tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19375711281328936192024-02-19T10:59:48.434+00:00Radek Kucharski - Travel PhotoblogPhoto updates from a traveller, tourist guide and trekker. India, Nepal, Scandinavia... Himalayas... Ladakh!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641088748596452380noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937571128132893619.post-80730540847489886902015-01-25T02:49:00.001+00:002015-01-25T17:58:37.460+00:00Bird's eye glance at Ladakh in winter: the Leh - Srinagar - Delhi flight<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on">
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Views from the GoAir G8-196 from Leh (IXL) to Srinagar and G8-190 Srinagar (SXR) - Delhi (DEL) flights by Airbus A320 on Jan the 19th 2015. That was my following air journey from Leh to Delhi and the second in winter but this was the first time I flew via Srinagar. This means that I had the first chance for the bird's view of the Western part of Ladakh. It was a 35 minutes of a fantastic flight between Leh and Srinagar!</strong>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The confluence of the Zanskar and Indusu rivers in the right part of the photo. Zanskar flows from the right.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Indus and the Zanskar Mountains. There is Stakspi La roughly in the centre of this picture. The Alchi village with its famous monastery is on the right below.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The view towards the Stakspi pass - probably one of the hardest starts of any trek I have ever did (I crossed it from the Alchi side twice)</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The Alchi village where the monastery with famous paintings is located</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The Zanskar Mountains</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The Zanskar Mountains</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The Himalayas. It is Nun & Kun massive (above 7100 m a.s.l.) on the right in distance, most probably</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">There is the confluence of Shilakong Togpo and the Yapola river in the Wanla village, just in the center of this photo</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The Pringkiti pass (Prinkti La) and a part of the trekking route from Lamayuru to Wanla</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The landscape near to Lamayuru. Compare <a href="http://radekkucharski.com/?show=1&id=434">this photo.</a></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The Himalayas. Kun (7077m a.s.l., the one which is nearer to the aircraft) & Nun (7135m a.s.l.) - the highest peaks of the main ridge of the Great Himalaya Range in Ladakh and the highest peaks of the J&K state</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The main ridge of the Great Himalaya Range - the geographical border of Ladakh region. It is over 7000m high mountain massive Nun Kun with its peaks Kun (7077m a.s.l.) & Nun (7135m a.s.l. the one which is farther from the aircraft).</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Nun (7135m a.s.l. on the right) and Kun (7077m a.s.l.)</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Mountains and glaciers of the Great Himalaya Range and the Suru Valley below</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">How to stop think about trekking and exloring if you see this kind of views?! Himalayas. It is the Kashmir Valley to the right.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">How to stop think about trekking and exloring if you see this kind of views?! Himalayas. It is the Kashmir Valley to the right.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The Kashmir Valley</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The Himalayas on the way from Srinagar to Delhi</div>
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For the good ending of the beautiful time I had in Ladakh in winter 2014/1015 I went to Shanti Stupa on Jan the 18th to catch some evening views.</strong>
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That was my second visit to Ladakh. This time I managed to do <a href="http://radek-kucharski-photoblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/lamayuru-padum-trek-in-winter.html">Lamayuru-Padum trek</a> (not exactly along the classic way), I came <a href="http://radek-kucharski-photoblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/from-zanskar-to-central-ladakh-by-chadar.html">from Zanskar to the Central Ladakh by the Chadar Trek</a> and I did <a href="http://radek-kucharski-photoblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/ganda-la-in-winter-ladakh.html">the short hike from Spituk to Kaya in the Markha Valley over the Ganda La</a>. You may read about these a bit in my previous posts of <a href="http://radek-kucharski-photoblog.blogspot.com">this blog</a> as well as in my <a href="http://radekkucharski.com/photoblog">photoblog on my website</a>.
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I leave Ladakh deeply convinced that there is much more to do here in winter than just the famous Chadar Trek! After this second winter season here I have a big appetite for more!
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There was hardly any snow in the Centeral Ladakh in the beginning of 2015. Having the winter trek to Zanskar (<a href="http://radek-kucharski-photoblog.blogspot.in/2015/01/lamayuru-padum-trek-in-winter.html">read one of my previous posts</a>) as well as the Chadar Trek experience (<a href="http://radek-kucharski-photoblog.blogspot.in/2015/01/lamayuru-padum-trek-in-winter.html">see this post</a>) behind me and still some time to my Leh-Delhi flight, I decided to try a short trek from Stok to the Markha Valley over the Ganda Pass.</strong>
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The area near to Rumbak in the upper Zhingchan Valley on the way to Ganda La is quite famous for wildlife trips. In winter groups come here in hope of seeing and photographing a snow leopard. Some are successful. Indeed I saw quite much wild animals here and in Markha Valley on each of my visits - bharals (blue sheep) and hares this time.
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It is a walk on the road from Spituk to Zhingchan. If you happen to do this trek, you could skip it if you are well acclimatised and could find a car to take you there.<br />I took me a bit over 3h from Spituk to Zhingchan and I thought it was to early to stop for the night. On reaching Rumbak about 2h latter I decided to continue to Yurutse which took me a bit more than 1h. This made a long day hike with a significant altitude gain.<br />While in Yurutse, I learned that there would be a bus from Kaya in to Markha Valley to Leh on the following day, so again, instead of staying in Shingo after crossing the pass I continued to Kaya. This made another quite a long hike.<br /> <br />
Day 1: Spituk - Yurutse; about 3210m-4170m a.s.l.; about 26 km; 12 Jan 2015
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Indus near to its confluence with the Zhingchan Togpo (still above its meeting with the Zanskar River)</div>
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Day 2: Yurutse - Ganda La - Kaya; about 4170m-4973m-3385m a.s.l.; about 23 km; 13 Jan 2015
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The valley above Yurutse</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Ganda La Base Camp (Lartsa Ganda La; about 4350 m a.s.l.). The pass is behind the hill which is in the centre of this picture.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">On the way to Ganda La. Quite a good weather without wind. Partially sunny. Quite warm.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">On the way to Ganda La. View down-valley.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">On the way to Ganda La</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The upper base camp on the way to the Ganda pass (about 4535 m a.s.l.)</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">On the way to Ganda La. The Ladakh Range in the distance.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">On the way to Ganda La. The view down-valley.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">On the way to Ganda La</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">View towards Stok La</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">It is Ladakh Range (Ladakh Mountains) - the last mountain ridge seen here</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Stok Kangri (about 6150 m a.s.l.) on the right in the clouds</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Views on the way to the Ganda pass</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">It is near! Ganda La can be seen clearly on the right.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Stok Kangri covered with a tiny cloud</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Views on the way to the Ganda pass: Stok La can be seen on the last ridge here</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Views on the way to the Ganda pass. A sunny weather just before reaching the pass - even the Stok Kangri peak is almost clear of the clouds.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The final ascent - Ganda La (about 4973 m a.s.l.) can be clearly seen here</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">View towards the North</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Ganda La (about 4973 m a.s.l.)</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Ganda La. A few minutes break to set the prayer flags and drink some water. It became windy, cloudy and cold, meanwhile.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The view downwards towards SW from Ganda La. Worst weather here. Shingo - the first village - is far below.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">On the way from Ganda La towards the Shingo village</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">On the way from Ganda La towards the Shingo village</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">On the way from Ganda La towards the Shingo village</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">View towards the Ganda pass from Shingo village. Less snow than in January 2014 - see <a href="http://radekkucharski.com/photoblog?show=1&id=124">last year view from this place</div>.
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Gompa in Sku. It is about 30min walk to the Kaya village from here.</div>
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You may see more photos of my travels in <a href="http://radekkucharski.com/photoblog">the photoblog on my website</a>. See also <a href="http://twitter.com/geo_rk">my updates on Twitter</a>, <a href="http://facebook.com/radek.kucharski.photoblog">my photoblog page on FaceBook</a> and <a href="http://ladakh.pl">my Ladakh website</a>.
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I came to Padum over Sengge La and the short walk on the frozen Zanskar river from Lingshed in the beginning of January. To read about it, check my <a href="http://radek-kucharski-photoblog.blogspot.in/2015/01/lamayuru-padum-trek-in-winter.html">previous post</a>. It is how I got from Zanskar back to Leh below.
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The winter trekking season in Ladakh begins around Jan the 10th. The vast majority of the limited number of trekkers who visit the region in winter come here for the famous <i>Chadar Trek</i>) - the trek on the frozen (at least partially) Zanskar river. Groups of tourists are guided by the Zanskari people mainly who use the <i>Chadar</i> in winter from their childhood as the only winter trail linking Zanskar with Leh and the rest of the world.<br /> <br />On the beginning of January groups of the Zanskaris leave for the way to Leh to meet clients and work as guides, porters and cooks. I left Zanskar with such a group of 20 local people including some of my Zanskari friends who I had known earlier. It is not a big adventure for them but just a usual way to work. So, everyone wanted to reach Leh as soon as possible - it was not a sightseeing lazy trek...<br /> We left about 3 am from Padum by car and started to walk before sunrise, before 7 am. We had two major stops on the way - maybe 1h30min rest in total. Crazy speed! We were running where the ice was good! Surprisingly, I was not the last ;) We stopped walking some time past 5 pm on the first day and we walked about 4-5h on the second.<br />There was not much time for me to photograph or even to look around much but still I had much enjoyment!
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Day 1: Kilima - Dabuche; 7 Jan 2015
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Well frozen section of the river. Somewhere near to Lingshed Do probably.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Breakfast at Nierak (Nyerak)</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">It is not that the Zanskar River is covered with ice in every section</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">My backpack mounted to the sledge. It is important to attached the luggage in a that it would be easy to lift it and carry it with the sledge in places where there is no ice and one needs to walk on the bank or climb the slopes.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><i>Boot nakpo</i> - "black boot". Light, water resistant (and not breathable) boot - a perfect (and cheap) <i>Chadar</i> trekking footwear. It works fine on ice (it almost does not slip - I have fallen a few times only), they are perfect in the water and even quite fine on steep slopes.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">A short break</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">A well frozen section of the Zanskar River</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The most dangerous place on our route (if you do not consider quite exposed and steep slopes which we had to climber) - Dip. The only way is on the ice which is no more than one feet wide. The water seemed to be deep in this place.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The most dangerous place on our way - Dip</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The most dangerous place on our route - Dip. We are passing our luggage.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Detouring an unfrozen section - climbing a steep slope</div>
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Day 2: Dabuche - Tilad Sumdo; 8 Jan 2015
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You may see more photos of my travels in <a href="http://radekkucharski.com/photoblog">the photoblog on my website</a>. See also <a href="http://twitter.com/geo_rk">my updates on Twitter</a>, <a href="http://facebook.com/radek.kucharski.photoblog">my photoblog page on FaceBook</a> and <a href="http://ladakh.pl">my Ladakh website</a>.
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I was in Ladakh last winter - in Jan 2014 - and managed to do the Sham trek as well as the Markha valley trek up to the last village. Some photos of that trip can be found on my website (see <a href="http://radekkucharski.com/fotoblog?show=all#72">this</a> and the following photos). This winter I decided to try trekking to Zanskar.
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<strong>Stage 1: Lamayuru - Sumdo over Pringkiti La (Prinkti La); 19 Dec 2014</strong>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">On the way to Pringkiti La (Prinkti La) en route from Lamayuru to Shilla</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Pringkiti La (Prinkti La), about 3749m</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The bridge over Photong Togpo marking the beginning of the <i>Askuta Way</i> to Photoksar</div>
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<strong>Stage 2: Sumdo - Photoksar; 20 Dec 2014</strong>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The way from Sumdo to Photoksar along the Photong Togpo via Askuta - so called <i>Askuta Way</i> or <i>Askuta Short-cut</i></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Finnal climb to the Photoksar village</div>
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<strong>Stage 3: Photoksar - Sengge La Pulu (Shelter in the Sengge La Base Camp); 21 Dec 2014</strong>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Bumitse La (about 4430m)</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Sengge La (ca. 4954'.$npm.') - as seen from the Bumitse pass</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Winter landscape of Ladakh on the way towards Sengge La</div>
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<strong>Stage 4: Sengge La Base Camp to Gongma; 22 Dec 2014 - Ladakhi Losar Day</strong>
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Rest and the Losar celebration in the Gongma village; 23-24 Dec 2014
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<strong>Stage 5: Gongma - Lingshed; 25 Dec 2014</strong>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The way between Gongma and Lingshed</div>
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<strong>Stage 6: Unsuccessful attempt to cross Hanuma La; 26 Dec 2014</strong>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Keep on ascending</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">I turned back at this point. Had no strength to continue the climb.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">A view from the point where I turned back, some 100-150m below the Hanuma La (Hanamul La)</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">View from the minor pass which is on the way to Lingshed</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">On the return to Lingshed. It is still far to the village - the monastery can be seen: the white object surrounded by grey rocks</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The sun was setting when I finally got back to Lingshed</div>
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Rest and the Losar celebration in the Lingshed village; 27-31 Dec 2014
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Hanuma La (Hanamul La; about 4757 m.a.s.l.) as seen from Lingshed - the pass is just left of the mountains which is behind the ridge</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Lingshed people in the Losar festive moods</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The Lingshed Monastery (Lingshed Gompa)</div>
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<strong>Stage 7: Lingshed - Lingshed Do, Lingshed Do - near to Kilima and Kilima - Hanumir; 1 Jan 2015</strong>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Early morning of the Jan the 1st. Me and Lobsang, who agreed to guide me on the <i>Chadar Trek</i> (the frozen Zanskar river trek) to the head of the road in Zanskar, are leaving the Lingshed village.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Well frozen Zanskar River - <i>Chadar Trek</i></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The Zanskar River</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The Zanskar Valley near to Kilima - the road under construction and a machine can be seen on the right</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The wide Zanskar Valley, the partially frozen Zanskar River and the Hanumir Village (Hanamur / Hanumil) on the opposite side</div>
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<strong>Stage 8: Hanumir - Pishu; 2 Jan 2015</strong>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Fantastic views on the way between Hanumir and Pishu - the fantastic Zanskari light!</div>
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<strong>Stage 9: Pishu - Karsha, Karsha - Padum; 3 Jan 2015</strong>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">Fantastic colours of rock above the Pishu village</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The side-valley leading to Stongde Pass. Zanskar.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The Stod (Doda) River near to the bridge below Karsha. This river joins Tsarab Lingti (Lingti Chu / Lungnak / Tsarab) a bit further and forms Zanskar river.<br />I went by car from this place to Padum (remaining few kilometres).</div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on">The Zanskar Valley with the Pibiting shrine in the middle on the next day after my arrival in Padum - the late afternoon view from a place near to the Stagrimo Monastery</div>
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<strong>You may see more photos</strong> of my travels in <a href="http://radekkucharski.com/photoblog">the photoblog on my website</a>. See also <a href="http://twitter.com/geo_rk">my updates on Twitter</a>, <a href="http://facebook.com/radek.kucharski.photoblog">my photoblog page on FaceBook</a> and <a href="http://ladakh.pl">my Ladakh website</a>.
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Fantastic views during the Delhi-Leh G8-193 GoAir flight by AirBus A320 on Dec the 12th. Another beautiful flight on this route for me! It was cloudy most of the way above the Himalayas with occasional views of snowy peaks. Finally it got relatively clear above Ladakh. Superb vistas: Tso Kar lake, Rupshu, Moray Plains, a section of the Manali-Leh road, boundless mountains of Ladakh. The Indus Valley, Matho village with its monastery and Stok village with the palace. Leh and the runway of the airport.<br />Having the two flights to Lukla behind me this year and a few flight to Leh, I must admit, that landing in Leh is not much less (if at all) exiting than landing at the famous Lukla. And the views are marvellous! Quite better than during the Lukla flight, for me.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641088748596452380noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937571128132893619.post-13045557542258685112014-12-11T09:04:00.001+00:002014-12-11T09:04:05.846+00:00Portraits of the Tibetan protesters in Dharamsala (again)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I went for the <i>Big Kora</i> in Dharamsala the other day again and stopped in front of the touching board of striking portraits of the self-immolation Tibetan protesters (see <a href="http://radek-kucharski-photoblog.blogspot.in/2014/12/kora-means-circumambulation-in-tibetan.html">my earlier post too</a>). Some of them were just 16 years old!!!
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Photos by R.Kucharski taken Dec the 8th, 2014 in Dharamsala, India.
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<i>Kora</i> means 'circumambulation' in the Tibetan language. Kora is one of the main practices in Tibetan Buddhism performed daily by many. The ritual is performed by going around a place considered sacred or holy. It might be a <a href="http://radekkucharski.com/fotoblog?show=all#75">small chorten (stupa) in the fields</a> near to a village, a bigger stupa containing important Buddhist relics (like <a href="https://500px.com/photo/67970275/great-stupa-at-sanchi-madhya-pradesh-india-by-radek-kucharski">Sanchi Stupa</a>, <a href="http://radekkucharski.com/fotoblog?show=all#23">Bodnath Stupa in Kathmandu</a> or Stupa in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarnath">Sarnath</a>), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kailash">Mount Kailash</a> in Tibet, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potala_Palace">Potala Palace</a> in Lhasa or - finally - the Dalai Lama's house in exile in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, India.
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There is the big kora and small kora in McLeod Ganj. If you go for a small one, you just go around temples at Namgyal Monastery (Tsuglagkhang and Kalachakra Temples) - so called Dalai Lama's Temple. If you go for the big kora, it means you walk around the hill with the Dalai Lama's residence atop. It is a beautiful 20-40 minutes walk across a kind of park or a forest with hundreds of prayer flags and dozens of prayer wheels. There always are some practitioners doing kora too.
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There is a statue on the way. It <a href="http://radekkucharski.com/node/109?foto=145">used to be one man's statue in 2004</a> when I was there for the first time. His name was Thubten Ngodub. In 1998 he set himself on fire in Delhi protesting the police trying to stop the Tibetan hunger strike against Chinese rule in Tibet. He died a few days later in the hospital.
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There is another man's statue on the monument today too. A 27 years old Jamphel Yeshi self-immolated on 26th March 2012 in central Delhi to protest the Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to India.
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There is also a board which you pass on the way doing the big <i>Kora</i>. There are 120 portraits of mainly young Tibetans who self-immolated in the protest in recent years. In the few recent years this desperate protests intensified and they still go on!
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It's quite impossible to fully comprehend or imagine the level of despair of the people protesting in this way. Easy to imagine there are tragic reasons behind that.
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I can't forget one of my clients who was with me on a trip to India. We started in Delhi, went to Amritsar and then arrived at McLeod Ganj. That was autumn of 2012, the self-immolation protests going on for a few months already. There was a striking banner with portraits of self-immolated martyrs. We were standing in front of it and I was saying some basics about the recent history of Tibet and the ongoing protests. And then one lady from my group commented saying something like: "If someone is insane then does things like that".
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There is another story too. It was a freezing evening in Warsaw of winter 2012/2013. Tibetns living in Poland organized a protest to commemorate the self-immolated Tibetans near to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigismund%27s_Column">Kolumna Zygmunta</a> in central Warsaw. Khalsang - one of the Tibetans - had a speech and I was handing out leaflets prepared by the Tibetans. One of the passers-by asked me what was that.<br />- "Information about current events in Tibet" - I said.<br />- "And what happens there?" - she asked.<br />- "People are being murdered there," - I answered.<br />- "Our people?" - she asked making me puzzled.<br />- "Tibetans," - I said and added something like: - "Tibetans are being oppressed and murdered by the authorities there."<br />- "OK then," - she said something like that handing me the leaflet back. - "Then I'm not interested. Cause, you know," - she added - "our people, the Catholics, they are being killed everywhere..."
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That day the protesters marched to the Chinese Embassy in Warsaw. They set coffin-like boxes with images of the martyrs in front of the Embassy building and lit candles.
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Tibetans say you should say or think "may all sentient beings be happy, may all sentient beings avoid suffering". And many Tibetans and other Buddhist practitioners do so while performing <i>kora</i>.
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See also:<ul>
<li>"<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-17534104">Tibetan self-immolation activist in India dies</a>", <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world/asia/india/">BBC News India</a>, 28/03/2012</li>
<li>"<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/03/28/tibetan-protester-jamphel-yeshi-dies-china-tibet_n_1384446.html">Tibetan Protester Jamphel Yeshi Dies After Setting Himself On Fire In India</a>", <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk">The Huffington Post</a>, 28/03/2012 (<b>Caution:</b> this article contains very disturbing pictures showing Jamphel Yeshi running in flames!)</li>
<li>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_self-immolations">List of political self-immolations</a>" at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org">Wikipedia.org</a> - striking increase in 2010s!</li>
<li>"<a href="http://youtu.be/0ldl4bhQv18">1998 Tibetan Self Immolation by Thupten Ngodup to Expose China's Brutality in Tibet</a>", a video at youtube.com - striking images!</li>
<li>"<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/despatches/86407.stm">Funeral of Tibetan suicide protester</a>", <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/">BBC News</a>, 1/05/1998</li>
<li>"<a href="http://books.google.co.in/books/about/Tibet_Tibet.html?id=7-SVGgAACAAJ">Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History Of A Lost Land</a>", HarperCollins, 2003 - fantastic book about Tibet by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_French">Patrick French</a>, which includes story of Thupten Ngodup (<a href="http://www.ushuaia.pl/ksiazka/tybet">The Polish language edition of this book is available</a>.)</li>
<li><a href="http://radekkucharski.com/node/109">My 2004/2005 photos of the Kora in Dharamsala</a></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641088748596452380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937571128132893619.post-13902295749699210082014-12-04T13:47:00.003+00:002014-12-04T13:47:47.340+00:00Back in McLeod Ganj<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Arrived on Monday. Will stay here about 10 days.
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Short time in Delhi this time. A nice day spent on visiting and talking about known but still full of things to discover places. Humayun's Tomb and sites around it and Nizamuddin Dargah.
For my photos of various places of India check <a href="http://radekkucharski.com/gallery/india">Indian gallery at my website</a>.
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I was lucky to lead another trekking trip to Everest area in November. It was organized by <a href="http://horyzonty.pl">Klub Podróży Horyzonty</a> and it was full Everest trek this time with visits to the famous viewpoint Kala Pathar and Gokyo Ri. There are is a selection of photos below. Fore more visit <a href="http://radekkucharski.com/photoblog?show=all#301">my website</a>. Some photos are also available at <a href="http://facebook.com/radek.kucharski.photoblog">my FaceBook page</a>.<br /> <br /></div>
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<br />Dhaulagiri (8167m) as seen from Boeing 373-800 aircraft on the SpiceJet SG-41 DEL-KTM flight.</div>
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<br />Kathmandu-Lukla flight on board of Goma Air LET L410 aircraft. Nepal.</div>
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<br />Kusum Kangaru (6367m) as seen from the way between Lukla and Pheriche. Solukhumbu, Nepal.</div>
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<br />Thamserku (6608m). Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal.</div>
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<br />Kongde Ri. Solukhumbu</div>
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<br />Kongde Ri. Solukhumbu, Nepal.</div>
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<br />The Imja Khola Valley. Shomare settlement at the bottom and the ridge of Nuptse with the top of Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) as well Lhotse high above the valley.</div>
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<br />Chorten dedicated to the Heroes of Lhotse ("Kukuczka Chorten"). Lhotse South Face. Solukhumbu, Nepal.</div>
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<br />Makalu at Sunset. Solukhumbu, Nepal.</div>
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<br />Lhotse - a sunset view from Dingboche.</div>
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<br />Dingboche - a view down the valley just after sunset. Solukhumbu.</div>
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<br />On the way to Lobuche. Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal.</div>
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<br />Nuptse (7861m) at sunset as seen from Lobuche.</div>
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<br />Pumo Ri (7165m) and Kala Pathar (5550m). Solukhumbu, Nepal.</div>
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<br />The Khumbu Glacier.</div>
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<br />Everest seen from the way to Kala Pathar. Solukhumbu, Nepal.</div>
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<br />Kangtenga seen from the Dhud Koshi valley. Sagarmatha National Park, Solukhumbu.</div>
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<br />Kangtenga and Thamserku peaks with Phortse village below - view from the Dhud Koshi valley.</div>
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<br />Cholatse (6440m) and Taboche (6367m) peaks. Sagarmatha National Park.</div>
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<br />Gokyo. Sagarmatha National Park, Solukhumbu.</div>
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<br />Sagarmatha (Mount Everest / Chomolungma) and Lhotse as seen at dawn from Gokyo Ri.</div>
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<br />The runway of Syangboche Airport (IATA: SYH). Altitude 3780 m , length: 400m. Near to Khumjung and Namche Bazar, Sagarmatha National Park, Solukhumbu, Nepal.</div>
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<br />Sita Air aircraft ready to take off. The runway of Lukla Airport.</div>
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<br />Potter's Square. Bhaktapur, Nepal.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641088748596452380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937571128132893619.post-76239502868239617392014-12-04T12:44:00.002+00:002014-12-04T12:44:45.068+00:00Two days in Delhi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweQGsjYs32T3UDi7hNfsiEKwyhV4Hm4ZqsKxVxHu-6-1SSD_W9pkEREY1YzMF9goFIJzxY0up1ZX7nrXmOWrkdIXIePvK_7UMlBC7DIeY3-klPQuLagmi37cH4800qDI1Esht2tgSS5RO/s1600/IMG_3386.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweQGsjYs32T3UDi7hNfsiEKwyhV4Hm4ZqsKxVxHu-6-1SSD_W9pkEREY1YzMF9goFIJzxY0up1ZX7nrXmOWrkdIXIePvK_7UMlBC7DIeY3-klPQuLagmi37cH4800qDI1Esht2tgSS5RO/s400/IMG_3386.jpg" /></a><br />Gurudwara Bangla Sahib a day after the festival - Guru Nanaka's birthday. Delhi, India.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtl9GFOchP8aw1S-BCnXXmcBHTUo5oHI_J0oDzg3wsXquUxmVZty-wQKw89GsdKsHeamCRq_80CwR4tLb5MtPpc6MyB9DbZxXZruE31s5mVxYi5IJjS4NWSDyDY7zEnVZ24WToE_hEi8FV/s1600/IMG_3388.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtl9GFOchP8aw1S-BCnXXmcBHTUo5oHI_J0oDzg3wsXquUxmVZty-wQKw89GsdKsHeamCRq_80CwR4tLb5MtPpc6MyB9DbZxXZruE31s5mVxYi5IJjS4NWSDyDY7zEnVZ24WToE_hEi8FV/s400/IMG_3388.jpg" /></a><br />Gurudwara Bangla Sahib a day after the festival - Guru Nanaka's birthday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFyrJGTiCe2sjwcYJFByXbAn78JmCds3OjbiSunxy8b4kQqHBGkwv0ER9uBKLq094-CvjbhxzBEikDNOlT672wD0jrYZmbgPV7VU14ga9tKdhmFTm2HnasZgJBTR5TGTisoBSND3rq9DZ/s1600/IMG_3397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFyrJGTiCe2sjwcYJFByXbAn78JmCds3OjbiSunxy8b4kQqHBGkwv0ER9uBKLq094-CvjbhxzBEikDNOlT672wD0jrYZmbgPV7VU14ga9tKdhmFTm2HnasZgJBTR5TGTisoBSND3rq9DZ/s400/IMG_3397.jpg" /></a><br />At my favourite sweet shop in Delhi: Anarkali, Rabri and Rasmalai.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvExXYstFIfk5FPJrEBlXBAL3xKqELdd8XecD5Fi3zOCkXkXyynXilKt78iopp_9rKHJhgxPQDI0PCZg5uABCsdCtppQo4U42lA0ADqfY_SRbCeC_eGs_lTUQFzTdzLwhu4fSfvQe4hyphenhyphenf/s1600/IMG_3398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvExXYstFIfk5FPJrEBlXBAL3xKqELdd8XecD5Fi3zOCkXkXyynXilKt78iopp_9rKHJhgxPQDI0PCZg5uABCsdCtppQo4U42lA0ADqfY_SRbCeC_eGs_lTUQFzTdzLwhu4fSfvQe4hyphenhyphenf/s400/IMG_3398.jpg" /></a><br />An information on a Citibank ATM in Delhi.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641088748596452380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937571128132893619.post-31484726488483141792014-12-04T12:37:00.001+00:002014-12-04T12:37:31.675+00:00Holidays in McLeod Ganj<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I spent short holidays in McLeod Ganj (Dharamsala) at the end of Oct and beginning of Sept.
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<br />Freshly renovated Kashmiri Gate Bus Terminal (ISTB Inter-State Bus Terminal) in Delhi. I'm on the way to Dharamsala!</div>
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<br />I'm going do Dharamsala: Old <i>Tata</i> buses are gone! It is TATA Starbus time now!</div>
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<br />Spent the day at <a href="http://diff.co.in/diff-2014-films-z/">DIFF festival</a> in McLeod Ganj.</div>
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<br />Dhauladhar Range and Triund as seen from near to Dharamkot. Near to McLeod Ganj. Himalayas. Himachal Pradesh, India.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641088748596452380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937571128132893619.post-56890538253633687432014-12-04T12:19:00.001+00:002014-12-04T12:24:09.502+00:00Solukhumbu trek for the first time this year<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I was leading a trekking trip to Solukhumbu in Oct this year - <a href="http://www.horyzonty.pl/oferta/gory/206-W_krainie_Szerpow_pod_Everestem">'W krainie Szerpów pod Everestem'</a> organized by <a href="http://horyzonty.pl">Klub Podróży Horyzonty</a>. There are some photos below. Fore more, please visit <a href="http://radekkucharski.com/photoblog?show=all#245">my website</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com/radek.kucharski.photoblog">my FaceBook page</a>.<br /> <br /></div>
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<br />The runway of Lukla Airport. Kathmandu-Lukla flight by Goma Air, Nepal.</div>
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<br />Everest and Lhotse - view from the ascent to Namche Bazar. Nepal.</div>
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<br />An evening views from Namche Bazar. Solukhumbu, Nepal.</div>
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<br />Ama Dablam (6812m). Sagarmatha National Park, Himalayas, Nepal.</div>
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<br />Ama Dablam (6812m). Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal.</div>
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<br />Tihar (Diwali) Rangoli in the centre of Thamel. Tihar (Diwali): Lakshmi Puja. Kathmandu, Nepal.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00641088748596452380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937571128132893619.post-22142139338445839692014-12-03T18:54:00.001+00:002014-12-03T18:54:21.210+00:00'Samsara' - a trekking trip to Ladakh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I was leading a trekking trip to Ladakh in September this year. It was a wild and quite a difficult trek along Tsarab Chu prepared by me with <a href="http://exploruj.pl">Exploruj.pl</a>. There are some photos below. For more, please visit the full version of this photoblog at <a href="http://radekkucharski.com/photoblog?show=all#214">RadekKucharski.com</a>. Check also <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.727512657317860.1073741828.136898913045907">this photo gallery</a>.<br /> <br />
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<br />Ladakh welcomes us! Stok Range including the over 6000m high Stok Kangri peak. India.</div>
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<br />The Tsarab River just before its confluence with Zarą Chu. Third day of the trek. Ladakh, India.</div>
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<br />Fourth, the hardest day of the trek. Morning views. Ladakh, India.</div>
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<br />The hardest day of the trek. Still up - and it will be like this for quite a few hours more! Ladakh, India.</div>
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<br />The ascent to the Gotunta pass.</div>
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<br />Fourth, the hardest day of the trek. The ascent to Gotunta La (ca 5148 m).</div>
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<br />Fourth, the hardest day of the trek. The pass is behind us but it is still long way to the camp.</div>
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<br />The Nyalo Kuntse lake.</div>
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<br />Fourth, the hardest day of the trek. The last pass of the day - Nyalo Kuntse La (ca 4833 m).</div>
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<br />Camp at Yata. Ladakh, India.</div>
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<br />We are walking! Ladakh, India.</div>
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<br />The main ridge of the Great Himalaya Range.</div>
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<br />The bridge linking Enmu and Tsetangiem villages. The Tsarab / Lingti river. Ladakh, India.</div>
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