Across high passes from Keylong to Leh, India (09/2018)
We stayed in Keylong only for the night and continued our journey deeper into the mighty Himalayas in the morning. Just before sunrise, I put my GoPro on the balcony […]
Category Archives: Himachal Pradesh
On bumpy roads from Kaza to Keylong, India (09/2018)
Following several days of field work in the Spiti Valley, we left Kaza for the long drive to Keylong. Although the distance between Kaza and Keylong is less than 190 […]
Exploring the Spiti Valley, India (09/2018)
After four days of driving, we finally reached our destination: Kaza, the administrative capital of the Spiti Valley. In the following days, we conducted field work in the mountains along […]
Mountains and monasteries between Nako and Kaza, India (09/2018)
After entering the impressive Spiti Valley on the previous day, we continued our journey through the majestic Indian Himalayas all the way to Kaza. The night in tiny Nako was […]
Into the Himalayas from Shimla to Nako, India (09/2018)
We left Delhi just after midnight to start our long road trip into the Himalayas. Our first stop was Shimla where we organized the Inner Line Permits allowing us to […]
India 2016 (part XL): Manali
Manali, Himachal Pradesh: After the epic road trip from Kaza on the previous day, we explored Manali before finally leaving the Himalayas and returning to the hot plains of northern […]
Video: Kaza to Manali (India 2016)
The drive from Kaza (~3600 m) to Manali (~2000 m) brought us through a truly impressive mountain scenery. We crossed the Kunzum Pass, the highest point of our trip with […]
India 2016 (part XXXIX): Kaza-Manali
Kaza-Manali, Himachal Pradesh: Once our work in the magnificent Spiti Valley was done, we left Kaza and began our long return journey via Manali. The ca. 200 km long drive […]
India 2016 (part XXXVIII): Spiti Valley
Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh: After four long days of driving, we finally reached Kaza, the main town within the Spiti Valley and our base for the following days. While Kaza […]
Video: Tabo to Kaza (India 2016)
For most parts, the Spiti Valley between the villages of Tabo (~3300 m) and Kaza (~3600 m) is wide and majestic. The highlight of this stretch of the journey was […]
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