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The best time to do the Chadar trek is January to February, [4] when the temperature during the winters drops sometimes to -30 to -35 degrees. [ 5 ] Chadar trek starts from Chilling however with time the organisers tend to drive ahead to about 1 km away from the first camp at Tilad Sumdo (10,390 ft) or motorable Shingra Koma .
Ladakh: 61 km (38 mi) The highway crosses the Indus river to reach Upshi village on the north. Karu: Ladakh: 14 km (8.7 mi) After crossing the Indus river at Upshi, the highway bears left for Karu. The right turn is an ancient trading road heading east toward Pangong Lake and Tibet. There is a helipad on this road. Leh: Ladakh: 3,500 m (11,500 ft)
Ladakh landscape Leh Palace, Leh, Ladakh. Tourism is one of the economic contributors to the union territory of Ladakh in Northern India.This union territory is located between the Karakoram mountain range to the north and the Himalayas to the south, and is situated at a height of 11,400 ft. Ladakh is composed of Leh and Kargil districts.
Many of them are unclimbed and some of them unnamed. A large number of peaks in Ladakh are still not open for climbing due to security reasons, as this region borders Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China in the North and East and Line Of Control (LOC) and The India–Pakistan AGPL Actual Ground Position Line.
Khardung La (Tibetan: མཁར་གདོང་ལ་, Wylie: mkhar gdong la, THL: khar dong la) or Khardung Pass is a mountain pass in the Leh district of the Indian union territory of Ladakh. The pass is on the Ladakh Range, north of Leh, and connects the Indus river valley and the Shyok river valley.
Prior to One Crazy Ride, director Gaurav Jani embarked alone on an expedition across the Changthang region of Ladakh. Footages of the journey soon became his first documentary film, Riding Solo to the Top of the World. Following the success of the film, Jani decided to attempt a similar feat across Arunachal Pradesh. [6]
Reach Ladakh Bulletin, [151] a biweekly newspaper in English, is the only print media published by and for Ladakhis. Rangyul or Kargil Number is a newspaper published from Kashmir covering Ladakh in English and Urdu. Ladags Melong, an initiative of SECMOL, was published from 1992 to 2005 in English and Ladakhi.
Daulat Beg Oldi (also Oldie, DBO) is a traditional campsite and current military base located in the midst of the Karakoram Range in northern Ladakh, India.It is on the historic trade route between Ladakh and the Tarim Basin, and is the last campsite before the Karakoram Pass.