[rkbharat]

Originally Posted by mohan

Recently I had been to Ladakh ,where I fractured my leg trying to take a good photo .
Rahul, we must take our Gurkhas to Leh ,Ladakh,Khardungla as the drive would be one which we would always remember.
This place is a haven for off-roaders.
Hills,rugged terrain and beckoning slopes would greet you.
I cant describe you enough,just imagine a small kid's joy let lose in Disneyland.
I saw the use of an ice chain for the first time on a military vehicle.
So lets start making plans for the next year in advance,as now it would be very cold and icy and roads are mostly blocked.
I have already worked out a plan.
I know of a place in Leh where we could get good food,drinks and stay at a very economical price.I am in contact with a local who could guide us to less visited sites which we could cover with our Gurkhas.At some places we may have to stay in Tents
As I have seen the terrain and it's difficulties I know what gear we would need.
I saw many garages in Leh catering to all vehicle types including "Force" should we have any problems.
Leh's very low on Oxygen,but we may not have any altitude sickness as we would take a gradual ascent via Manali-Surchu-Leh. The problem of altitude sickness is real and one couple had to abort their travel and take a flight to Delhi for severe headache.
Grewal has reported a problem about Gurkha's cold start,we may have to face that too.
let me know.

Don't miss the off-road opportunities at Gata Loops and ascent towards changla, just after Sakti. And if you plan to stay at spangmik, offroad is unavoidable

[MileCruncher]

Originally Posted by mohan

Recently I had been to Ladakh ,where I fractured my leg trying to take a good photo .
Rahul, we must take our Gurkhas to Leh ,Ladakh,Khardungla as the drive would be one which we would always remember.
This place is a haven for off-roaders.
Hills,rugged terrain and beckoning slopes would greet you.
I cant describe you enough,just imagine a small kid's joy let lose in Disneyland.
I saw the use of an ice chain for the first time on a military vehicle.
So lets start making plans for the next year in advance,as now it would be very cold and icy and roads are mostly blocked.
I have already worked out a plan.
I know of a place in Leh where we could get good food,drinks and stay at a very economical price.I am in contact with a local who could guide us to less visited sites which we could cover with our Gurkhas.At some places we may have to stay in Tents
As I have seen the terrain and it's difficulties I know what gear we would need.
I saw many garages in Leh catering to all vehicle types including "Force" should we have any problems.
Leh's very low on Oxygen,but we may not have any altitude sickness as we would take a gradual ascent via Manali-Surchu-Leh. The problem of altitude sickness is real and one couple had to abort their travel and take a flight to Delhi for severe headache.
Grewal has reported a problem about Gurkha's cold start,we may have to face that too.
let me know.

Originally Posted by rkbharat

Don't miss the off-road opportunities at Gata Loops and ascent towards changla, just after Sakti. And if you plan to stay at spangmik, offroad is unavoidable

Also not to forget the desert safari at Hunder Sand dunes, Diskit to Wari La, Descent from Wari La

[mohan]

Wow! You guys have already gone through this excitement. Hope we could all join up, to meet those lofty heights,in a newer perspective.

[rhandle]

Originally Posted by mohan

Wow! You guys have already gone through this excitement. Hope we could all join up, to meet those lofty heights,in a newer perspective.

This would be really great. Lets plan a trip.

We had a great OTR this Saturday. My Wife joined me and she did one climb and Gurkha made it look so easy for her. I was even able to climb this hill in reverse gear which was fun, though few Jeeps struggled to climb over it, making me realise climbing this hill would not have been this easy for my wife had it not been a Gurkha!.

YouTube - Beginers Luck with Trax Gurkha on a Sand Hill.

[vinod_nookala]

rhandle,
Wonderful Video. I could see the confidence build up in your wife as she was doing it all over again. Couldnt stop laughing when she prayed to god just before her first descend:-))))

Great to see your wife enjoyed the drive of Gurkha as much as you do:-))

[Samurai]

Were the diff locks used during this routine, either one or both?

[rhandle]

Originally Posted by Samurai

Were the diff locks used during this routine, either one or both?

No Diff. Locks were used sir.

Had a real use of them some time back, when my front left tire went in to a ditch dug by Metro in Noida. So the diagonal opposite tires were in air with no ground contact. Pulled in both Diff. Locks and 4wd Low Reverse - the vehicle came out as if it was on plane ground.

[rhandle]

YouTube - Gurkha coming Down a steep sandy Path.

Another video going down, this was a kind of tricky. Thanks to Sarviner's guidance I was able to do it.

[Prithvi]

Originally Posted by rhandle

This would be really great. Lets plan a trip.

We had a great OTR this Saturday. My Wife joined me and she did one climb and Gurkha made it look so easy for her. I was even able to climb this hill in reverse gear which was fun, though few Jeeps struggled to climb over it, making me realise climbing this hill would not have been this easy for my wife had it not been a Gurkha!.

YouTube - Beginers Luck with Trax Gurkha on a Sand Hill.

CONGRATS on getting your wife to do some off roadin! Now lets see if I can convince my wife to do the same in the Land Rover Defender 110. First will have to carry her into it or get a ladder so she can get inside Oh! but then will she be able to see the front as the huge tyre is on the bonnet.

[mohan]

That video was fantastic.
I mean, it's great to see a beginner and a woman(Excuse me here! I don't mean to do any gender profiling but is not off-roading a male domain?) making a steep climb and a descent,going by her demeanor, for the first time in style and pomp.!!.
It looked as though from the video and the commentary that other vehicles had hard time
I think Mrs.Anu would have learned first-hand why Rahul is all praises for his GURKHA.
So Congrats Anuji and hope to see more off-roading videos from you.

Rahul,in the second video ,what made your GURKHA go sideways while descending,was it a boulder or was it just slippery?
Had you deflated your tires and if so to what psi?

[Souvik]

@Rahul: I do not know what to say. After work, my wife and I sit together and go over the off-roading experience that you and your wife are doing. Trust me, we have no words.

Souvik

[Samurai]

Souvik, offroading is a great family sport. There are many such offroading couples on the forum. BHPian Chandan's wife is a seasoned offroader, Khan_sultan's wife drives offroad on and off, M.P.Sreeni's wife is a regular too, my wife doesn't drive but is a regular offroad passenger. There are many other spouses who are regulars, but I can't recall them.

[A.P.S.Grewal]

Gurkha
just came a month back.
204 days trip
coverd Hunder end, Pangon lake end

[Souvik]

Thank you Samurai. You know how it feels, is when you have a Swift and you look at these threads and then think, oh my God, wish we could do the same. It is that feeling that my wife and I am going through now.

We want to do a lot more but there are blockers and we are clearing them on the go. Just wish that we can do some of these soon, very soon. We are planning Ladakh next year, to break the shackles of blockers and "just do it". May be, just may be, we will be able to upgrade to off-roading in a couple of years.

Souvik

[A.P.S.Grewal]

Originally Posted by A.P.S.Grewal

Gurkha
just came a month back.
204 days trip
coverd Hunder end, Pangon lake end

its not 204days
its 24 days trip