Day 4: We slept well and got up early on Tuesday because we had to pack everything for Pangong. Chhetan came at about 9:30am. We did some shopping, as we had to stay one night away from Leh. Chhetan had brought some utensils and stove from his house. We bought some bread, butter, jam, instant noodles, juice, water and fruits etc. We finally left for Pangong at about 11:30am.
On the way, we saw the Teksey Gompa, one of the monasteries. We crossed Karu (30km from Leh), Zingrul (15500 ft), Chang-La (the second highest motorable road at 17350 ft) and Tso-Tak on the way to Pangong. While going down the slopes from Chang-La, I again started feeling dizzy and breathless. In fact it was colder at Chang-La than at Khardung-La. When it became clear that I needed some immediate rest, Chhetan planned a halt for us at the Tangtse village in the Tangtse valley, about 36km from Pangong. In any case it was also getting dark and we couldn’t have reached the lake before sunset.
We stayed at one of Chhetan’s friend’s house. Chering Motup was a shopkeeper and he also used to run a hotel that was now closed. We were put up in this single room hotel. Chering lighted a bukhari (a stove used for heating the room) for us. We prepared instant noodles for dinner and took rest. We had carried sleeping bags with us from the Ti-Sei guesthouse. Chering gave us one more quilt and we slept very well.
On the way, we saw the Teksey Gompa, one of the monasteries. We crossed Karu (30km from Leh), Zingrul (15500 ft), Chang-La (the second highest motorable road at 17350 ft) and Tso-Tak on the way to Pangong. While going down the slopes from Chang-La, I again started feeling dizzy and breathless. In fact it was colder at Chang-La than at Khardung-La. When it became clear that I needed some immediate rest, Chhetan planned a halt for us at the Tangtse village in the Tangtse valley, about 36km from Pangong. In any case it was also getting dark and we couldn’t have reached the lake before sunset.
We stayed at one of Chhetan’s friend’s house. Chering Motup was a shopkeeper and he also used to run a hotel that was now closed. We were put up in this single room hotel. Chering lighted a bukhari (a stove used for heating the room) for us. We prepared instant noodles for dinner and took rest. We had carried sleeping bags with us from the Ti-Sei guesthouse. Chering gave us one more quilt and we slept very well.
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