What happened during the Lamkhaga Pass trek?
- Seven of the 11 members of the trekking team, mostly from West Bengal, were killed and two were reported missing after the team trekked from Harshil in Uttarakhand to Chitkul in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur.
- The Lamkhaga Pass (5,282 m / 17,320 ft) is one of the toughest pass which connects Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh with Harshil in Uttrakhand.
- The Lamkhaga Pass trek starts from Chitkul the last Village of sangla valley in Himachal, though it can be done from Harshil side also.
- This pass is located near Indo - Tibetan border and to cross the pass one needs to obtain inner line permit from the district administration of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh.
