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Ladakh • Valley
Zanskar
Remote glaciated kingdom, cliff-hanging cave monasteries, and frozen river trails
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Trek & Trail3,390 m
Field Record • Zanskar
Zanskar•Ladakh
Chadar Trek (Frozen River Expedition)
One of the world's most unique winter wilderness treks — walking on a frozen sheet of ice (the Chadar) over the roaring Zanskar River through deep vertical gorges in sub-zero cold.
8–9 Days62 km
DossierPlace3,850 m
Field Record • Zanskar
Zanskar•Ladakh
Phuktal Gompa (Cave Monastery)
An extraordinary 12th-century monastery built like a honeycomb around a natural cave opening high above the turquoise Tsarap Chu river gorge.
3–4 Days25 km
DossierPlace3,669 m
Field Record • Zanskar
Zanskar•Ladakh
Padum & Karsha Gompa
The administrative capital of Zanskar, dominated by the whitewashed tiers of Karsha Monastery and surrounded by glaciated peaks.
2–3 Days
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