Introduction |
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| A small section from a larger journal: Indian Himalayas |
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Indian Himalaya Route |
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| Map |
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Uttarakhand |
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| To Khatima: Back into India, are you ready for some honking? |
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| To Rudrapur: Getting reacquainted with Indian traffic.... |
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| Week 58: To Kashipur: sick and tired of the honking |
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| To Najibabad: first rain in a long time |
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| To Rishikesh: Following the Ganges Canal |
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| Three days in Rishikesh: R&R with a view |
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| To Dehradun: on the move again |
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Himachal Pradesh |
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| Week 59: To Nahan - 900m: Leaving the lowlands |
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| to Kumarhatti - 1600m: up into clean air and pine forests |
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| to Shimla - 2100m: gaining altitude and the "inner line permit" |
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| Rest day in Shimla: enjoying the cool and getting ready for Kinnaur and Spiti |
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| to Narkanda - 2630m: First glimpses of big mountains on the horizon |
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| to Rampur -1015m: One more time down to the heat |
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| Week 60: to Sarahan - 2200m: cycle to Jeori, then a taxi to see the Shri Bhima Kali Ji temple |
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| to Kalpa - 2770m: beautiful Kinnaur |
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| Kalpa restday: enjoying just being there |
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| to Pooh - 2811m: rough roads make for tough going |
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| to Nako - 3640m: most spectacular road ever |
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| to Tabo - 3300m: watch out for landslides |
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| restday Tabo: a good day for a restday |
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| Week 61: To Kaza - 3680m: we feel the altitude |
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| two restdays in Kaza: "warmshowers" hospitality |
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| to Losar - 4100m: up the Spiti Valley |
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| to Batal - 3900m: over Kunzum La (4590m) |
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| to wild camp Chandra River - 3600m: we love our waterproof socks! |
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| to Sissu - 3100m: Finished the Spiti Loop, turning towards Leh |
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| Week 62: to Keylong - 3145m: fertile Lahaul, leaving the Chandra River |
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| two restdays in Keylong turns to three: getting ready for the run to Leh |
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| to Patsio - 3750m: gaining altitude towards the first big pass on the road to Leh. |
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| to (upper) Zing Zing Bar - 4300m: gaining another 500 meters |
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| to Sarchu - 4400m: over Baralacha La (4918m) |
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Jammu and Kashmir: Entering Ladakh |
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| Week 63: to Whiskey Nalah - 4785m: Over Nakeela La (4937m) |
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| to Pang - 4522m: Over Lachulung La (5077m) |
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| to Tso Kar turn-off - 4650m: Across the Morei Plains |
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| to Rumtse - 4200m: over Tanglang La (5300m) |
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| to Thiksey – 3600m: Our reward: downhill to the Indus River |
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| To Leh - 3500m: Hot showers, Western food and a good bed |
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| Week 64: Three days in Leh: good food, rest and monasteries |
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| to Saspol - 3145m: stuggling with two climbs |
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| to Lamayuru - 3650m: leaving the Indus River, climbing through a moonscape to a gompa |
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| to Mulbekh - 3300m: two passes: Fotu La (4105m) and Namika La (3827m), plenty of hairpins |
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| to Kargil - 2900m: from Buddhism to Islam |
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| to Drass - 3057m: Headwinds along the "Line of Control" |
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| Week 65: to Sonmarg - 2742m: over Zoji La (3541m) into Kashmir |
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| to Srinagar - 1626m: last day of cycling in India, probably a good thing for us and Indian drivers...... |
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| day in Srinagar: mostly trying to get out |
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Punjab and Delhi: done biking in India |
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| To Amritsar: Long taxi ride |
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| Amritsar: the Golden Temple |
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| Week 66: Delhi: five last days in India |
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Central Asia |
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| CENTRAL ASIA MAP: Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan China Mongolia |
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