Download e-book for kindle: Trekking in Ladakh (Cicerone Guides) by Radek Kucharski

This hiking guidebook provides unique descriptions of 8 various treks around the Ladakh, Zanskar and Markha Valley in northern India. starting from average trouble to very not easy, the treks range among 6 to twelve days in size, every one trek is damaged down into a number of phases, and has info on trouble, to be had lodging and entry, in addition to the numerous mixtures and alternative ways open to exploration.
Known as Little Tibet; for either its panorama and tradition, Ladakh lies on the northern tip of India. The zone is bisected by way of the nice River Indus and neighbours Tibet and Kashmir. This quiet nook of the Himalaya has built a powerful hiking tradition over fresh years for adventurous trekkers. hiking during this distant, high-altitude area is intensely difficult, as paths should not signed and there are just a constrained variety of villages. in spite of the fact that, its fantastic panorama (a large zone choked with unlimited hiking possibilities), hospitable humans, wealthy history and constrained variety of travelers make Ladakh an grand vacation spot.
The advisor comprises historical past details on neighborhood tradition, background and faith, in addition to all of the making plans aspect you would like on an important elements similar to environmental accountability, future health and protection within the mountains, hiking practicalities and coaching for altitude.