i didnt get any altitude sickness, but got bad headaches a night at sarchu. couldn't sleep. i met up with a guy riding a bullet, he got pretty sick. after we crossed tanglang la (17000+feet) he started vomiting and stuff ...
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hmm roads in short are bad. final strech to leh is fantastic. beats any expressway. serious. weather-skies clear, high speed winds.
i didnt get any altitude sickness, but got bad headaches a night at sarchu. couldn't sleep. i met up with a guy riding a bullet, he got pretty sick. after we crossed tanglang la (17000+feet) he started vomiting and stuff ...\"Faster, Faster, Until The Thrill Of Speed Overcomes The Fear Of Death\"-Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
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dude....... all da best... is it freezin cold? is there ice on the roads?
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Derivations from a Yahoo Chat with Nikhil on 3rd September :
-Internet is Rs 2 a minute
-got a puncture inthe front typre at barallacha la at 16000 feet, rode from baralacha with flat tyre to sarchu where i got the puncture fixed
-speedo cable went bad at trip meter reading of 815 kms
-at sarchu at night the temperatures dropped below zero.,water in the tanks froze.
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just sent sunny an email with some detials. hope he puts it up soon.
yes there is ice on the roads. in shady areas. otheriwse its melted. its freezing. no roads before and after khardungla , on muddy/rocky pathways few kms on either side.
hands freezing riht now. hope sunny puts up myemal soon
\"Faster, Faster, Until The Thrill Of Speed Overcomes The Fear Of Death\"-Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
\"The Laws Of Physics Want Their Virginity Back\"-Kawasaki Ninja
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Sent : Sun, September 5, 2004 10:29 am
From nikhilsc via email:
"i went to nubra valley yesterday. 250 km round trip.
reached khardung la from leh in 1 hr 15 mins.
saw the river nubra and shyok. beautiful scenery.
unbeliveable. took video clip while riding bike.
got puncture 5 km after khardungla while coming back.
rode till south pullu where the army guys tried to
help me out. i was wearing my army pants, boots and
jacket. but they cudnt help me. rode till leh where i
got the tube changed.
going to pangong tso tomorrow or day after. and then
finally tsomoriri.
roads not so good.
regards,
nikhil."
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puncture? coz of some nail or wat?? ..
n ya , ur famour army pants
keep writin in buddy
n njoy d trip..
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Hey all the best for the trip!!Waiting for the right Pedestrain, to run over!!
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Any updates...How is nikhil doin ?Jeronimmmoooooo........http://www.xbhp.com/forum/xmoticons/x038.gif
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