Gangstan, Lahul and the Shingo La
It had been two years since my last climbing trip to northern India. So to make up for the lost year, this trip was for two weeks with the objective of climbing two 6000 metre peaks. I also decide to change the agency that I used and an old climbing friend of mine suggested that I contact Luke Smithwick who is the owner operator of Himalaya Alpine. He specialises in customised trips to seldom traveled parts of the Himalaya. Horses trying to stay warm in the rain on Rhotang pass After some back and forth, it was decided to go to the Lahul area of Himachal Pradesh, Gangstan and Ramjack, as in September the monsoon is normally finished in the Lahul region Looking north over the town of Keylong. If you want good Momo's try Himalayan Dhaba on the right as you walk downhill I met Luke and Kyle, an Alaskan guide, in Manali along with Kunsong, a Nepali living in Manali and Gomba Sherpa from the Khumbu. We were also joined by Charles from the...