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The jeeps in themselves were amazing - He got us safely through hairpin bends,
disassembled in Kathmandu or Simikot, water bodies, and almost ‘no roads’ into
they were transported by small aircraft Lapcha in just over two hours.
and helicopters to Dakchi, from where they We had breathtaking views of Limi valley
were reassembled to make the onward below as we slowly ascended. It was a
journey to Lapcha - unbelievable but true mesmerising drive.
- there was no other way to get to Lapcha
besides walking - the roads have to be
seen to be believed - if you complain about
Mumbai’s roads, welcome to Dakchi - you
would be happy to have some ‘road’. The
roads are just about roads. Someone said
they had been created just for us to go and
visit Lapcha, and never existed before.
Dr Sujeet Rajan
Limi Valley
Lapcha/Kailash Sighting: As our jeep
reached the top, there was a strange sense
of energy that engulfed me - almost like I
was being given a huge boost to get on - I
couldn’t make out where it was coming
from, but it was all-encompassing. Despite
the 16,400 feet altitude we were at, it didn’t
Dr Sujeet Rajan
seem to affect me at all, and very few of our
Lapcha group had any symptoms at all - there was
Incredible driving by our driver Yonguk an eerie silence as we reached to sight Lake
for about two hours (with 2 breaks for 10 Manasarovar in the distance in Chinese
minutes to walk a bit and acclimatise) kept Tibet, beyond which towered the mighty
us on the edge, but alive. Kailash, partly covered by clouds. You
Roshan Jeswani Roshan Jeswani
Alive and well! Kailash Mansarovar
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