I have made an attempt on Naya Kanga in December 2008, I didn’t reach the summit. I was just 200m below the peak, about 2hrs away. The main reason was we didn’t have sufficient rope to get up. I was confident to climb without rope, but I wasn’t confident that my climbing mates would be as competent without rope. So, I made the call to abort the climb. I didn’t want to summit by myself, as I fear that if I proceed, I would insinuate the rest to push on. I believe I made the right call. The mountain is always there. So, I am planning for a repeat climb. I hope to close up 2012 with a climb in Nepal, and Naya Kanga came to my mind.

Naya Kanga from Kyangjin Ri

Naya Kanga, also known as Ganjala Chuli, is situated in the region of Langtang, a beautiful remote valley north of Kathmandu, bordering Tibet . To get to the closest village to start our trek, we will need to take a bus ride from Kathmandu to Sybrus Bensi. The bus ride should take about 8hrs. In the same region, there is a popular lake called  Gosainkund Lake. We will need about 18-20days to climb Naya Kanga (5,844m), and to include Gosainkund Lake, we will need another 3-4days.

Looking into the mountain range of Tibet, and Kyanjin Ri from the North-East ridge of Naya Kanga

The point on the North-East ridge where I had to turn around. Just about 2hrs away from the summit.

I am planning to climb it in December 2012, more like a winter ascend. Got to start my planning soon. Now I have a goal. Climb On! =)