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Ladakh holidays

February 2015

  • Wild horses at Pangong Lake in Ladakh, India

    World view
    World view: all the pretty horses in Ladakh, India

    ‘Can there be anything wilder than horses running cross a high mountain landscape?’ asked photographer Mick Ryan, when judging this image of Pangong Lake in Ladakh, India, which was entered into our January readers’ travel photography competition on the theme of wild

September 2013

  • Simon's bike at Lungalacha pass

    Backpackers' diaries
    Backpacker diaries: a pretty pass on the road to Leh, north India

    For Simon Gandolfi, crossing the world's second-highest pass, Tanglang La in north India, is an endurance test of dust, fumes and sleepless nights, with great views

  • Tackling a 35-degree slope in Manali in a specially adapted Jeep

    Backpackers' diaries
    Backpackers' diaries: a bit steep in Manali, India

    Still in Manali, northern India, Simon Gandolfi hangs out with a troop of westerners, and finds an impressive 35 degrees has nothing to do with temperature

  • Simon Manali

    Backpackers' diaries
    Backpackers' diaries: a ride over the roof of India

    Simon Gandolfi crosses the towering mountain passes of Ladakh, taking in landslides, breathtaking views, and his own piece of history

February 2013

  • Ice hockey in Ladakh, India

    Playing ice hockey in the Indian Himalayas

    As the home of India's ice hockey, Ladakh is starting to draw international players and fans to enjoy the thrill of matches played outside, against the stunning backdrop of the Himalayas. Jakob Horstmann joins the locals to play in the first ever international tournament in the regional capital of Leh, eastern Kashmir

November 2011

  • Thinlas, Tsering, Rosa and Tseten

    Trekking in Ladakh: join the girl guides

    A pioneering woman has broken local taboos to become the first female trekking guide in the remote region of Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas. Ed Douglas joined her on a trek

October 2008

  • Luxary comes to Ladakh

    Luxury comes to Ladakh's hippie trail

    Fifteen years after backpacking through the Himalayas, Tom Robbins realises a little luxury is not to be sneered at - especially when it's a community initiative

February 2007

  • Clouds are mirrored in the rice fields near Leh, the capital of Ladakh

    Are we there yet, Dad?

    David Rose longed to return to the Himalayas, but would a week-long trek through the remote mountains of Ladakh be too much for his city-loving teenage daughters?

January 2005

  • Long and winding road to the land of the mountain mantra

    It takes a week to reach, and the altitude makes you sick when you arrive, but Ladakh is a slice of Himalayan heaven for Carol McDaid

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