It’s day 5 of our amazing journey and so far the daily dose of Diamox (to help with altitude sickness) has sustained us. A little nip of the Old Monk every night seems to also help! Today we decamp and move onwards and upwards to Pangong which is at an altitude of 4,225m (13,860ft). Leaving…
Tag: Nubra Valley
Riding to the End of the Road. Turtuk Ladakh
Day five dawns cold and bright and the morning sun peeks over the mountains towering above the Paramount Camp as we gear up for another adventure. Today, we ride from Hunder in the Nubra Valley to Turtuk, a village nestled between the Karakoram Range and the Himalayas. While the rest of our group rests, three…
