Pangong Lake near Lukung - Sep 16, 2003
On the way to Manali, River Sutlej between Rup Nagar and Mandi - Sep 12, 2003
The high road from Leh to Manali begins - Palchan en route Rohtang Pass - Sep 13, 2003
En route Rohtang Pass - Sep 13, 2003
The way we came from Manali en route Rohtang Pass - Sep 13, 2003
Rainbow en route Rohtang Pass - Sep 13, 2003
HVK, En route Rohtang Pass - Sep 13, 2003
Brinda, at Rohtang Pass, Manali behind and valley leading to Kunzum La to the left - Sep 13, 2003
Village in Lahaul Spiti Valley on the other bank of River Chandra - after Rohtang Pass, near Khoksar - Sep 13, 2003
Not 1, but 2 rainbows, after climbing down Rohtang Pass into Lahaul Spiti Valley, near Khoksar - Sep 13, 2003
River Chandra - near Khoksar - Sep 13, 2003
Mud Road to Sissoo, en route Keylong from Manali - Sep 13, 2003
The road we came from Khoksar - Sep 13, 2003
Slushing through more and more mud - near Sishoo, Brinda and Hamsa trudging through the mud - Sep 13, 2003
River Chandra near Sishoo - Sep 13, 2003
Entering Keylong Town - Sep 13, 2003
The bleak scene unfolds - En route Jispa - Brinda and Hamsa - Sep 13, 2003
More and more stones, rocks, less greens - en route Jispa - Brinda and Hamsa - Sep 13, 2003
Road down to Jispa - Sep 13, 2003
Oasis of Jispa - Sep 13, 2003
Jispa-Darcha Road - Sep 13, 2003
Oasis of Jispa - Brinda - Sep 13, 2003
Navigating boulder-strewn roads - this one had me nudging the car all the way to the right (huge boulders to the left) and then swerving to the left into the water - near Darchu - Sep 13, 2003
Typical Ladakh landscape - the land where it never rains - Sep 13, 2003
Typical Ladakh landscape - high passes, no vegetation, cold and windy - Sep 13, 2003
When the glaciers melt - Sep 13, 2003
View near Baralacha la - the way we came from Darchu - Sep 13, 2003
View from near Baralacha la - Sep 13, 2003
Brinda, Hamsa and the friendly lorry driver - from Pathankot to Leh - at Baralacha la - Sep 13, 2003
Baralacha la 4891 metres above MSL 16500 feet - Brinda and Hamsa under the snows in the midday summer sun - Sep 13, 2003
Baralacha la - Brinda and Hamsa - Sep 13, 2003
Deeper into Ladakh, descending from Baralacha la - Sep 13, 2003
Multi-hued mountainscapes - after Baralacha la, en route Sarchu - Sep 13, 2003
Brinda - nice roads, en route Sarchu - Sep 13, 2003
Brinda - roads weaving in and out of mountains - Sep 13, 2003
At last, Sarchu at 4200 metres - the valley hemmed in by mountains, breathless and sun-burnt - Sep 13, 2003
More of Sarchu - sculpture in the hills - Sep 13, 2003
Approaching Lachulung la - Ladakh's deep blue skies - from Sarchu to Pang - Sep 14, 2003
Lachulung la at 5065 metres 16616 feet above MSL, the highest so far, the highest in our lives....so far - Hamsa and Brinda - Sep 14, 2003
Lachulung la 5065 metres above MSL - HVK and Hamsa - Sep 14, 2003
Towering mountains in the land of the Ibex - after our first sighting - Road from Sarchu to Pang, descending from Lachulung la- Sep 14, 2003
After climbing through rivers in Pang - 4700 metres high More Plains desert - Sep 14, 2003
More Plains near Pang - Sep 14, 2003
More More Plains - road leading to Tanglang la - Sep 14, 2003
View from Tanglang la - second highest road in the world - Sep 14, 2003
Tanglangla - the second highest road in the world - 5316 metres 17582 feet above MSL - well, higher than Lachulungla, Rohtang, highest so far......well, cold and tangy air outside - Sep 14, 2003
Tanglang la 5316 metres above MSL - Sep 14, 2003
We sight the River Indus, just before Upshi - Sep 14, 2003
Rare sight of a green valley on the banks of the River Indus - near Upshi - Sep 14, 2003
Flowing rapidly with the green waters of the River Indus - road from Upshi to Leh - Sep 14, 2003
Pinnacle, highest ever in our lives at 5630 metres 18380 feet above MSL - Hamsa at Khardong la, behind her the entry to Nubra Valley - Sep 15, 2003
Khardong la - the highest motorable road in the world - 5630 metres 18380 feet above MSL - maximum temperature Minus 15 Degrees Centigrade, Minimum (-) 35 Degrees - Sep 15, 2003
Khardong la - the snows of the summer - Sep 15, 2003
Khardong la - Everest is only 3000 metres, Ooty is just 3500 metres lower - Sep 15, 2003
The team - Brinda, HVK and Hamsa - at Khardong la - Sep 15, 20003
Khardong la - Hamsa and Brinda - Sep 15, 2003
Khardong la - HVK and the Matiz - at the highest road in the world - Sep 15, 2003
Road back from Khardong la to Leh - one step at a time, many many steps - Sep 15, 2003
Snowy peaks around the Leh Valley - road from Khardong la to Leh - watch out for the green patch in the next picture - Sep 15, 2003
Eagle has landed - back to the plains of Leh at 3400 metres - Tsemo Gompa village - Sep 15, 2003
Leh Palace blended to the hill at Leh - Sep 15, 2003
Ladakh Festival at Leh - Nubra Valley dancers - Sep 15, 2003
Leh - Entrance to the Leh Palace - Sep 15, 2003
Leh - HVK and Hamsa at the entrance to the Leh Palace - Sep 15, 2003
Leh - Brinda and Hamsa at the entrance to the Leh Palace - Sep 15, 2003
Leh - Inside the Leh Palace - Sep 15, 2003
Road to Pangong Lake - at Chang la, the third highest road in the world - 17350 feet above MSL - Hamsa and Brinda - Sep 16, 2003
Chang la - HVK and Hamsa - Sep 16, 2003
Chang la -Brinda and Hamsa - Sep 16, 2003
Karo base camp, beyond Changla - Tea with the jawans - Medical Officer Jaya Kumar to the extreme right - Sep 16, 2003
Medical Officer Jaya Kumar (Salem), Rajinder Singh (Agra), Nitin Kumar Nagpur), Hamsa and Ms Bhole (Pune) - inside the only medical room for 200 sq.kms - Karo base camp - Sep 16, 2003
Jaya Kumar, Rajinder Singh, Nitin Kumar, Hamsa, Ms Bhole - at Koro base camp - only Minus 40 Degrees Centigrade here 2 months from now - Sep 16, 2003
Yaks near Karo base camp, en route Tangtse - Sep 16, 2003
Floating Road beyond Tangtse, en route Pangong Lake, crossing under Hamsa's direction - Sep 16, 2003
How blue is my valley - en route Pangong Lake, beyond Tangste - Sep 16, 2003
First view of Pangong Lake near Lukung - Sep 16, 2003
Pangong Lake - near Lukung - Hamsa - Sep 16, 2003
Pangong Lake near Lukung - The team - Brinda, HVK, Hamsa, Ms Uttargar, Mr Bhole, Mr Uttargar, Ms Bhole - Sep 16, 2003
Pangong Lake - Just beyond the corner to China - Sep 16, 2003
Pangong Lake - The cars at rest - Sep 16, 2003
Pangong Lake - mountains soon to be covered with snow - Sep 16, 2003
Pangong Lake - Hamsa shivering at 5000 metres - Sep 16, 2003
Pangong Lake - road beond Lukung to Spangmik - Sep 16, 2003
Pangong Lake - ultramarine blue coloured waters, so clear - Sep 16, 2003
Pangong Lake - Sep 16, 2003
Pangong Lake - dirt track to Spangmik - Sep 16, 2003
Pangong Lake - on the dirt road to Spangmik beyond Lukung - Sep 1, 2003
Pangong Lake - Brinda - Sep 16, 2003
Pangong Lake - HVK - Sep 16, 2003
Matiz sheltered under the hills surrounding Pangong Lake - on the dirt track from Lukung to Spangmik - Sep 16, 2003
Snow above, rocks below, Matiz on the ground, Pangong lake all around - Sep 16, 2003
River Indus drilling through near Nimmu - road from Leh to Kargil - Sep 17, 2003
Muddy River Zanskar (right)joins the greeny River Indus near Nimmu - road from Leh to Kargil - Sep 17, 2003
River Indus at Nimmu - road from Leh to Kargil - Sep 17, 2003
River Indus near Saspul - at last down to the water - Hamsa and Brinda - Sep 17, 2003
Pudding-like unique rock formations near Lamayuru - road from Leh to Kargil - Sep 17, 2003
Unique rock formations before Lamayuru - road from Leh to Kargil - Sep 17, 2003
Lamayuru - Monastery in the background - Sep 17, 2003
Lamayuru Monastery - Sep 17, 2003
Sunset at Fotu La - road from Leh-Lamayuru to Kargil - Sep 17, 2003
Sonamarg - After the terrible night through Kargil, Drass and the treacherous Zoji La Pass - Sep 18, 2003
Dal Lake, Srinagar - Sep 19, 2003
Pari Mahal, Srinagar - Hamsa and Brinda - Sep 19, 2003
Chashm-e-Shahi, Srinagar - Brinda and Hamsa - Sep 19, 2003
Chashm-e-Shahi, Srinagar - Hamsa and Brinda - Sep 19, 2003
Chashm-e-Shahi, Srinagar - Sep 19, 2003
Nishad Gardens, Srinagar - Sep 19, 2003
Nishad Gardens, Srinagar - Brinda - Sep 19, 2003
Mughal Shalimar Gardens, Srinagar - Yousuf, Hamsa, Brinda - Sep 19, 2003
Mughal Shalimar Gardens, Srinagar - Sep 19, 2003
Mughal Shalimar Gardens, Srinagar - Hamsa - Sep 19, 2003
Mughal Shalimar Gardens, Srinagar - HVK - Sep 19, 2003
Gulmarg - Hamsa and Brinda - Sep 20, 2003
