HIMAGIRI SOGASULU - 3 -WORLDS HIGHEST ROAD

KARGIL - LEH
Ikkada nunchi Indo-Pak border chala deggara..evevo spl permissions tesukoni mottaniki border chuddam ani decide ayyaam.
Mottaniki ee Batalik sector anta ..ekkada chusinaa loose soil ,, gaddi kuda molavadu..gravel stones..huge mountains..appudu anipinchindi deeni gurinchaa inni years ..inta mandi ee kashmir kosam kottukunntunndi ani.
Finnally pakistan chusamu ..koncham duram ga ..aa place ki velle tappatiki chuttu chuste ekkada chusinaa bullets tagili padina holes ee ..Kargil war jagrigi naappativi.
Literrarly there is nothing ..city nuchi vellina vadu 1 hour kuda vunnda ledu akakda ..hatsoff to our military .. most critical places and climates lo they are gaurding us.
ala chusukuntu ..indus river pakkanee veltu..leh ki cherukunnam midnite. Madhya lo manchi locations vunnai ..snow monuntains levu kani ..konni plains..indus river ..different colors of soil..ala baga ne vunnidi.
LEH - kARTUNGLA- PONGANG TSO
Infront crockdile festival ani teledu maku appatiki ..edo intlo vallu eppdu pujalu chesaro teledu gani malli hyd vacchamu.
LEH - LADAKH -highest airport in the world.
Kartungla - Highest Motarable road in the world
Pongang Tso - Indo china Boarder lo one of the biggest and beautiful salt water lake.
Appatiki kashmir conditions maku baaaaga artham ayaayai ...so koncham teliviga alochindi 2 teams divide ayee bikes team leh-kartungla and car team leh to pongang tso ki vellamu..
malli ekkadina join avudam le madya lo ani.
Ikkada chamak enti ante ..next 400 km varaku no petrol bunk..no ATM,No phone, okati rendu ..chinna hotels that too only Maggi dorukutundi ante..adi matter.
Assalu ee tour veyaadamee kartungla lo bike drive chyaali ani bikers.. yuvakulu ..ustahavantulu kabbati ..vellaru..
Memu oka 4 mem Pongang Tso ki vellamu ..Matter enti ante ..chala high altitude lo vunnam ..konni days nunchi ..oxygen content air lo baga takkuvaa..breathing problem ayeendi ..enta sepu pelustunnaa aayasam vastunndi kani oxygen ravatam ledu.
ee edava pani chesinaa " emi ra tala timmiri ekkinda" antam kada ..but assalu tala timmiri ekkadam ante akkada chusa first time..head blowing ..
10 feet nadavadaniki 2 min padutunndi ..adugu tesi adugu veyaatam kastam ga vunndi ..matladithe ekkada munde potamoo energy waste ayee anee position.
Tokkalodi hussain sagar lake water tagithe potamo ledo doubt kani pongang tso lake chuste nee poyee tattu vunnam ..
Edavaa evadoo kashmir ki pote super ga vunntundi annadu ..addam ga narikyeyaali vadindi ..
Inko team kartungla vellaru ani cheppa kada .. Haa haha hee hee hu huu heehee ... enti aripoyee deepaniki velugu ekkuva ani inta laa navvutunnadu anukunntunnaraa ..
next day vallu mammali kalisaka chepparu kartungala lo emi ayeendoo.
adi 18600 feet height ..akkada 30 min kanna ekkuva vunntee ..appatike anta ettu lo vunnaru kabbatii inka akkaada nunchi piki povadam chala easy .
Veelu koncham uduku raktam kada ..entinaa youth ..koncham ekkuva sepu vunnaru photo session ani .. shopping ani..time baga vunndi aa photos ee paper lo veyaalsi vacchedi ..
Oopiri adadaka mukkulo blood kari edo ala ala batiki return vaccharu ..Necklace road lo fast ga bike drive cheste ne adventure anukune vallaku edi cheppali.
aa ooriki peru evadu pettadoo kani correct ga pettadu ..blood "kartungla" ani.

Cheers

VatsaV

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