Across Ladakh and Zanskar
(July-September 2013):
8. Murobok to Hundar
I had a few
extra days after returning to Leh from the long trek.
I used them to cross the mountain range between the Indus and the Shyog and Nubra rivers, with the
same support team, except for a new horseman.
The start of
the trek at Murobok a few kilometers north of Phyang, with a view of the Ladakhi
mountains on the south side of the Indus.
Approaching Lasermo La (pass #20).
At Lasermo La (5550m).
Descent in the
snow on the north side of Lasermo La. As we reached
the pass early in the morning, the snow was hard enough to support the horses
and their loads.
In the valley
below the pass.
Our camp in
the valley.
Water
reflection in the morning.
Our path
followed the Thanglasgo river.
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The first
major junction of two valleys (seen in the map above).
Drawings of
ibex on a rock.
Further down
along Thanglasgo river, there are a few hamlets like
the one below (I believe it is Skarchen).
Below the
hamlets, the valley morphs progressively into an impressive gorge.
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The gorge
finally ends into the Shyog valley at Hundar. An old fort (of which mainly a circular and a square
towers remain) stands there above the Shyog valley.
The white circular tower is visible in middle of the photo.
A close view
of the white circular tower.
The square
tower.
Spectacular
schist cliff above Hundar. This was the end of the
short trek. From there we returned to Leh by car.
Sand dunes in
the Shyog valley seen from the road.
Confluence of
the Shyog and Nubra rivers.
The impressive
road up to Kardung La (pass #21).
As one can
imagine this road requires an amazing amount of hard and dangerous work.
At Kardung La (5340m).
The descent
toward Leh.
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