Here’s a fun read about a trip to Ladakh that included some trekking. The very first photo, in fact, is of Stok Kangri, which we are thrilled to be offering a trek to and a climb of. They also have a photo of the Chadar Trek.

We particularly liked this passage:

When you start trekking and venturing out, you feel a sense of solitude mixed with the ambience. I ditched my iPod at the hotel room because the scenery around I felt had its own rhythm and music. And as I was trekking across the valleys and gorges with the help of other trekkers and guides, I noticed small hamlets, villages and groups of herdsmen flocking their animals. I couldn’t stop clicking and at times would halt to have a word or two with the old grandmothers who sat knitting the famous woolens ready to be sold or exported. The monasteries were a different experience altogether, just sitting in one of the sanctum sanctorums made me forget all the hassles and worries of my city life. The chants that fill the evening air as you head back to your lodge gives you a feeling of peace and calm.