- Time: 3-4 hrs
- Distance: 9.1 km
- Elevation: Lamayuru: 3450m/11,320ft
- Prinkiti La: 3700m/12,140ft.
- Wanla: 3200m/10,500ft
- Walk down the stream and follow its bed east.
- Walk up the bottom of the small gully on the left until it divides in three directions, taking the left fork which winds steeply up to the prinkiti la.
- The pretty wanla village with its 11th century gompa high up on a crag, make a pleasant place to stop.
- Time: 6 hrs
- Distance: 16.5 km
- Elevation: 4950m/16,240ft
- Head up on the stream (NE) bank of the Yapola long the jeep track which is totally devoid of shade.
- Cross the side stream in phanjila before the small wooden bridge, continue up the main Ripchar valley to the Chinju village.
- Time: 8-9 hrs
- Distance: 18.9 km
- Elevation: 4905m/16,080ft.
- It is a strenuous climb to the top of the pass, but you are rewarded with views all the way back to the Prinkiti La.
- The trail passes some of the nomad & huts and enclosure where they make butter curd and cheese.
- Good camping places before the Village
- Time: 8-9 hrs
- Distance: 18.9 km
- Elevation: 4700m/15,420ft
- Stay up high on the shoulder out of Sumdo chenmo and after an hour drop down to the river.
- Cross the minor pass the “pagan Nala” 4200m/13,780ft
- Time: 3-4 hrs
- Distance: 10.3 km
- Elevation: Dung – Dung Chan la 4700m/15,420ft
- Chilling 3250m/10,660ft
- Follow the sumdah Chu as it curves east, the way to dung-dung Chan la is up the slope from the camp its steep climb the pass. (option 2)
- The village of chilling is famous for producing some of the best metal work in Ladakh.