GPS tracks of the Hanle to Tso moriri route, without touching chumur.

[vardhan.harsh]

Wow. Just wow. A tibetan wolf! That's a prize catch by the lens. I guess you found it before you reached Kyun Tso, right?

The route brings back some of the best memories of any road trip I've ever been upon. It is good to see the region again through your lens.

 

[dhirenmalani]

Lovely pics.
Not sure but I guess we also did this route while coming back from Hanle Chumur back in 2008. @hisunil sir is this the same route?

sumit, if you did the hanle chumur route in all probablity you would have done the same route, execpt the deviation to the right at the chumur plains. And i guess it would have been more tougher to do back then in 2008.

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Wow. Just wow. A tibetan wolf! That's a prize catch by the lens. I guess you found it before you reached Kyun Tso, right?

The route brings back some of the best memories of any road trip I've ever been upon. It is good to see the region again through your lens.

yes harsh, it was just before kyun tso, a prize catch indeed, would have loved to have been carrying one of those mega 400 mm or 600 mm primes, but had to make do with my 18 -200. thanks for all the detailed replies regarding the route i had peppered you with, we were well prepared for this route.

 

[tsk1979]

Thanks for this.
With your permission, I would like to map this route on openstreetmap. If you allow, please send me a PM

 

[vardhan.harsh]

yes harsh, it was just before kyun tso, a prize catch indeed, would have loved to have been carrying one of those mega 400 mm or 600 mm primes, but had to make do with my 18 -200. thanks for all the detailed replies regarding the route i had peppered you with, we were well prepared for this route.

Dont mention it. You are most welcome.

 

[dhirenmalani]

the beautiful chumur plains

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Thanks for this.
With your permission, I would like to map this route on openstreetmap. If you allow, please send me a PM

tanveer ji, go ahead, we found your OSM markings of great help during the trip, thanks for all the work put in by you.

 

[gkapoor]

Alpha, the lam tso remains elusive, we would have had to move towards chumur to go in that direction, and we did not have permitsmore ever lam tso i believe cannot be reached by vehicals, google earth map shows it to be located at a higher altitude located atop some hillock like feature. It is also marshland in that area.

Today morning I saw a pic of a Tso on a Travel page on FB..Caption was Lam Tso at Penzi La Pass, Zanskar.

 

[dhirenmalani]

the point where we link up with the chumur - tso kar express way, take a right to head to karzok, the left will take you to chumur.

yes it is a express way, see the photos and judge for yourself, makhan all the way to karzok bridge

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Today morning I saw a pic of a Tso on a Travel page on FB..Caption was Lam Tso at Penzi La Pass, Zanskar.

kapoor ji, probably some confused tourist, there are 2 small tso's near the penzila pass, but both are not called lam tso, lam tso is located in the chumur plains, and can be spotted on google earth.

 

[Alpha]

Holy $**t, what have they done - black tar

this is how it looked last year in June. They have certainly picked up some speed. China beware

 

[zack2137]

yes it is a express way, see the photos and judge for yourself, makhan all the way to karzok bridge

This is what I've been saying for the last 3 months, but nobody would believe me
We saw the road branching off while going to Tso Moriri from Sumdo. An Army gypsy took the left and just zoomed away.

 

[dhirenmalani]

we got the oppurtunity to travel the lenght of the tso moriri lake by doing this route, and what a drive it was, mesmerizing beauty unfolds at every turn

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This is what I've been saying for the last 3 months, but nobody would believe me
We saw the road branching off while going to Tso Moriri from Sumdo. An Army gypsy took the left and just zoomed away.

yep, the road work was on full swing, some patches still had bridges being built over nallahs