Can You Even Hike The Himalayas Anymore?

Open to the public considering that only 1974, the Ladakh region in the northernmost tip of India offers the rare opportunity for the seasoned hiker to trek amongst the world’s tallest peaks, at elevations ranging from ten,000 to sixteen,000 feet, as in depth in this write-up from the WSJ.

Just an hour flight from New Delhi, this region is now one of the last remaining places in the Himalayas wherever travel is even feasible, provided the political strife in Pakistan, Tibet’s bureaucratic jungle, Bhutan’s substantial tariffs, and Nepal’s rising social unrest.

As to what you’ll come across: “Here are dramatic canyons with multicolored walls and villages unchanged for centuries. Numerous of the mountain-savvy inhabitants are prepared to guide visitors safely by complicated terrain and climate. To talk with people who shell out half the 12 months in isolation, when villages are cut off by snow, is to meet people from an additional globe.”