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Ski Touring around the Villages of Zanskar, India, 20 days

Highlights

* Spend 20 days exploring the glorious Zanskar region of India.

* Ski tour on a number of amazing and wild slopes.

* Visit a number of beautiful local villages and monasteries.

Description

A magical, spectacular region, Zanskar in India is a place you will never forget. Surrounded by enormous peaks, mountain passes and valleys, there are few, if any places quite like it. And for 20 days, you will get to explore this place, while enjoying plenty of fantastic skiing.

Often referred to as little Tibet, Zanskar is home to some breathtaking monasteries and lovely villages, many of which you will get to personally visit. Hence giving you so much more than great skiing because on this adventure, you will also get to immerse yourself in fascinating and beautiful culture.

There are many highlights that you will get to enjoy during this trip. Some examples include Leh, the Lingshed monastery and the village of Rangdum. However, one of the biggest highlights of this trip will be the sensational natural landscape that you will get to admire throughout Zanskar.

For the skiing portion of this trip, you are definitely in for a treat. The descents are long and exciting. And because the Zanskar area is so remote, the slopes are relatively untouched. Thus giving you a quiet, personal and memorable skiing experience.

It is important that participants on this trip are in good physical condition. You should also have previous ski touring experience in similar environments.

Zanskar is like a dream. It is the kind of place that you cannot help but visit and look upon with awe. And it would be my pleasure to take you through this incredible place for nearly 3 weeks. So if you would like to join this adventure, just send me a request.

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Itinerary

Day 1 to 2: Flight from France to Leh via Delhi

You will fly from France to Leh via Delhi. After you arrive at Leh, you will settle in a guesthouse for the night.

Day 3: Leh

We will spend the day in Leh for the purpose of acclimatization. We will also visit a beautiful nearby monastery before returning to the guesthouse for the night.

Day 4 to 7: Leh - Lingshed

For the next few days we will begin skiing in the heart of Zanskar. On the first day we will visit the Shingre Yokma cave. On the next day, we will visit Tipkyeak Bawo cave and on the third day we will visit Nyerak Pulu. We will then make our way to Lingshed.

Day 8 to 10: Lingshed

For the next three days we will ski around the beautiful Lingshed monastery, while spending the nights in the village.

Day 11 to 15: Lingshed - Rangdum

During these days, we will ski tour through various mountain passes and peaks, spending the nights in tents at various sites.

Day 16: Rangdum

Today we will ski tour around, explore and spend the night in the village of Rangdum.

Day 17: Rangdum - Parkachik

Today we will make our way from Rangdum to Parkachik, where we will enjoy some great ski touring and spend the night.

Day 18: Parkachik - Leh

Today we will return to Leh via Kargil on a 4×4.

Day 19 to 20: Flight from Leh to France via Delhi

 

Details

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Participants should bring the following items with them: 1 pair of skiing boots, 1 pair of trekking boots, 4 pairs of warm socks, 2 sets of underwear shirts and 2 sets of underwear bottoms, 1 fleece top, 1 goretex pants and jacket, 1 down jacket with hood, clothing for flight, 1 pair of ski gloves, 1 pair of down mittens, 1 pair of fleece gloves, 1 pair of under gloves, 1 sleeping bag, 1 self inflating mattress, 1 survival blanket, proper hat, headband, 1 ski mask, sun glasses, lip balm, sunscreen, 1 travel bag, 1 backpack (50L), trash bags, skis and poles, skins, a skin care set, crampons, harness, 3 screw carabiners, aspirin and doliprane, antibiotic treatment, light bulb kit for the feet, 3 foot warmers, 3 hand warmers, plastic bowl, spoon and knives.

Meeting point

Paris airport, where we will catch the flight to Leh via Delhi.

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