Seven Highest Mountain Passes In The World Reachable by Foot
Before we get into elaborate details about hiking (in the future posts), here is an interesting count-down of the highest passes on Earth that people have reached and that with help, advice and proper equipment, you can probably also check out live one day. As you probably guessed, they are all located in the Himalayas.
7. Tanggula Pass – 5,231 m (17,157 ft), in the Tibetan Tanggula Mountains, China
Photo: Fanghong
6. Tanglang La – 5,359 m (17,577 ft), Ladakh, India
Photo via Wikimedia (prayer flags)
5. Khardung La – 5,359 m (17,577 ft), Ladakh, India
Photo: Tomáš Ne?as
4. Changla Pass – 5,425 m (17,794 ft), India
Photo: Sistak
3. Karakoram Pass – 5,540 m (18,171 ft), China
Photo: rule37
2. Semo La – 5,565 m (18,253 ft), central part of Tibet, China
Photo: John Town
1. Marsimik La – 5,582 metres (18,308 ft), India
Photo via BCMTouring
via Environmental Graffiti
If they weren’t that far away… But lucky for us, Romania has very beautiful mountains too. And then there is Europe… maybe you can do an article about peaks that you can reach by foot in Europe…
Gondogoro La(5940 m) should be in the list above, its a pass that connects Concordia with Hushe valley in the Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
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