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The Himalayan
mountains seen from the flight from Delhi to Leh, in the
morning 6/7. |
We stay at Leh Ling
Guest House, 3560m altitude, wich is demanding
on the body if you are
not acclimatized. The first day the general advise is
to do nothing, to
prevent altitude sickness. And we do feel a slight
dizzyness on this
first day. |
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But
it's hard to do nothing when you are in the Himalayas, and the sun is
shining! We walk, very slowly, up to
Shanti Stupa with a good view
over
the city. If you go here, be careful on the
first days, and stay alert for any
symptoms of altitude sickness. |
Shanti
Stupa was built by the japanese and is, in my opinion,
well worth a visit. |
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A view
to the south from Shanti Stupa. The city of Leh with a lot of green,
behind it the Indus Valley, also with a lot of
green. Far behind is,
among
others, Stok
Kangri, 6150m. |
And
here is tomorrow's objective Lamdon Hill, a bit more ambitious
than Shanti Stupa. The actual summit is to
the left in the picture. |
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The next day, the 7/7 we walk to the
mountain and start climbing. There
is a clear path, easy to follow. |
Approaching
a viewpoint at just below 4000m. |
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From
here it's about 5 min to the main summit. |
At the main summit. The usual prayer flags
are swaying in the wind. |
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To the east are dry, desertlike peaks. |
But to
the west is Leh with a lot of green. |
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Namgyal
Tsemo Gompa, with Stok Kangri 6120m in the background.
After descending from the mountain, we walk to the
monastery. |
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