Asia, Locations

2019 North India

Ladakh: Leh, Matho, Chilling, Likir, Alchi, Lamayuru, Basgo, Rangdum, Padum, Zanskar, Darang Durung Glacier, Parkachik, Nun Kun Mountain Massif, Karsha, Kargil, Dzongkhul monastery, Stod Valley, Mune Gompa, Tsarap River, Zanskar River, Pangong Lake, Tso Moriri, Tso Kar.

Autumn in North India: most tourists have left Ladakh and Zanskar, the farmers and herders prepare for another long and probably harsh winter in the some of the highest Himalayan region on earth. Kashmir is on security lockdown and Indian Army convoys are moving through the Himalayas to reach Kashmir’s capital, Srinagar. Ladakh became its own union territory on Oct 31st 2019 – with the town of Kargil staying in the middle of the new Kashmir conflict.