"Terrifying 8 hour bus ride to Dhunche, by 4. Hiked 1300 meters up from town to Sing Gompa in less than 3 hours for the night. Next day hiked to Gosaikunda at 4320 meters, went up to Laurebina pass that afternoon to acclimate at 4630 meters. Woke at 3 AM the next morning and found a use trail on to the ridge line above to tag peak 4730 meters. Unfortunately found a lot of loose class 4 and has to hunker down until sunrise so I could spot a safe route. Summits 4730 just as the sun rose. Dropped into the basin towards Surya and slogged through the morraine up to a decent scree chute that put me on the summit ridgeline. Took another hour and a lot of scrambling to hit the summit of Surya, my highest solo climb to date. Of note, there is a peak about 100 meters shorter to the west that incorrectly has a Surya Peak plaque on it. Left the summit at about 9:30 and descended all the way back to Dhunche (over 10,000’ of descent) by 5 PM. Complete TR: https://TheMtsAreCalling.com/surya" — Christopher • Nov 9, 2018