The Himalayan winter had already painted the Changthang in the beautiful Arctic white.The temperature reading was way way below zero.It was -28.7 degree and the frightening wind of Changthang was ruling the dusk.The Himalayan hamlet of Korzok on the bank of the Tso Moriri lake was still blushing in glacial beauty.Korzok Village was my first stop in my Changthang trip.The tiny remote Himalayan village is situated at an formidable altitude of ~15000ft overlooking the vast expanse of the trans Himalayan…
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The winter in the Himalayas attracts the high adrenaline adventurers around the globe to the cold desert town of Leh for the Chadar Trek. The Zanskar valley in Ladakh turned into a bride decorated…
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There is no electricity,no school,no hospital,no road, no water supply,no mobile network,no market,no community hall and no post office .Name the basic and modern facilities it is not there.The nearest motorable road is 15…
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“The winter is brutal and unforgiving here.It will not spare you from its nerve-wrecking cold on the valley.It will get into your nerves making you shiver to the bone with its freezing air.You will…
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It was early April and the winter was still cuddling with the Himalayas.The road connectivity to Leh was closed due to snow piling on the high mountain passes.The tourist season was one and half…
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The cold desert was hosting the monsoon for a date.The dark clouds in the thundering sky were camping in the hill town.It was drizzling and the showering soft snowflakes were melting to water on…