The Zanskar valley remains cut off from the rest of India for 7 months of the year. The tourist trails really only open in mid-June, but I decided we were going to tackle it a month earlyier. Here's some more shots of what we experienced.
Hiking up through Cathedral gorge
Sangay, my guide and the porters
Sangay making his way to the top
Finally found a place to rest
Clinging onto whatever you can get hold of
The flat valleys of Padum
Terraced housing and fields of the Zanskar valley
Would you cross a bridge made of sticks and stones?!
Buddhist flags of good luck - "Om Mani Pae Mey Hun"
Kids play around the stoopas
We'd be offered cups of hot tea by shepherds
Standing atop Shingo-La pass, 5,064m.
Snowy peaks with no obvious way through
The weather closes in forcing us to continue further down the valley