5000kms and 12 Passes, a 20 day wild wild ride to the roof of the world!

ikoneer · 13th October 2009, 11:29

@tsk, Superb Trip, excellenet pics and what a travel it would have been. Nice narration and glad you had a safe trip back.

Buddy, you are really brave

and courageous to take up this trip with a back pain in hand (or in back.. lol), as your back pain counterpart myself, i can very well understand the ordeal you would have went-thru and its nothing but your will power that has enabled you to sustain and complete the trip successfully. Hats off and Kudos to you.

Now the next time i do a long travel, i will definitely carry a hot water bag. Thanks mate.

lordofgondor · 13th October 2009, 11:29

How I wish a trip to Ladakh & Kashmir unfolds like a never ending story. Alas, good things do come to an end, but with the promise of more in store.

Once you've been there, you wanna keep going back. And the constant feeling, what now, where do I go from here...

tsk1979 · 13th October 2009, 11:31

Well Rudra, you have my gallery link

, select the pics, and I will send you the RAWs
Then we will post these here

anujmishra · 13th October 2009, 12:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

Little correction on this small JPEG.

But what is the correction? I can't find any. Please write also for novice like us. When two experts talks novice just look around.

Rudra Sen · 13th October 2009, 12:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by anujmishra

But what is the correction? I can't find any. Please write also for novice like us. When two experts talks novice just look around.

Probably Tanveer can help here by posting those together.

tsk1979 · 13th October 2009, 12:20

Sure here is the comparison
Original

Rudra Version

deky · 13th October 2009, 12:32

Tanveer, you can pat yourself on the back for a very well written travelogue coupled with even better pics. This log has been a source of inspiration and enjoyment for lot of us on the forum.

Thanks once again for taking out time to post this Epic.

Joy · 13th October 2009, 13:11

No words are enough to describe your great.. great travelogue. A lucid writing style coupled with great photographs makes it a live affair as if we are all travelling with you. It's a real gem.

Sad, like everything good, it has to end. Anyway, looking forward for your next journey. All the best.

Also, do post the pictures after Mr. Rudra Sen selects and do the necessary post processing so that we novice can learn some more.

Thanking you once again for sharing such a lovely travelogues.

cnaganathan · 13th October 2009, 15:12

Tanvir,

Awesome, Amazing, Enchanting, Wonderful - none of these can fully describe your travelogue and your trip. Your narration and pictures were inspiring and left me dreaming about a trip in the coming years - I wish I lived somewhere closer to the Himalayas so that the years could have become months.

And hats off to your better half - not many women would enjoy such a long journey that gives very little scope for shopping!

Majic · 13th October 2009, 16:03

Tanveer, is it really over, i just cant belive it, i have been mesmerised with the narrations and the photos, that it is like if i don't get a dose from this thread it would seem like the day is not completed. Well all good things must come to an end! I would be looking out for more posting from you.Cheers!

KRRaj · 13th October 2009, 19:56

Its Bad that all Things must come to an end. I would have loved this to go on...

This thread and the pictures have been a calming influence with all the work pressure Im under right now

Rudra Sen · 13th October 2009, 20:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joy

Also, do post the pictures after Mr. Rudra Sen selects and do the necessary post processing so that we novice can learn some more.

Yes, it'll be done soon. And my god! Nobody addresses me as Mr. Rudra Sen here.

laluks · 13th October 2009, 20:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

Yes, it'll be done soon. And my god! Nobody addresses me as Mr. Rudra Sen here.

Rudra ji will be more appropriate.

Hoping to get some lessons

amitk26 · 13th October 2009, 20:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

Yes, it'll be done soon. And my god! Nobody addresses me as Mr. Rudra Sen here.

That would be really good I am lurking around various DSLR and photography threads for quite some time before I take a plunge in to DSLR world from P&S . But from this thread I learned it is not just few thousand for body and set of lenses , there are hoods , filters and what not

Is there any concise resource on what should a beginner purchase ( in Indian context) and how much moolah at minimum to be spent ?

T-BHP is much more then automotive forum and I think the objective/ definition of this site must be widened

tsk1979 · 13th October 2009, 21:51

Thanks a ton for your wonderful comments. Actually by writing this travelogue, I also relived the entire journey.

For now I will post the GPS screenshot for each leg
Thankfully I had Openstreetmap maps, and except for the Dha leg, we had maps for almost everything.

So now I will post the legs

First, the full GPS view of the mountain part of the journey

5000kms and 12 Passes, a 20 day wild wild ride to the roof of the world!-full.jpg

Manali Leh highway

Leh - Panamik - Diskit - Hunder

Diskit Wari LA Tangste

Tangste MLa Pangong

5000kms and 12 Passes, a 20 day wild wild ride to the roof of the world!-tangstemarisimiklapangong.jpg

Tangste Pangong Changla Leh

Leh Hanle

Hanle - Kyun Tso attempt Tso moriri Leh

5000kms and 12 Passes, a 20 day wild wild ride to the roof of the world!-hanlekyunroadtsomoririleh.jpg

Leh Dha Kargil

Kargil Rangdum Kargil

5000kms and 12 Passes, a 20 day wild wild ride to the roof of the world!-kargilrandumkargil.jpg

Kargil Sonmarg

Sonmarg Srinagar gulmarg

Gulmarg Srinagar Pahalgam

Pehalgam Betaab Aru

5000kms and 12 Passes, a 20 day wild wild ride to the roof of the world!-pahalgambetaabaru.jpg

The return

13th October 2009, 11:29	#421
ikoneer BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: chennai Posts: 486 Thanked: 14 Times	@tsk, Superb Trip, excellenet pics and what a travel it would have been. Nice narration and glad you had a safe trip back. Buddy, you are really brave and courageous to take up this trip with a back pain in hand (or in back.. lol), as your back pain counterpart myself, i can very well understand the ordeal you would have went-thru and its nothing but your will power that has enabled you to sustain and complete the trip successfully. Hats off and Kudos to you. Now the next time i do a long travel, i will definitely carry a hot water bag. Thanks mate.
	() Thanks

13th October 2009, 11:29	#422
lordofgondor BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: UP 16 Posts: 936 Thanked: 159 Times	How I wish a trip to Ladakh & Kashmir unfolds like a never ending story. Alas, good things do come to an end, but with the promise of more in store. Once you've been there, you wanna keep going back. And the constant feeling, what now, where do I go from here...
	() Thanks

13th October 2009, 11:31	#423
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,823 Times View My Garage	Well Rudra, you have my gallery link , select the pics, and I will send you the RAWs Then we will post these here
	() Thanks

13th October 2009, 12:20	#426
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,823 Times View My Garage	Sure here is the comparison Original Rudra Version
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13th October 2009, 12:32	#427
deky Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Jaipur Posts: 1,194 Thanked: 1,214 Times	Tanveer, you can pat yourself on the back for a very well written travelogue coupled with even better pics. This log has been a source of inspiration and enjoyment for lot of us on the forum. Thanks once again for taking out time to post this Epic.
	() Thanks

13th October 2009, 13:11	#428
Joy BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 305 Thanked: 25 Times	No words are enough to describe your great.. great travelogue. A lucid writing style coupled with great photographs makes it a live affair as if we are all travelling with you. It's a real gem. Sad, like everything good, it has to end. Anyway, looking forward for your next journey. All the best. Also, do post the pictures after Mr. Rudra Sen selects and do the necessary post processing so that we novice can learn some more. Thanking you once again for sharing such a lovely travelogues.
	() Thanks

13th October 2009, 15:12	#429
cnaganathan BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 281 Thanked: 48 Times View My Garage	Tanvir, Awesome, Amazing, Enchanting, Wonderful - none of these can fully describe your travelogue and your trip. Your narration and pictures were inspiring and left me dreaming about a trip in the coming years - I wish I lived somewhere closer to the Himalayas so that the years could have become months. And hats off to your better half - not many women would enjoy such a long journey that gives very little scope for shopping!
	() Thanks

13th October 2009, 16:03	#430
Majic BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kottayam Posts: 588 Thanked: 8 Times	Tanveer, is it really over, i just cant belive it, i have been mesmerised with the narrations and the photos, that it is like if i don't get a dose from this thread it would seem like the day is not completed. Well all good things must come to an end! I would be looking out for more posting from you.Cheers!
	() Thanks

13th October 2009, 19:56	#431
KRRaj BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 514 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	Its Bad that all Things must come to an end. I would have loved this to go on... This thread and the pictures have been a calming influence with all the work pressure Im under right now
	() Thanks

13th October 2009, 21:51	#435
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,823 Times View My Garage	Thanks a ton for your wonderful comments. Actually by writing this travelogue, I also relived the entire journey. For now I will post the GPS screenshot for each leg Thankfully I had Openstreetmap maps, and except for the Dha leg, we had maps for almost everything. So now I will post the legs First, the full GPS view of the mountain part of the journey Manali Leh highway Leh - Panamik - Diskit - Hunder Diskit Wari LA Tangste Tangste MLa Pangong Tangste Pangong Changla Leh Leh Hanle Hanle - Kyun Tso attempt Tso moriri Leh Leh Dha Kargil Kargil Rangdum Kargil Kargil Sonmarg Sonmarg Srinagar gulmarg Gulmarg Srinagar Pahalgam Pehalgam Betaab Aru The return
	() Thanks