Lunar Landscapes In Kashmir

We are on our way to Srinagar. Behind every mountain and after each curve the landscape changes en route between Leh and Kashmir. From an American route 66 feel to old-crinkled-skin mountains (called The Elephant Hide) or sandcoloured mountains with a hidden oasis in...

1 road, 21 loops!

We continue our drive from Sarchu (the tented camp that you can read about here) and the first thing we come across is Gata Loops. This is not just some road with a few hair pins. No, this road has 21 hair pins in a row! 21! They take you from 4200 meters to 4667 meters...

The Roof Of the World

On the highway from Manali to…wait. Did I say highway? Correction: on the rocky, steepy, sometimes partly missing road from Manali to Leh you will pass Baralachala. A high mountain pass that is roughly some 4900 meters high. Try running at this height and you will be...