51: Chadar Trek with Ajitha Yasmin
Publisher |
Saif & Faiza
Media Type |
audio
Publication Date |
Dec 15, 2018
Episode Duration |
00:42:01

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to a very dear guest - Ajitha Yasmin, a long time listener and winner of the "Get Featured on the Musafir Stories" contest we ran on International Podcast Day earlier this year.

Today's destination: Chadar Trek on the frozen Zanskar river, Jammu & Kashmir

Nearest Airport: Leh Airport, IXL

Nearest Railway Station: NA

Prerequisites - Some experience in trekking is preferred, although not mandatory

Packing - Make sure to either pack winter clothes or buy them in Leh. Decathalon is a good option in your city as well. Equipment is usually taken care of by the trek company.

Time of the year - January

Length of the itinerary: 6 day trek, 2 day acclimatization

Itinerary Highlights:

  • The 12 people strong team, set off after a day of acclimatization in Leh with a stopover at Magnetic hill.

  • The trek kicks off at Chiling from where the group heads off on a 70km trek over 6 days.

  • The trek goes through some interesting terrain with different formations of ice over the Zanskar river.

  • The early hours are tricky with the team having to negotiate some thin layers of ice.

  • The first stop for the night is Shingra where the team camps. Periodic oxygen level checks are performed by the trek company to ensure that everyone is good health.

  • The trek continues through some magnificent terrain, covering icy sheets to frozen streams. The stop of the day is at Tibb caves, a point of meeting of two mountain ranges.

  • The team also enjoy some good vegetarian food along with Thukpa, the tibetan soupy noodles.

  • The final day of the onward journey ends at Nerak waterfalls - a frozen waterfall that is one of the iconic points of the trek at over 11,000 ft.

  • The return journey is along the same path but on th other side of the frozen river bank. The team enjoys interacting with the local porters and share some hummable songs and the evergreen calls of Julley!

Links:

Ajitha's Travel

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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to a very dear guest - Ajitha Yasmin, a long time listener and winner of the "Get Featured on the Musafir Stories" contest we ran on International Podcast Day earlier this year. Today's destination: Chadar Tre...

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to a very dear guest - Ajitha Yasmin, a long time listener and winner of the "Get Featured on the Musafir Stories" contest we ran on International Podcast Day earlier this year.

Today's destination: Chadar Trek on the frozen Zanskar river, Jammu & Kashmir

Nearest Airport: Leh Airport, IXL

Nearest Railway Station: NA

Prerequisites - Some experience in trekking is preferred, although not mandatory

Packing - Make sure to either pack winter clothes or buy them in Leh. Decathalon is a good option in your city as well. Equipment is usually taken care of by the trek company.

Time of the year - January

Length of the itinerary: 6 day trek, 2 day acclimatization

Itinerary Highlights:

  • The 12 people strong team, set off after a day of acclimatization in Leh with a stopover at Magnetic hill.

  • The trek kicks off at Chiling from where the group heads off on a 70km trek over 6 days.

  • The trek goes through some interesting terrain with different formations of ice over the Zanskar river.

  • The early hours are tricky with the team having to negotiate some thin layers of ice.

  • The first stop for the night is Shingra where the team camps. Periodic oxygen level checks are performed by the trek company to ensure that everyone is good health.

  • The trek continues through some magnificent terrain, covering icy sheets to frozen streams. The stop of the day is at Tibb caves, a point of meeting of two mountain ranges.

  • The team also enjoy some good vegetarian food along with Thukpa, the tibetan soupy noodles.

  • The final day of the onward journey ends at Nerak waterfalls - a frozen waterfall that is one of the iconic points of the trek at over 11,000 ft.

  • The return journey is along the same path but on th other side of the frozen river bank. The team enjoys interacting with the local porters and share some hummable songs and the evergreen calls of Julley!

Links:

Ajitha's Travel

Listen to Saif & Faiza on Castbox's Original: Podcast Unfiltered with Bijay Gautam

Follow the Musafir stories on

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

Website

email: themusafirstories@gmail.com

itunes - https://apple.co/2LPtTA3

Google podcasts - http://bit.ly/2toY7lj or voice or google search "Ok Google, play The Musafir stories podcast"

website - http://bit.ly/2xFZqOV

Saavn - https://bit.ly/2J5rIqi

Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2HLPSVi

pocketcasts - https://bit.ly/2xu3Ewg

castbox - https://bit.ly/2sqBDQi

Overcast - https://bit.ly/2LN9wnf

Stitcher Radio - https://bit.ly/2JiBbhw

audioBoom - https://bit.ly/2oZZowS

TuneIn - https://bit.ly/2xyQH4a

RadioPublic - https://bit.ly/2snY9u0

iHeartradio - https://ihr.fm/2xvOG8R

Deezer - https://bit.ly/2L7GmOo

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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