Hike Shang Sumdo - Chuskyurmo

Near surroundings of Shang Sumdo is full of photogenic red mountains, particularly spectacular in the late afternoon or even better at sunset.

The ridges over Sumdo are really great. If you have time and are you not under trek itinerary pressure, you will certainly find here a lot of very photogenic outlooks.

The path from Sumdo to Chogda leads along the eastern side of the river a few meters above the riverbed with views of the lonely farmhouses.

Kilometer behind Sumdo lies at the confluence of the streams last buildings.
 

The path then quite rises above the water level, respectively, it copies terrain up and down. If the water is low, it is better to go directly through the riverbed, as the locals do so.

On the horizon in the distance you can see yet one of the last buildings in Shang Sumdo.

It is about 4.5 km long and slightly over an hour walk to Chogdo ( 3920 m asl), if you have to carry everything with you. It's basically just a spread green oasis, but there is even a school, so you can contribute to its operation.

From Chogdo are visible two jagged ridges. Below the lower one there is something like a small green upland plateau where cattle graze and it's a „secret“ outlook just above the camp Chuskyurmo at the same time.

The way to Chuskyurmo from Chogdo is only about three kilometers long, but you walk most of the time along the stony bottom of the river and thus it subjectively seems longer.

Along the way are visible weathered chimneys looking thanks to the boulders on top as fungi. Anyway, the whole area looks as a lifted bottom of an ancient lake or river – rock is formed basically just by a pebble stuck together with mud, so that erosion is very fast here.

At the confluence of the rivers ( 3,995 m asl) turn left  (if you went right, you'd go along really an alternative path unmarked in the maps and sketches and in theory you will either be able to scramble up to the main ridge of the mountain Stok or go through a smaller pass and join the path leading under Stok Kangri from Shang Sumdo) and through riverbed now rising sharply arrive to Chuskyurmo (4130 m asl ) (see the introductory slide of the photoreport). Chuckskirmu is made of two tea tents and a lot of places for sleeping around. You will meet here especially people excited and tired from a busy crossing the pass Kongmaru la, because almost nobody walks in the opposite direction.