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**Noor** · 09-15-2011, 05:26 PM

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**hensil** · 09-15-2011, 08:21 PM

Manish,
How are you traveling, two wheels or four wheels? How far can a civilian go with you? I am interested in joining you. From where will you start?
My trip will be an photography trip.
Henry

**icemang** · 09-15-2011, 08:23 PM

Originally posted by Noor View Post

Discussion thread approved

Dear Noor,

Thank you very much for approving the thread.

Warmest Regards,

Maneesh

**icemang** · 09-15-2011, 08:39 PM

Originally posted by hensil View Post

Manish,
How are you traveling, two wheels or four wheels? How far can a civilian go with you? I am interested in joining you. From where will you start?
My trip will be an photography trip.
Henry

Henry,

I will be biking up and down.

Civilians can go to non-restricted areas; these would be marked amply and clearly. Additional info will be available at the Collector's office in Leh.

I will be starting from Pune. The onward journey via the Srinagar route and return via Manali.

**shravanchoudhary9** · 09-15-2011, 08:54 PM

i am from jodhpur rajasthan, so in rajasthan where from you will travel, also i never been outside rajasthan, so what documents needed and how much it will cost me to up and down for petrol and hotel. will u also ride in nights or only in day period.
thanks.
shrawan choudhary

**icemang** · 09-15-2011, 11:32 PM

Originally posted by shravanchoudhary9 View Post

i am from jodhpur rajasthan, so in rajasthan where from you will travel, also i never been outside rajasthan, so what documents needed and how much it will cost me to up and down for petrol and hotel. will u also ride in nights or only in day period.
thanks.
shrawan choudhary

Shrawan,

At the risk of rebuking you, may I ask you to read the existing Leh travelogues, especially the one by Vishwas and by Ketan Nikharge? You would be much the wiser after you read the threads about Leh, right?

**icemang** · 09-16-2011, 11:02 AM

Leh 2012 Planner Excel Sheet

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https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B5EbaBuDPLxnN2U3MGViNGItYTQzNy00NWJjLWIxYjYtYmNmY2I2NjQ3ODg0&hl=en_US

This is an Excel sheet with some planning data. Readers may not edit it online but may send me edited versions of their downloaded copies at my email address.

I will update it with changes as and when made.

A gentle note for all readers of this thread. A successful return journey to Leh is the outcome of detailed planning, elaborate preparation and sensible execution. It should start much before members post to this thread - the content of the replies of members to the thread would reveal the extent to which they have applied themselves to this project. Please do not litter the thread with absolutely novice questions - this is not the place for them; they would, if members take the trouble to research, be answered in plenty by other informative ones like the ones I have mentioned in an earlier post and/or by Googling for answers. Please help me to keep this thread adult. I would also request all posters to adhere to forum rules - absolutely NO SMS language . I shall ignore any query so made and refer the poster to admin for necessary action. If anyone does not like the thread, kindly moderate your language and its tenor.

Ladies and gentlemen, let us be so...

Next post about the timings.

**icemang** · 09-16-2011, 11:15 AM

Leh 2012 Time shedule.

The D days are given in the Excel sheet as a working base; terrain, weather and the unforeseen circumstances so common to such tours would cause modifications on the fly which we would do as and when confronted by them.

A look at weather patterns in the general area indicate the following:

Nov to Apr - passes are closed specially on the Manali axis.

Jul to Sep - is the monsoon. When I was there from 1996 till 1998, there was very little rainfall and much more snowfall. Global climate is changing and the negative effect in this area is that there is much greater rain. I for one, am quite shocked at the extent of climate change in just the past 10 odd years.

May to Jun - is the time when passes are open, there is little or no rain, the temp is bearable. Ketan Nikharge's schedule was good and I intend to follow that.

So, tentatively, the trip would start on 28 May and end (if all goes well) on 13 June or so. We can go a few days in advance or postpone the start but not by much due to the monsoon.

**avk84** · 09-16-2011, 10:42 PM

Hi Maneesh.. got the info about the thread from Trivandrum G2G talkie..

Me along with couple of others are also planning for this. We haven't gave it a hard thought yet as we are working in different firms and getting leave for some 15 days for all of us in the same time can be difficult.

may be we will meet sometime later this month and give it a good thought. If we are coming we will be starting off from Delhi. From where will u be starting...

Also which route are you planning..?

If all fall in place may be we can ride together to Leh

**icemang** · 09-16-2011, 10:51 PM

Originally posted by avk84 View Post

Hi Maneesh.. got the info about the thread from Trivandrum G2G talkie..

Me along with couple of others are also planning for this. We haven't gave it a hard thought yet as we are working in different firms and getting leave for some 15 days for all of us in the same time can be difficult.

may be we will meet sometime later this month and give it a good thought. If we are coming we will be starting off from Delhi. From where will u be starting...

Also which route are you planning..?

If all fall in place may be we can ride together to Leh

Hi avk,

Start point is Jammu,

Onward route is via Srinagar, return via Manali.

Please read the Google Docs Excel sheet...

**avk84** · 09-16-2011, 11:42 PM

Checked the google doc..

So if coming we will be starting from Delhi and meet up with you from Jammu onwards.. meanwhile which bike will you be riding? we will be in RE..

**jkhan69** · 09-16-2011, 11:53 PM

will you be transporting your bike to Jammu ?

Am also thinking of doing this journey in 2012 June....consider me tentative.

**icemang** · 09-17-2011, 09:29 AM

Originally posted by avk84 View Post

Checked the google doc..

So if coming we will be starting from Delhi and meet up with you from Jammu onwards.. meanwhile which bike will you be riding? we will be in RE..

Yes , I will reach Jammu by train/drive up from Pune, depending on leave sanctioned and will be on my Pulsar 150 Classic.

Originally posted by jkhan69 View Post

will you be transporting your bike to Jammu ?

Am also thinking of doing this journey in 2012 June....consider me tentative.

Either that or drive up from Pune where the bike is resting presently.

**icemang** · 09-17-2011, 10:13 AM

Leh 2012 Tentative Schedule

This is only a tentative schedule, it is likely to change as per our plans as they advance beyond this stage. So here goes:

27 May Sunday Jammu afternoon: Rendezvous of members, introductions, checks and prep for the next day.

28 May Monday Jammu to Srinagar: Start from a place agreed to on 27th.

29 May Tuesday Srinagar to Kargil *: Members might want to take in Sonamarg for a longer duration so a very early start.

30 May Wednesday Kargil to Leh*: Members might want time for photography

31 May Thursday Leh: 1st day of acclimatisation, sight-seeing and application for permits.

01 June Friday Leh: 2nd day of acclimatisation and sight-seeing

02 June Saturday Leh to Pangong Tso: Onward journey

03 Jun Sunday Pangong Tso to Leh: Return journey.

04 June Monday Leh to Siachen: for me only. Members of xBHP who are also serving members of the Armed Forces might be allowed, no guarantees. The others can go to Chumathang, take in the Hemis Gompa etc.

05 June Tuesday Siachen to Leh: ditto as above.

06 June Wednesday Leh: Rest in Leh, prep for the return trip.

07 June Thursday Leh to Pang: self explanatory.

08 June Friday Pang to Keylong: ditto

09 June Saturday Keylong to Manali/Kulu: depending upon what people prefer

10 June Sunday Kulu to Ambala: for me as I will catch a train from there to Pune.

Total days on the road: 14.

Emergencies etc: 2 days in spare

Grand total: 16 days.

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