Surviving My First Winter Drive to Zanskar on Snow & Ice

Snow Chains : amzn.to/3JLc5Gd
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First time ever driving on snow and I decided to do it across the snow covered Pensi La pass to Zanskar in my Ford Ecosport this December.
#Zanskar #Ladakh #Ecosport
00:00 Drive to Rangdum
01:56 Lunch Stop at Rangdum
02:52 Climb Up to Pensi La
06:37 Climb Down from Pensi La
08:38 Last Stretch to Padum
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Soundtrack : 'Edge of What You Know' by Amick Cutler
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[@VikramSingh-33]

You travel solo. Especially in this harsh terrain.. hats off to your confidence and courage sir. Hoping to join you for a few days if possible

[@louvendran7273]

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[@AmitSaini-zm7sw]

I have been your viewer from almost the beginning of your channel, love your videos. To me your channel has the best content when it comes to covering Ladakh. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

[@sanjayssaini]

Your videos are just spectacular. It's a treat to watch them. Just keep up the superb work.

[@adrianabravo121]

Gracias por mostrar la grandeza d nuestro planeta. Ojala un dia pueda llegar a trenendo lugar. 🙏 Namasté

[@buddhapiyao1315]

The landscapes you have shown in your videos are absolutely stunning. a lot of people will probably never see it in their lifetime. you are truly blessed to be in such parts of India.

[@annamikaa]

This is the most beautiful thing I have seen so far......!!

[@sonjachukmelzbinden9067]

Simply wonderful scenery and bravo to your endeavors.

[@abhishekbakshi9189]

Great video!! Nice song!!! Loved it

[@Shwetank008]

I have been following you for years. you are one of the best I have ever come across. I'd be the happiest when I see you crossing 1M. All the very best for all upcoming videos.

[@vipinbaliga7760]

What a landscape! What views! Awe inspiring. Thank you for showing it to us.

[@gauravrana8592]

Your videos are always Soothing to eyes and your voice is melodies to ears.

[@explorer.samrat]

Driving on black ice (invisible layer of snow on road) once dragged our car towards the end of a mountain cliff...leg brakes were not working, hand-brake was not working...had to step out of the moving car, pick a boulder and place in the front of the car...still the car kept dragging, but at a slower pace..until it stopped near the edge of a cliff. Black ice is really a big challenge even for experienced drivers while driving on mountain roads. 😓

[@indiainmotion]

There was no black ice on this road thankfully. It was just regular white ice.. lol.

[@twinkle8554]

Your videos are free therapy

[@bharat0887]

Without completing the video, i always hit the 👍 button on your channel, because undoubtedly you post the most generous and excellent content.. Best wishes.

[@Ladakh15]

Me too

[@nadaan_parinda]

Just soothing in this heat .. keep doing great work..💯💯

[@anukumar3930]

ur great and ur video purely natural ... ur solo encourage ....

[@lakshayvaid1]

Calm voice, soothing music and scenic vlog. All box checked: subscribed❤

[@samraatdash8236]

Another great video. Nothing like driving alone through rugged landscapes. Reminds me of my solo drive to Zanskar in the late autumn of 2021 through Shinku La and till Pensi La and then reversing to tackle the gravel trap path to Lingshed.

[@indiainmotion]

That must have been quite an adventure. I was a bit wary taking my car to Shinku La and Singge La as it was my first time driving in the mountains last summer

[@Cxc21]

Hii, Wait is over😊. Thanks India in Motion to give smile on face.❤. . . Explore Different part of country also. Like sikkim is amazing,

[@him31anshu]

Very happy to see that truck out of nowhere, and he gave horn too!

[@indiainmotion]

Yeah.. just checking if I needed any help.

[@myesh1146]

Flet very good that you are safe.nice veduo.take care!

[@adrianabravo121]

Desde Argentina, America del Sur.

[@wxstedxo_]

Man tbh i was just looking for some ecosport in snow content.... But then eventually i stumbled upon your video.... And let me just say... I instantly subscribed, not because of the car actually... But rather your cinematics. Absolutely beautiful ❤️‍🔥

[@indiainmotion]

Glad to hear that.

[@bhavinnagda4167]

you are laying the base of new tourism destinations for next generation . this landscape is surreal . thanks for documenting it

[@sanjaydoodi731]

Awesome...we are living some of wildest dreams through your eyes and camera .Thanks and be safe.

[@godisgreat2612]

super genuine videos, no drama just pure genuine videos unlike Ronnie and Barty, which is filled with commercial and making things full dramatic, making thing away from reality

[@mge12]

Simply awesome. Thankyou Saravana and Good luck 🤞

[@badboy22134]

I found my self in your journey...take love ❤

[@himalayangirlMani]

Amazing landscape, n your will to go there ,to lands where no one goes, amazing you are Sarvana ji. Try getting haldirams ready to eat meals n gluten free rotis n paranthas

[@boosterfox5244]

Wow brother... beautiful

[@dharmendraparmar060]

Nice n terrific video… I love ecosport.. mere pas bhi ecosport he or me marte dum tak ishe bechunga nahi ❤❤

[@AMPhotography]

Enjoyed thoroughly. Seen so many videos from winter in Ladakh about snow and ice and none of them use a chain. If people don’t use snow chain here; where else! Keep that with you all the time in winter. It is life saver. It does reduce the life of the tires; but one can buy a tire and not a life.

[@indiainmotion]

Absolutely.. the chains are a must have in winters. One small mistake and you will take a tumble down the mountain slopes. My chains are a bit too big for this car, but I got them to use with the Jimny and they should fit its tyres perfectly.

[@louvendran7273]

7:35 You must drop to first gear otherwise in the new electronic systems you use hill decent control where the abs will brake coninuously You must not use brakes downhill unless you are in 1st gear. You will run the chance of oversteer. Gear breaking downhill is a must in slippery conditions. The brakes are just a backup. Hope my tips help. I'm not a snow specialist but I have driven on wet, boiling & frozen roads sand, tar, mud etc in Africa mostly.

[@TanushPas25]

It's always been a pleasure watching your stories Saravana, looking forward to meeting you this summer

[@KaniskarajKar]

"Wow, "India in motion," your videos are absolutely breathtaking! The amount of effort and passion you put into each video truly shines through. 🌟 It's unfortunate that more people haven't discovered your incredible content yet. Let's all do our part and share these amazing videos to help him reach a wider audience. Keep up the fantastic work! 💫🇮🇳 #IndiaInMotion #HiddenGemsOfIndia"

[@rajatchauhan17]

I always keep your video for the last, just before I sleep so after watching them I can have a Good Night sleep.!!! So Pristine So Beautiful. It just transports you to another dimension. Thanks Big Brother. 🙌🙏❤

[@indiainmotion]

You're the welcome!

[@amudupa]

Awesome video!

[@sonamwodzer2705]

Experienced enough after many years of living travelling and hiking in snowy winter of ladhakh,seems like that .Great adventure

[@sonamtsomo2060]

❤ I love to watch your videos. It's an 👁 cooling to watch, but I can understand how difficult it is to manage the driving on a full blanket of snow on the mountains and everywhere. 🎉

[@indiainmotion]

Thank you Sonam.. the drive was mostly a lot of fun to be honest. I really enjoyed it.

[@rupeshswain6517]

Nice to c u driving bro

[@Queen.of.Quotes]

❄🏔🏂🌨"Snowfall rouses your inner child to dream and play once more.”❄🏔🏂🌨

[@neelkamalgupta4661]

Hats off to your hard effort. I am always waiting for your videos. Love you.

[@khanamrania6551]

Don't stop doing this, we love your videos and your voiceover is so calm and clean

[@indiainmotion]

I wont. I will probably move these videos to a different channel, but will continue making them.

[@santhoshpani]

You are in heaven buddy ,❤❤❤

[@sandeepsharma-rc7sy]

Always amazing to see you sir, all these winter videos are very amazing, specially with car. But please be careful sir, Dont start early as sunrays helps alot to melt black ice on road. I also hade one suggestion that you should discuss with someone with such experience or some mechanic about how to cold start car and how to handle the situation if battery drains out. It will help you in my opinion

[@thedesitrio3285]

wow

[@jehza77]

Great content !!

[@KarimTv.]

Incredible landscape of India ❤. Love from mountains of Hunza Valley pakistan 🇵🇰

[@watanabe00738]

Yes India is realy beautiful . from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩.

[@rocakfellacrazytown]

Amazing

[@gopiisha]

Thanks

[@indiainmotion]

You are welcome Gopi. Thanks a lot for your support!

[@divyanshsinghrana8718]

Awesome Drive i must say❤

[@indiainmotion]

Thanks ✌️

[@pushpaaggarwal4207]

U r living ur dream life.. very few have a courage to do so instead of chasing behind money . Keet it up n became a inspiration for others as well..

[@Naturelovers954]

Ammazing.

[@PraneethVarmaM]

My suggestion would be to mount the camera outside the vehicle. There should be several go pro mounts for bonnet/top. Video will instantly be twice as good. Love your content!

[@chimetnamgyal3231]

Always a treat to eyes😊.

[@5151chandu]

You are my inspiration for valley. I stopped at Kargil in October last year as I couldn’t proceed towards Pensi La since I was solo and was afraid of tyres.

[@SanilAbrahamdontstop]

Uff amazing views

[@techrexabhi6761]

Music is soothing we love to watch these kind of contents👌 nd we appreciate yr work this not as easy as looks..🙏 Thnks for Showing us Hmara Pyara Bharat❤

[@travelwithkmd]

Wow🎉❤ No words man , you experiencing us also

[@ankurmaheshwari1984]

Amazing video ❤❤ Thanks for sharing your incredible journey

[@indiainmotion]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@irfanulislam4851]

I will be there in Zanskar by the end of April month

[@gnanuvasu3608]

Always waiting, exited to see your's vedios 💐💐💐💐

[@markflajsner9944]

Glad to see that you are driving safely now!

[@indiainmotion]

I always was :)

[@markflajsner9944]

@@indiainmotion after several years watching I know that but there's always the unexpected especially in such an extreme environment, plus other drivers are not as good as you...!!

[@indiainmotion]

@@markflajsner9944 Frankly this was the first time for me driving in snow and the first time that i took my car to the mountains (last summer). So I'am a very inexperienced driver when it comes to the mountains, but i'am always very careful in everything I do. So that probably helped.

[@parnamukherjee26]

Another great video sir,as always

[@shivkumargandhi1209]

Unbelievable footage 👏👍🙏

[@indiainmotion]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@user-kj6dk7zx3p]

I was fond of Your hikes Minus transport. Nevertheless, do what you desire to. ✌️

[@ROADIE_RAHUL]

Great Video. I will also make a video going there. Thanks for motivation

[@phuntsoknorbu7702]

Welcome to zanskar

[@rajeevpushkar]

Fantastic vlog with stunning views ❤❤❤❤

[@inductioncookingequipments]

Lovely content, I always watch on big screen🎉❤

[@indiainmotion]

Glad to hear that.

[@vishveshjpatel]

Mesmerising ... Beyond Words ... No words Can define the Feel of being in Himaliyan Mountains ... Infinitely Crazy ... and i was really surprised see you in car and was happy for you as well that this time you don't have to carry so much of wight on your back ... one request if you can update in your details the time of travel date that would help all of them who are watching your journey ... Thanks in advance Regards ... Stay Blessed

[@indiainmotion]

The date of Journey was mentioned in the opening shot of the video 🙂

[@kirpalonchenpa]

Wow! amazing video 😍😍

[@user-lq3pg5vt9m]

You are inspirational sir

[@mr.vedsingh604]

I love your videos 📸❤ , emotions mesmerizing 🔥 lots of love you sir 🙏🙏🇮🇳🔥You are my inspiration❤

[@indiainmotion]

Thank you so much 😀

[@deviraja9554]

Awesome! Stay safe.

[@indiainmotion]

Thank you Devi

[@deosaivillagevlogs]

Nice

[@naanuunkownu]

👌👌

[@FayrozeKhan]

Thanks for promoting Kargil, Zankskar

[@kalyannanda5157]

Am waiting for your vedios🎉

[@reflectionOfLyf]

I am loving this new kind of videos. Once you put a camera mounted outside of your car, we would get much better shots while driving. Also, I would suggest to switch to more reliable car. Have a safe one. Love your videos.

[@KumarPrashant27]

Great video, I found out your channel today and have watched hours of your videos!! Your solo travels are inspirational!! I wanted to ask what camera and equipment you are using for solo travels like these?

[@AxViki]

Nice jacket ♥

[@indiainmotion]

Thank you, love that color.

[@xplorebeforeyouexpire6823]

👌

[@Phanindra.g]

Looks more difficult than you say. But, can I join in next trip?

[@manojnavy]

I drove this section during summers, and it was pretty challenging then too. Hats off to your determination and grit. Wishing you many more safe travels. Looking forward to many more interesting videos from you

[@indiainmotion]

Thanks, will do!

[@pahadidna1518]

😍😍😍😍😍😍🤩

[@kesardogra5529]

👍👍♥️

[@Enjoy_Life_With_Sidhu]

Great Bhai always watch ur series...love from Punjab bathinda... Music kaha se liya???

[@indiainmotion]

It is there in the description

[@shyamaa9259]

Plzz write your memoirs in Ladakh area of all these years! That would be Guide to many!

[@anands1148]

This is interesting. I didn’t think your hiking videos could be bettered. It seems these car videos esp. the dashboard cam capturing dreamy roads might just do that.

[@indiainmotion]

Thank you Anand. I wouldn't say one is better than the other specifically. Just different. I will probably move all these car videos to a separate channel. Waiting to get the Jimny before doing it.

[@PankajSharma-pr4fo]

The selection of music 🔥 fucking too good

[@ajjohnny4u]

💗🙏🇮🇳

[@safarnama1117]

Love your videos.. Even I have done few solo trips .. And solo trips are awesome but I would not choose to travel solo always... So I want to ask you ..why do you travel solo always?

[@spositive8790]

❤

[@AlokeSurin]

I loved the sound track you have chosen for this video.... very evocative! By the way, did you use chains only on the front tires or on all four? And, are the tires winter rated like they have in Canada/USA? Here in British Columbia (Canada) you can be fined and even turned around on highways which mandate the use of winter tires between 1 Oct to 31 March every year. As always, the winter mountain landscape of Zanskar is stunning!

[@indiainmotion]

Winter rated tires or not available to purchase in India. Even All Weather Tires or not available here. So snow chains are the only safe way to traverse these conditions in the mountains. The government does mandate the use of snow chains for crossing Pensila but no one really enforces it.

[@rohank9292]

Can you please share the online link for the fuel stove that you use. I know that its a particularly good one as it can be filled with petrol and diesel too that are readily available, right?

[@indiainmotion]

You can Google for MSR Whisperlite

[@traveljunkie1]

Nice....new ways of travel. This will be less painful...or ???

[@karpich1994]

Sir do u use AT or any special tyres or just chained stocks? Love ur vids.

[@indiainmotion]

Just chains

[@aloksinghseeker]

Sir, why don't you use GoPro cameras? I wanted to buy, so any suggestions?

[@AB034TX]

Bro, your videos are lovely. I wanted to ask, what do you do when you feel really lonely on these rides? How do you cope with that? I have never come across someone in a 4 wheeler travelling alone to Ladakh.

[@indiainmotion]

I hike and camp alone in the mountains regularly anywhere from a week to 10 days at a time. So spending a few hours driving a car is no big deal.