Frozen River Trek (chadar trek): Deadliest but coolest trek in world Part 4

in #photography7 years ago (edited)

The word Chadar means blanket and is used to refer to the trek along the frozen Zanskar River. The most amazing thing about the frozen river is how unfrozen it is! water prevents the blanket from completely smothering the river which in places retains it rapids; all the more fear some in temperature of -30ºC the trek goes by shuffling along the icy path! A spectacular and at times challenging trek across the Zanskar with opportunities to savour ancient Bhudhist monasteries and remotes villages nestled in the depths of deep gorges valley of Trans Zanskar ranges.! !!! i will keep posting more about chader trek !IMG_2808.jpg
Chadar trek is one of the most adventurous and most difficult treks in the country. The distance that is covered on foot is approximately 105 km and on an average, a trekker covers 15 to 17 km every day. The temperatures are usually 5 to 0 degrees during the day time and plummet to -25 to -35 degrees during the night in this region.
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While most of the trek is completed by walking, trekkers may even have to climb icy rocks and boulders during the journey. During the journey, the trekkers will walk on the sheet of ice to cover the distance and will rest in caves during the night time.

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Beautiful photos. The North never fails to amaze. Each and every part of it holds beauty and wonder inside it.

i walked 3 times on chader and it never fails to amaze me ....... each time it was more beautiful then previous year ...... :)

I can imagine :)

Looks like an amazing place. With temperatures so low I don't think I would get out of the cave....

toughest things to do in the chader trek is to wake up at 6 am and geting your self out from your sleeping bag :D :D

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