Zanskar Valley - Riding the Himalayas on Royal Enfield's

[@aseemkalia4708]

One of the best travelogues on Zanskar valley!

[@Camtreble]

@@aseemkalia4708 thank you!

[@sunilbose1753]

Fun fact on road construction- India had a deliberate policy of not building too much infrastructure in the area- there was a risk that Chinese would use the infra to do incursions in case of a war. 10 years ago that policy was reversed and we decided to be more aggressive. A lot of these roads are now being built by the Border Roads Org with the indian army to facilitate Troop and Tank movements. The Army not only supports the bikers who now use these roads but also protect and presvrve the unique culture of the region. If the Chinese had taken over, they would have converted Ladakh into a rubber stamp culture overseen by the CCP.

[@Camtreble]

@@sunilbose1753 awesome fact! Makes a lot of sense at to why there is so much construction going on. - I will include this fact in my next video on the spiti valley 🙏

[@sandeshpardeshi5465]

Go to Umling La pass, Pangong Lake and Hanle… Hanle is the best place to stargazing in india due to less light pollution and Umling la pass is the highest moterable pass in the world.

[@Camtreble]

@@sandeshpardeshi5465 we made it there too, here’s the video! We loved it, such an amazing place! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iomtYmCVmZZri7Msi=ET9acu-pInsoIGhA

[@the_drifter-bw9hj]

Great narration, loved the video. The himalayan range is a newer formation and hence quite weak geologically. The amount of rain and snow and melt stream that Ladakh gets, the roads get wrecked every year near the passes especially. Monsoon is basically landslide season. Hence you see plenty of construction post monsoon everywhere.

[@Camtreble]

@@the_drifter-bw9hj thank you! Appriciate it. Crazy how much work they have to do to these roads! Incredible experience riding them

[@DePaseoNacho]

What time of year do you recommend for this motorcycle trip? And where did you rent them? Excellent video. I hope to be able to make this trip in 2025

[@Camtreble]

@@DePaseoNacho we borrowed a bike from a friend and bought one in Delhi. However there are many places to rent them out in leh. We did this trip at the end of June. The pass had only just opened

[@DePaseoNacho]

@Camtreble And what time of year did you make the trip?

[@Camtreble]

@@DePaseoNacho our trip was through the month of June

[@sama.02]

it is too old video.Ladakh already changed a lot

[@Camtreble]

@@sama.02 it changes so much! What’s new there now? This video was last year in June

[@sunilbose1753]

And sorry- nothing intelligent in what the French girl did. Himalaya is a VERY demanding bike trail that people should not attempt without expet riding skills, especially trained in high altitude rding. I have been VERY concerned about tourists who under-estimate the demanding skills required- they may end up facing a tragic situation. Better to spend several months riding and special training before attempting somehting like this.

[@Camtreble]

@@sunilbose1753 I agree with you, not the smartest move. Definitely could have done with some more training. Great to see people chasing their dreams though. She got to Padum and decided to turn back - hopefully she got back safe and well 🙏