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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. |
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. |
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Shanti
Stupa was built by the japanese and is, in my
opinion, well worth a visit. |
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. |
From
here it's about 5 min to the main summit. |
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| At the main summit. |
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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