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Day Five Chilling Trek: From Rumbak to Leh, Ladakh 16 May 2013 | 11:00 am
The authentic Chilling Trek can begin in either direction: Chilling to Spitok or Spitok to Chilling. Jingchan/Zinchen was the last village in the direction Steve and I were heading, and according to g...
Day Four Chilling Trek: From Yurutse to Rumbak in Ladakh 15 May 2013 | 11:00 am
Omelets on Tibetan bread for breakfast along with the Aussies, and Danes who would tackle the pass today while we headed in the opposite direction towards Rumbak. Scientists from the National Geograph...
Day Three Continued: Yurutse Home Stay had Bedbugs 14 May 2013 | 11:00 am
It isn’t as if there’s a choice of accommodation in Yurutse since only one family lives there with three rooms available; each room holds four people and we chose a room on the second floor because th...
Day Three Chilling Trek: Up and Over the Ganda la/Kanda la Pass in Ladakh 13 May 2013 | 11:00 am
Today would be, without question, the hardest day of the trek; up and over the Gandala/Kandala Pass. Plodding feet would need to ascend from 4,100 meters/13,451 feet to 4,900 meters/16,096 feet! An 80...
Day Two Chilling Trek: From Kaya to Shingo Village in Ladakh 12 May 2013 | 11:00 am
I really enjoy hiking and trekking but hate dealing with home stay toilet situations; literally the “pits.” Camping is the lesser of two evils in my opinion. Unzip tent, slide on flip-flops and find s...
Day One Chilling Trek: From The Zanskar River to Kaya Village in Ladakh 11 May 2013 | 11:00 am
The Markha and Chilling Treks both began at the same spot along the Zanskar River and continued along the same route before separating around Shingo. The trail was relatively easy but hiking/trekking ...
An “Easy to Moderate” Chilling to Spitok Trek in Ladakh 10 May 2013 | 11:00 am
“Easy, moderate, difficult, most difficult” are trek and ski words, that refer to terrain and altitude in only that particular area. What is “difficult” in France could be considered “easy” in Ladakh....
A Tale of Two Treks in Ladakh, Neither of Which Took Place 9 May 2013 | 11:00 am
Lobsang had scheduled two different treks for Steve and myself; notice the word “had” because you don’t want to know how many times arrangements changed while in Ladakh for different reasons. Before c...
The Lively Changspa Road Area in Leh, Ladakh 8 May 2013 | 11:00 am
Travelers will spend their time in Leh’s three main areas: downtown, Upper Leh, and Changspa Road; all filled with guesthouses, restaurants, shops, and tour agencies. Indian tourists prefer staying in...
Acclimatizing Properly at High Altitudes Can Save Your Life 7 May 2013 | 11:00 am
…That is no joke! Ladakh’s extremely high altitude is nothing to fool around with! There is no rhyme or reason who will come down with altitude sickness; very fit people can be laid low at altitudes o...
