[Leica] The Road to Nubra Valley

[lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)]

This is really impressive and I love it!, the pictures are all fabulous! the 
sky is really clean, wonderful! First I've saw the pictures and after I read 
your text and I've understood why no vegetation was in the mountains, as you 
say at this altitude is tired, I've be longtime ago at l'Aiguille du Midi 
(Chamonix, French Alps) about 3.860 meters (12.664 feet) and I remember what 
you say. 

Thanks for sharing, I really love see these places!

Cheers
Lluis 



El 10/09/2013, a las 07:52, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 
escribi?:

> The Nubra Valley in Ladakh, at an average altitude of 10,000 feet, was
> once a part of the ancient "Silk Route", linking what is now
> Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan to Xinjiang in China. The road to Nubra
> from Leh is actually the highest motorable road in the world, touching
> a high of 18,380 feet at Khardung La. At that altitude, walking a few
> hundred feet tires you out, and you should be slow and deliberate in
> all your movements. The road has been built, and is maintained by the
> Indian Army on a 24/7 basis, not surprisingly given the sensitivity of
> the area. Anyway, some photographs:
> 
> Leh Valley: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0212.jpg.html
> 
> Road to Nubra: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130902_0594.jpg.html
> 
> Khardung Valley:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0297.jpg.html
> 
> Descent into Nubra:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130901_0305.jpg.html
> 
> Nubra Valley: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/Ladakh/Ladakh_20130902_0410.jpg.html
> 
> Please see LARGE
> 
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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