Lungser is one of the highest peaks in Ladakh and THE highest peak in the Tsomoriri area in Ladakh. It is 6667m high and along with Chumser it forms a twin peak system that determines the weather conditions in and around the Tsomoriri area which has some stunning relief features, flora and fauna in its vicinity.
Like Chumser, Lungser is gigantic and has quite a few technical sections enroute the summit. We had to set a base camp higher than the EBC and a sort of a high camp at 6100m too. Most foreign expeditions return from the BC because they underestimate the efforts that Lungser requires. Only a patient, persistent and seasoned veteran will make it to the summit of Lungser and even that depends on the window of good weather that the mountain has to offer - we had to return just 100m short of the summit because of a "white-out", and that within 48 hours of summitting Chumser, just north of Lungser.