Ride to Leh in 2010

[Roxx]

hello Jiten, Amit & Sushrut...!!! we can plan d trip and can get 2gether at a place like manali or delhi or srinagar..etc.. and start d trip, .. i can join d trip only if it is planned to be between 15th may to 15 Aug 2010, for this leh 2010 trip, count me in...

[Prasham]

Guys... Just remember 1 thing... If you have some rides under your belt its better doing it solo or with your own gang than joining some unknown guy. Joining someone from different background, taste, understanding may actually create lot of complications during the ride, especially in highly demanding terrain like Ladakh. So decide accordingly.

[Roxx]

Hey Thanks Prasham.. i agree with you.. coz the way everyone rides is different and everyone's capacity to ride and being active varies... thanks again.. its an important point to note...

[MonkeyBoy4u]

My plan is also tentative

26 days in 2010 ?

subject to workload at the moment

[sinkadi]

Hi....I visited leh in sept 2009 on my P220 with pillion ...Let me tell you i had great time....I am from borivali, mumbai...and i am also thinking to visit leh again in July 2010....

[lifebyroad]

Originally Posted by TIMAP

I am from Mumbai-Kandivali but work in Pune. I and my friend are interested in doing Leh trip in 2010 by bike. I have a 6 year old TVS Victor and my friend has a Yamaha GS125 4Stroke 100cc bike. My friend is from Boisar near Mumbai. Most probably we would be doing this in the month of August as I would be getting two week leaves in that time period. Also we plan to take our bikes by train to Delhi or even further and the same way coming back by train as we do not want to waste time riding through plains in my short vacation.As you are from Mumbai I am more than glad to reply to this thread of yours.Hope we do it together,it would be fun for sure.May god and luck be on our side. Lets be in touch for the necessary information and preparation we need to gather before going there.It would be kind of you to share details about your group,no.of persons what bikes and preferred month of travelling. A short Introduction would be welcome so that like minded persons come together. Well I am 30 years of my age a mechanical engineer by profession and presently working in Pune now.I keep coming to Mumbai on weekends.My other friend Girish is of my same age and he works in Boisar.He too is a mechanical engineer and in the same profession. You can PM me for more details.
regards,
Amit Purohit

Hi,

I am also planning to do the trip in 2010. I have YAMAHA Gladiator and already started preparation for the trip.

I have done a lot of reading of the route and found that, there are only few instances of doing leh by small capacity bikes. Since we are using same capacity (125 cc) bike. Hence riding together will be helpful.

A little bit of me. I am 30 years aged. Fond of travel, adventure, biking, photography and music of course.

Sudipta

[Roxx]

Hi.. jitenganatra, Amit, Sushrut, sinkadi & Sudipta..!!
So here, we have 6 people(including me) who wanna do this trip.. Mostly from Mumbai and Pune...

i suggest we sud go this way.. start from Srinagar side -- drass -- kargill -- leh... and come down from manali side...

[lifebyroad]

Originally Posted by Roxx

Hi.. jitenganatra, Amit, Sushrut, sinkadi & Sudipta..!!
So here, we have 6 people(including me) who wanna do this trip.. Mostly from Mumbai and Pune...

i suggest we sud go this way.. start from Srinagar side -- drass -- kargill -- leh... and come down from manali side...

Roxx

I suggest that we should start from Manali.

If we start from Manali we will start fresh. Manali - Leh is comparatively strenuous & tough terrain rather than Srinagar - Leh. More over descending in rough terrain may be difficult compared to Srinagar Leh High Way as the same is maintained excellently by Indian Military.

Attaching is a draft route details.

Please correct me if anything missing or wrong.

We can meet up in Delhi. And then have some marketing for necessary things and proceed further to Chandigarh (Almost 250 Km 5-7 hrs journey) on the day of arrival in Delhi. And have a rest & planning for the rest of the trip as face to face planning is also necessary.

To All.

We should also consider for various kits needed for the trip. Like I already have Spanner Set 10 to 22 size, oil dispenser, allen keys, screwdriver set, foot pump. Gloves, Jacket etc.

Regadrs

Sudipta.

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Sudipta, there are quite a few problems with the itinerary you have posted.

First off, you do not need to go to Shimla and my suggestion would be to skip it. In case you still wish to head to Shimla, keep in mind that Manali is around 260km from there.

Manali - Kokhsar and Kokhsar - Darcha can easily be done in one day, instead of two.

Pang is located at a higher altitude than Sarchu, so you might want to spend the night at Sarchu, instead of Pang.

Going to Nubra Valley and covering both sides i.e. Hunder and Panamik and then coming back to Leh is going to be really tough and would require you to simply keep riding, without much if any breaks.

Attempting Marsimik La in the afternoon or evening is not recommended and I seriously doubt if the ITBP people will even let you try it! Spend the night at the shores of Pangong Tso and then next day early in the morning, head for Marsimik La.

Going from Spangmik to Tso Moriri and then Tso Kar in a single day is only possible, if you are ok with riding 18-20hours and that is when you do not attempt Marsimik La in the morning!

Add to that, doing Tso Kar - Kargil is going be extremely hectic. Better bet would be to take the Manali - Leh highway and head for Manali. Of course in this case, you will need enough petrol for around 500-550km.

[Roxx]

uumm... i havent yet opened d "doc" file... but for me, in this trip, Khardung La and Marsimik La are important... .. wen it comes to riding, i am fine for riding min. 28hrs in that hard terrain...

i wish to try Marsimik La as far as possible...

will see that "Doc" file and reply again..