konka. We should arrive back to Chengdu by around 6-7pm.Tour ends by dropping you off to your hotel in Chengdu.
Total Walking 12km between 3850m and 3600m,driving 4h, Medium Pace.
Minya Konka Trek
Kangding Trekking
This tour is available from July to October.
This tour starts in Kangding. You can also start this tour in Chengdu. We strongly recommend you to have sufficient acclimating before doing this trek. You will have the night camping by around 4000m. If you go straight to do this tour then the risk of getting AMS is high.
Strong walking boots are necessary to do this trek. In this hiking, some sections of the walking trail are rocky and muddy.
Rain proof and Sun block are also necessary when you come to hike at Kangding. The average elevation of this hiking is over 3500 meters. Weather changes quickly.
Traveling to the listed places will expect lower standard services at hotels and restaurants even if they maybe the best choices. The service level is not as up to what you have in places like Chengdu. The hotel people don't speak English nor do the people from restaurants. These places are quite far, wild but beautiful. As authenticity comes often with less comfortability. Public Toilet can be really bad. You are always recommended to use your toilet in your hotel while you don't want to use the public toilet or do it in the open wild. You are recommended to have toilet paper with you. Food are with limited options at most of the places. Basically you can find Chinese Food with Sichuan style. On a guided trip you can have them customized into vegetarian or non/less spicy.
This tour involves walking at high altitude at over 3000m, people with cardiac-related conditions, cerebrovascular disease, hypertension, arrhythmia, respiratory diseases, obstructive pulmonary diseases (bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, emphysema, active tuberculosis, pneumoconiosis), pregnant women and people who have been diagnosed with high altitude pulmonary edema, high altitude cerebral edema, high altitude hypertension, high altitude heart disease, and high altitude polycythemia are not recommended to do this trip.
Any booking within short notice we may not be able to make arrangement for you because some of our guides may not be quickly available at any time. Please do contact and confirm with us at least 2-4 weeks prior to your arrival.
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