June 2014 "Extreme Road
Trip to Ladakh"
From Manali to Leh through the
challenging Transhimalayan
From Manali we take
the road in direction of Jispa, crossing the amazing region of Keylong....
On the road, we
travel over Rothang pass, 4050m altitude. From there, an authentic view over
Lahaul Valley with it's waterfalls and pine forests is in front of us.
Chai, pics and we start our descent through the thick coat of snow and
ice of Rhotang...
After riding through
the strange, exciting, primitive mountainous and delightful Keylong, we take a
rest at Padma Lodge inJispa which offer an incomparable peace as well as a
fabulous scenery of the valley...
After a good night's sleep, we are ready to ride in
direction of Pang, through one of the most challenging road. Close to Baralachala, we remain stuck 3 hours due to a landslide. Time for a
little nap, some nice pics, we get on our Royal Enfield again and follow our
route crossing all the roads conditions possible, flooded, bumpy, muddy. We
finally reach the camps in Pang at night, exhausted but... happy
From Pang, we
continue our trip toward our main destination : Leh. We cross the wide,
uninhabited and majestic More Plains. We began our assent to Tanglangla, second
highest motorable pass in the world, 5,328 m altitude and start riding down the
mountain on an endless steep of asphalt loops that look like scratched into the
cliff...
We continue our ride
toward Leh and discover on the road incredible natural sculptures looking like
the famous scenery in Arizona. Endless winding roads, a parade of varied and
astonishing landscapes, we're approaching Leh...
The next day, we go
for an extreme rafting on Zanskar river! We flow down 14 km on the strong
current river and reach our arrival destination totally wet and euphoric!
We get on our Royal
and ride in direction of the sumptuous Nubra Valley. On the road we travel over
the famous Khardungla pass, 5600m altitude, the world highest motorable pass.
Riding down the mountains, we start entering in the Nubra Valley which
impressed us by its incredible landscapes...
Snow-capped peaks, rocky mountains full of surprising
contrasts and colors, and at its base sand dunes bordered by a vegetation and
its crystalline river .We are all absorbed by the charm of this
hinterland...
Direction the next
nature's master piece! Pangong Lake, a heaven upon earth... There we have a
convivial bonfire party with other travelers, good music, good pictures, good
atmosphere, we reach our tents and sleep caressed by the soft roars of the
waves of the lake...
Morning time, 7 am,
after a refreshing walk near to the lake and some memorable photo shootings ,
we start our trip back to Leh where our riding days come to the end under a
gloriously threatening sky...
Fascinating
experiences, unforgettable memories... we already think about our next
adventure trip...
“Passion for
motorbikes since 1985”
