Cycling expedition to Sach Pass in deep snow

vasoo · 15th July 2015, 19:34

Excellent description and pictures. Happy to see so much snow at this time of the year in our country. What was the snow line altitude ?

akshaymahajan · 15th July 2015, 19:46

Daamit! You just stole my thunder. We crossed the pass on RE Bullets on the 6th June this year and thought we had conquered it.
Respect sir for doing this on bicycles.

We were going to go to Killar, but there was this one water body 12 kms after Sach that we were too scared to cross. The current in that managed to sway a bolero from its original path.

So, we crossed the Sach twice in 1 day.

anshuman_v · 16th July 2015, 08:51

There are very few threads on Team-BHP that make you go - 'Whaatt? Really??' for the correct reason!

This thread was definitely one of those. There is absolutely no better way to enjoy nature than going natural. The amount of practice and planning that the team must have done is amazing. Another testament is the fact that it all went as planned without any undue happenings. Truly well done, keep it up!

ManuMacher · 16th July 2015, 09:02

WOW!!! This is superb. Commend your planning, fitness and grit to make it happen. Wish that some day I will do this route, not sure if I can do that entirely on my cycle.

Hats Off to your Guys . :-)

shashanka · 16th July 2015, 20:44

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Originally Posted by TaureanBull

Day 4 (04 June 15) : Satrundi to Sach Pass-23 Kms

Where there is will there is way. A simple and old saying but always relevant.

Descending is always so much fun - Sliding down with bikes

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What a splendid thread and what an adventure - 5 stars all the way! Fitness and planning of course is a foregone conclusion, but also must give full kudos to grit and the stubborn will to see the thing through! For senior citizens like me, this sort of thing generates chronological envy on a massive scale!
Terrific!

TaureanBull · 18th July 2015, 16:13

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Originally Posted by FINTAIL

Lovely pics! I enjoy going off road in my 2012 Montra Rock MTB- but this takes cycling to a new level!

'Hope more and more people are encouraged to take up cycling!

Lovely pics- and commendable job indeed!

Thanks. We just started this year in March.

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Originally Posted by vasoo

Excellent description and pictures. Happy to see so much snow at this time of the year in our country. What was the snow line altitude ?

No idea. The altitude is 4414m. Snowline could be about 10m more.

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Originally Posted by akshaymahajan

Daamit! You just stole my thunder. We crossed the pass on RE Bullets on the 6th June this year and thought we had conquered it.
Respect sir for doing this on bicycles.

We were going to go to Killar, but there was this one water body 12 kms after Sach that we were too scared to cross. The current in that managed to sway a bolero from its original path.

So, we crossed the Sach twice in 1 day.

That was wonderful. Probably missed you guys by a day.

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Originally Posted by ManuMacher

WOW!!! This is superb. Commend your planning, fitness and grit to make it happen. Wish that some day I will do this route, not sure if I can do that entirely on my cycle.

Hats Off to your Guys . :-)

Yes you can. Just have faith in yourself.

Waiting for a better connection to post some more photos. Right now off to Leh.

DriveTrain · 19th July 2015, 13:56

Wow how I envy you , first Sach pass on a bicycle and next Leh , are you cycling again? Congrats on your grit , determination and physical fitness , thoroughly enjoyed reading the travelogue and going through the wonderful images - have a great time in Ladakh.

tiger_stripes · 19th July 2015, 18:00

Brilliant pictures! Would love to go there by car some day. Cycling is taking it to a totally different level!!

TaureanBull · 20th July 2015, 09:33

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Originally Posted by DriveTrain

Wow how I envy you , first Sach pass on a bicycle and next Leh , are you cycling again? Congrats on your grit , determination and physical fitness , thoroughly enjoyed reading the travelogue and going through the wonderful images - have a great time in Ladakh.

Going to be based in Leh for sometime.

So we would be cycling, motorcycling and trekking. We plan to cross Zozila today.

funkykar · 21st July 2015, 10:15

Wonderful write up! Awesome expedition. When most travelers struggle to keep up with the weather and oxygen levels at these places, you guys cycled. It gave me goose bumps reading the entire write up. Something that I can never even think of.

Nilesh5417 · 23rd July 2015, 12:12

Holy cow!!! This is amazing amazing. Takes me back to 2009 when i did it on the good old bullet. The ascent & descent of the actual pass was terrible. It was simply boulders back then.
But on bicycles, roads or no-roads is awsome!! Saluto!

15th July 2015, 19:34	#16
vasoo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Memphis TN Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 246 Times View My Garage	Re: Cycling expedition to Sach Pass in deep snow Excellent description and pictures. Happy to see so much snow at this time of the year in our country. What was the snow line altitude ?
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15th July 2015, 19:46	#17
akshaymahajan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 597 Thanked: 449 Times	Re: Cycling expedition to Sach Pass in deep snow Daamit! You just stole my thunder. We crossed the pass on RE Bullets on the 6th June this year and thought we had conquered it. Respect sir for doing this on bicycles. We were going to go to Killar, but there was this one water body 12 kms after Sach that we were too scared to cross. The current in that managed to sway a bolero from its original path. So, we crossed the Sach twice in 1 day.
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16th July 2015, 08:51	#18
anshuman_v BHPian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: India Posts: 234 Thanked: 499 Times	Re: Cycling expedition to Sach Pass in deep snow There are very few threads on Team-BHP that make you go - 'Whaatt? Really??' for the correct reason! This thread was definitely one of those. There is absolutely no better way to enjoy nature than going natural. The amount of practice and planning that the team must have done is amazing. Another testament is the fact that it all went as planned without any undue happenings. Truly well done, keep it up!
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16th July 2015, 09:02	#19
ManuMacher BHPian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Bangalore Posts: 70 Thanked: 41 Times	Re: Cycling expedition to Sach Pass in deep snow WOW!!! This is superb. Commend your planning, fitness and grit to make it happen. Wish that some day I will do this route, not sure if I can do that entirely on my cycle. Hats Off to your Guys . :-)
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19th July 2015, 13:56	#22
DriveTrain BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 235 Thanked: 943 Times View My Garage	Re: Cycling expedition to Sach Pass in deep snow Wow how I envy you , first Sach pass on a bicycle and next Leh , are you cycling again? Congrats on your grit , determination and physical fitness , thoroughly enjoyed reading the travelogue and going through the wonderful images - have a great time in Ladakh.
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19th July 2015, 18:00	#23
tiger_stripes BHPian Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Mumbai Posts: 77 Thanked: 52 Times	Re: Cycling expedition to Sach Pass in deep snow Brilliant pictures! Would love to go there by car some day. Cycling is taking it to a totally different level!!
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21st July 2015, 10:15	#25
funkykar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,635 Thanked: 6,617 Times View My Garage	Re: Cycling expedition to Sach Pass in deep snow Wonderful write up! Awesome expedition. When most travelers struggle to keep up with the weather and oxygen levels at these places, you guys cycled. It gave me goose bumps reading the entire write up. Something that I can never even think of.
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23rd July 2015, 12:12	#26
Nilesh5417 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 1,812 Thanked: 2,617 Times	Re: Cycling expedition to Sach Pass in deep snow Holy cow!!! This is amazing amazing. Takes me back to 2009 when i did it on the good old bullet. The ascent & descent of the actual pass was terrible. It was simply boulders back then. But on bicycles, roads or no-roads is awsome!! Saluto!
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