A 25 day journey covering remote valleys of Pangi, Spiti and Zanskar commenced during the end of August and finished in September. It was my first time experience in Himalayas with a mountain bike, after several years of trekking, speed hiking, trail running and cycling in the Western and Eastern ghats of India. It is […]
The next day I started early and cycled peacefully. I was going solo, enjoying the breathtaking views and moving forward. The pangi valley was heaven for cyclists, the roads were muddy but not cobbled or landslide prone. Only one place next to Tindi was prone to landslide which was crossable as well. I crossed Mindhal […]
The next day , we woke up quite early as it was pass crossing day. It was not raining although we were under cloud cover that could burst into rain anytime. The cobbled roads started again and it was tiring after one point of time to climb and pedal slowly. Traffic due to sheep gave […]
The next day morning we got up and it was foggy. We were progressing at a faster rate as we had to prepare for crossing Sach pass the next day. So our aim was to pack some food later in the evening for 2 days and cross the pass. We had 42k for the day […]
The next day (27 Aug, 16) we woke up early around 6 am and starting (cycle-run) towards the breakfast point. It was drizzling in the morning and we had a pitstop at a small store for breakfast. We had aloo paratha and charged our electronics. Soon tar road faded and muddy trails started to begin. […]
Aug 26,2016 we got off the bus in Dalhousie and prepared ourselves. I was fitting the bike tires, pumping in the tubes, setting up the saddle bags etc. At the last moment, I had to switch bike with Bakiyaraj, trekker and a friend who was kind enough to give his bike as he also wanted […]
Aug 24,2016 The initial plan was to join ultrarunner and alpinist Peter Van Geit for the Pangi-Zanskar exploratory and self-supported run. Due to a lack of training with trail runs, I decided to go for an MTB ride in those valleys. The initial plan was shared by my Belgian friend, while I was preparing the […]
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