Ladakh has been the favorite climbing spot of the British, Australian, German, Japanese and many other climbing team of the world. Many world famous expeditions has been carried out in the last three decades, since it opened for tourist in 1974.

Most of the expeditions has been carried out joint with the Indian Army in the begging, and slowly individuals and other teams came to Ladakh for climbing.

The expedition-grade and tougher climbing is the Nun-Kun massif in the Great Himalayan range which has been more frequented. As the easy accessibility and short distance from the Kargil – Padum road many trekkers included the peaks in their trek. Among its six known peaks accessible from the Suru Valley, Nun (7,135m) and Kun (7,077m ) are the highest summits.

For the novice and who want to climb a proper peak without prior climbing experience the Stok Kangri Massi in the Zanksar range of mountains offers the best choice. The known peaks in the area is the Stok Kangri (6,150 M) and which is a higher peak amongst the others such as Golep Kangri (flat head) (5,900 M), Matho West (5,950 M), Kantak Kangri (5,275 M).

The highest in the region is the Konglacha Peak (6,700 M) and fall enroute of the famous Markha valley trek. Many un-named peaks are also there in the area with an altitude from 5000 meter to 6500 meters.

The most loved my the Indian Army team as well as the foreigners are the Saser-I (7,415 m), Saser -II (7,513m ) and Saser III (7,495 m) in the Karakoram range of mountains in Nubra valley north of Leh. A special permission from the Government of India is much needed in advance for these peaks.

The best time of the season is June to September for climbing in Ladakh but many climbing can be done from May till October. The entire mountaineering trip should be booked months in advance as sometimes availability of peaks are difficult in peak season.

All the peaks must be booked in advance with peaks fees where as applicable.