Ane La

Ane La is an international high mountain pass at an elevation of 5.370m (17,618ft) above the sea level, located on the China-India border. It’s one of the highest mountain roads of the country.

The pass, also known as Rezan La, links the China's Tibet Autonomous Region and the northern India’s Jammu and Kashmir state. Located in the Himalayas, the road to the summit is gravel, rocky, tippy and bumpy at times. It’s impassable in winters. The climb is simply terrible, with a notorius lack of oxygen that tests the organisms and a high degree of steepness. Most people feel altitude sickness at around 2,500-2,800 meters. Near the pass, oxygen is in short supply. 4x4 required. Stay away if you're scared of heights. Drive with care as this is a mountain road with hairpin curves and dangerous dropoffs. The road is narrow and heavily used by military vehicles. The road to the summit is called Ane Pass road. Starting from Pangong lake, the ascent is 19.85 km long. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 941 meters. The average gradient is 4.7%.

 

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