Stories from pangong/ladakh/india

Defeated by Chang La... Indian Army saves the day.

Saravana@kettik.com (Saravana Kumar) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:46:44 +0000

In between Leh and Pangong Lake lies the mighty Chang La pass.Â At over 5400m high, Chang La is officially the 3'rd highest mountain pass in Ladakh (after Khardung La and Tanglang La).

After successfully cycling across the Leh - Manali highway i did not think that crossing Chang La on my bicycle would pose much of a problem. But i was wrong.

Rescued again... How the Indian army helped me cross a snowed out Chang La pass for the 2nd time.

Saravana@kettik.com (Saravana Kumar) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:46:56 +0000

After 5 beautiful sunny days around Pangong Lake, the weather turned for the worse and dropped a ton of snow on the mountains around Chang La. I had to find a way back to Leh. Cycling was impossible now, but i had not planned on cycling back anyway. So i waited at Tangste, hoping to get ride on a jeep or truck going towards Leh.