Ladakh
for tourists and Ladakh for trekkers and climbers
are two different worlds. There is nothing in this
world like Pangong lake or Tso Moriri lake which change
colour every hour with the sun, and the brown hills
behind make it appear as if from a Tolkein story world.
The experience of walk across the valley of Ladakh,
Zanskar and Kishtwar over high mountain passes is
quite near to nirvana.
Leh, the headquarters of
Ladakh, is at the crossroads of Asia. Being the central
place of Ladakh and on the trade route, caravans met
here in the past. Today even with plane-loads of tourists
landing here, it has not lost any of its charms. There
are many unknown places in the valley for trekkers
and mountaineers. Across the highest motorable pass,
north of Leh, lies the Nubra valley which is now easily
accessible due to new roads. It is a paradise for
tourists and climbers. The new trekking and climbing
areas are just a couple of days away. Ahead lies the
East Karakoram range with the historic Siachen glacier
and trade route across Saser la.
This book, based on author's
several visits to different areas of Ladakh, Zanskar
and East Karakoram, tells you how to proceed about
for trekking and climbing peaks. It concentrates most
valuably on the wealth of extremely rewarding summits,
unknown passes and remote valley, which have been
hitherto neglected due to lack of information or difficulty
of access.
Complete with several maps,
sketches, photographs, tables of road distances and
trek routes, this book is an exhaustive reference
work on this area. The author's experience in Ladakh
takes one to transformation of this region from an
ancient civilisation to a tourist destination. The
book will be essential reference for all travellers,
trekkers, mountaineers and historians or as a simple
arm-chair travelogue.
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