Tourist & Trekking Guide To Ladakh And Zanskar

A visit to Ladakh, the reggedly picturesque land with spectacular mountains, high passes, towering peaks, glittering glaciers with imposing gompas provide a unique flavour, a plethora of thrills and rich sublime spirtual experience. It takes the visitor into another world of timelesss-ness,where traditions have reamined unchanged for centuries.
About Author :
Manmohan Singh Bawa has done his Master's in History and has deep interst in archaeology and anthropology. He is a freelance artist, cartographer and writer, the Middle East, Europe and the American continent. He has been trekking in the Himalaya for the last 40 years and has walked extensively throughout the lenght and breadth of the Himalayan ranges. Among mapping activities he has complied and drawn a series of the Himalayan maps for Air India and for Leomann Maps which have been widely appreciated and used by trekkers from all over the world.
Contents :
Preface The Himalaya Ladakh: History and the Past Health and Medicine during Trekking Leh, a Town of Contrasts Practical Information Trekking in and Aroudn Leh Pangong Tso, Zanskar and Kargi Rupshu Nubra and Shyok Valleys Eastern Karakoram Srinagar Valley Index