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Ladakh: High Trail into Rupshu

Journeying through deep canyons and crossing high passes, this trip introduces a region little changed in centuries.

We begin by acclimatising in Leh, the capital of Ladakh, at 3505m. Our first days on trek follow the Markha Valley, a remote landscape of small villages, monasteries and deep canyons. We pass by friendly locals busy with the barley crop, and climb up steeply to a monastery perched on the side of a cliff. There there will be time to see how life works in this isolated valley with its hot dry summers and cold cold winters.

Heading south now, we approach the wild and arid land inhabited by the Karnaks, noted for breeding fine horses. A slow climb leads to the Zalung La (5200m) from which the Zanskar and Himalayan ranges open up before us.

The Karnaks are largely nomadic and we will pass summer camps and isolated shepherds in this high altitude grazing area. With its remote terrain, rocky gorges, high passes and river crossings, this is an adventurous trek in remote country with time to catch a glimpse of the local way of life.