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Wari La Pass (17,300ft) conqured on Motorcycles

Yogesh Sarkar — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:00:16 +0000

17,300ft high Wari La pass in Ladakh is considered one of the most difficult pass to conquer on motorcycle, in fact only a handful have done it so far and that too with great difficulty during perfect weather!

So when three bikers set out to conquer it in the middle of October and that too when Ladakh and upper reaches of Himachal are receiving incessant snowfall, it can’t be termed anything else than a suicide attempt, right?

Well not for Avinash, Jaspreet and Surjeet, who set out to do just that on their Royal Enfield motorcycles. Avinash and Jaspreet are no stranger to conquering tough Himalayan Passes on motorcycles and had conquered Sach Pass last year in the middle of October!

So no wonder then, the trio managed to conquer the mighty Wari La on their motorcycles, even though it was covered under a thick blanket of snow! Now that they are back in civilization, they have posted the account of their adventurous ride on BCMTouring for you to savor.

Click here to read, Wari La Pass during The Bone Freeze Season

Manali - Leh highway to be closed in November

Yogesh Sarkar — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:47:05 +0000

BRO has announced that they will close the Manali - Leh highway on 1st of November, 2008:

The Manali-Sarchu road will be closed for all vehicular traffic from November 1 due to closure of Rohtang and Baralachala passes owing to onset of snowfall, official sources said on Monday.

The weather condition and snowfall in these passes does not permit any movement of vehicles during winter months. The Manali-Sarchu road connects Lahual and Spiti and strategically important Leh.

After October 31 in case of any accident or physical casualty, Border Road Organisation (BRO) will not be in a position to carry out snow clearance operation for evacuation, a release said.

Source: The Hindu

Featured travelogue of the week, “A paradise…. renamed to Malvan”

Yogesh Sarkar — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:22:04 +0000

This week’s BCMTouring Featured Travelogue is “A paradise…. renamed to Malvan” by R3X (Navin).

Navin’s recent ride takes him to Guhagar, Malvan and Malvan in the Konkan region and he explores and captures the wonderful beauty of theses places through his lens and pen. Click here to read this wonderful travelogue, A paradise…. renamed to Malvan

Photographs from Sikkim and Bhutan

Yogesh Sarkar — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:00:09 +0000

Fellow BCMTian Amit, Anup, Gopi, Jithu and Sparsh are back from their fun and adventure filled ride to Sikkim and Bhutan. The five adventurers not only explored the length and breadth of Sikkim, they also did a cross country trip of Bhutan, entering from the southern border town of Phuentsholing and then riding across Bhutan and existing from the border crossing at Samdrup Jongkhar in Eastern Region of Bhutan, in to Assam.

Good news is, the adventures have already started sharing the photographs and stories from their ride, so head on over to The thunder-dragon ride (sikkim-bhutan 08) and Tales from the roads of Sikkim and Bhutan… to witness the beauty yourself.

Dolly Kabaria wins BCMTouring Photography Contest

Yogesh Sarkar — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:30:20 +0000

It is two in a row for Dolly as her entry “On a Rainy day” won BCMTouring’s forth Photography Contest, “Your City through your lens”.

A big congrats to her and we look forward to seeing more such amazing photographs from her.