Sasser Pass, Saser Pass or Saser-la (el. 5,411 m (17,753 ft)) is a high mountain pass in India on the ancient summer caravan route from Ladakh to Yarkand in the Tarim Basin. It leads from the head of the Nubra Valley into the upper Shyok valley, on the way to the even higher, but easier, Karakorum Pass.
The Sasser Pass could not be avoided in summer and took a huge toll on caravan pack animals, such as ponies and mules. It was too icy for the Bac...
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Sasser Pass, Saser Pass or Saser-la (el. 5,411 m (17,753 ft)) is a high mountain pass in India on the ancient summer caravan route from Ladakh to Yarkand in the Tarim Basin. It leads from the head of the Nubra Valley into the upper Shyok valley, on the way to the even higher, but easier, Karakorum Pass.
The Sasser Pass could not be avoided in summer and took a huge toll on caravan pack animals, such as ponies and mules. It was too icy for the Bactrian camels, which were the usual pack animals to the north of the Sasser Pass.
Sasser Pass lies south of disputed Siachen Glacier, in the border region between India and Pakistan that the 1972 Simla Agreement failed to define clearly.
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