Leh Stories


My final days at altitude... for now

Although I was feeling a bit down about being in Leh and not being able to trek, now that I'm leaving I'm realizing how much I really love it here. Maybe its the fact that there's really not much alcohol around being so Buddhist and all but I find the people extremely friendly and happy. Well, maybe except for the aggressive Kashmiri guys that keep tr...


Bit of a setback... recuperating in Leh. :(

So the trek started out great. It was a bit cloudy but the sun is so strong here that it's nice to get a bit of a break from it once in a while. We ended up having to hike an extra two hours at the start of the trek due to the road being impassable but once we got to the trail we started climbing steadily up a really pretty valley. The area is really...


Flying over the Himalayas to Ladakh

After a short reminder of "real life" in Australia, i flew via KL to Delhi. Not wanting to waste any more time since the trekking season is quickly ending, i decided to fly to Leh instead of taking the three day bus journey. I slept in the Delhi airport (which was surpiringly very clean and modern!) and then caught an early morning flight to the capit...


Peace at Last

While I would like to be able to say that we completed our epic journey by entering Leh in a triumphant blaze of sparkling spokes and powerful, confident pedal strokes, in actual fact, we were weak, dishevelled and in dire need of a hot shower. We lumbered through the energetic streets, past the endless stalls selling shawls of Kasmir wool and pashmina...