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Subject: [Leica] The Road to Nubra Valley
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:05:39 +0530
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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
>>
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