Chadar Trek

The region that I am going to talk about and is known to the globe as Zanskar is located towards the south-east of Leh and is together with this by the Himalayan, Zanskar ranges and mountains that border Zanskar and Kashmir valley. A brief proem as to how this trek became a reality- Chadar Trek. My part to standby and good fortune combine with innovative mood, I decided to take up Chadar Frozen River Trek. It was a seven day trek in inhospitable conditions. A winter trek over a frozen river in Ladakh! But if the cold and the starkness of the terrain is ignored, Chadar is not a difficult trek otherwise. Chadar means sheets and is used to refer to the trek along the frozen Zanskar. Zanskar Trek felt like step into arctic situation. My tenacity got tested by day 2 itself. It was damn cold. At that tricky time my multi-layers of clothing really helped me a lot. It was something that I just cannot describe in words. All my team members- not a crowded one- were having a good time though, including me. Crawling, scrambling, skating on ice- was a regular part of our fun routine and are some of the memorable experiences. The whole trip was an invigorating experience. Zanskar is one place in the world where inspite of so many hardships established, people out there are truly happy.