Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luis, There is hardly any water here either except for the Indus and its tributaries (Shyok, Siachen, Nubra) that flow through the valleys, it is a high altitude desert, which is why there is no snow at 18,300 feet in summer either! Of course by the end of next month, most of what I have photographed will be under snow, and the Pangong Tso will be frozen solid....and the passes will open up again only in mid May. There are a lot of winter treks available, though, if you like that sort of thing (walk at 4-5 km/hour with a 10 kg backpack for 3-4 hours a day) Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 9:54 PM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> wrote: > This is really impressive and I love it!, the pictures are all fabulous! > the sky is really clean, wonderful! First I've saw the pictures and after > I read your text and I've understood why no vegetation was in the > mountains, as you say at this altitude is tired, I've be longtime ago at > l'Aiguille du Midi (Chamonix, French Alps) about 3.860 meters (12.664 > feet) and I remember what you say. > > Thanks for sharing, I really love see these places! > > Cheers > Lluis > > > > El 10/09/2013, a las 07:52, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > escribi?: > >> The Nubra Valley in Ladakh, at an average altitude of 10,000 feet, was >> once a part of the ancient "Silk Route", linking what is now >> Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan to Xinjiang in China. The road to Nubra >> from Leh is actually the highest motorable road in the world, touching >> a high of 18,380 feet at Khardung La. At that altitude, walking a few >> hundred feet tires you out, and you should be slow and deliberate in >> all your movements. The road has been built, and is maintained by the >> Indian Army on a 24/7 basis, not surprisingly given the sensitivity of >> the area. Anyway, some photographs: >> >> Leh Valley: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0212.jpg.html >> >> Road to Nubra: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130902_0594.jpg.html >> >> Khardung Valley: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0297.jpg.html >> >> Descent into Nubra: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0305.jpg.html >> >> Nubra Valley: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130902_0410.jpg.html >> >> Please see LARGE >> >> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information