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Vaibhav=20
            Kala</B><BR><BR>Zanskar &#8211; a remote valley in Ladakh is =
the fabled=20
            &#8220;Land of White Copper&#8221; &#8211; is a land of =
glaciers and extreme cold,=20
            snow leopards and the ibex, black wolves and the rare =
Himalayan blue=20
            poppy, and of spirits and monks. At an average altitude of =
over=20
            13,000 feet, the strange aspect of this valley is that it =
has no=20
            entrance. The two rivers that flow in it meet to carve a =
gorge so=20
            long and deep that one cannot travel down it to enter or =
exit the=20
            region. The only way out is crossing the Zanskar range of =
mountains,=20
            through high passes that are closed eight months out of the=20
            year.<BR><BR>This gorge of the Zanskar, therefore, remains=20
            un-trekkable during the summer when the melting snow sends =
the river=20
            raging, but forms a corridor of ice in winter that serves as =
the=20
            only, albeit dangerous, way out of the Zanskar valley. =
During the=20
            summer, however, the only mode of traveling down this gorge =
is by a=20
            well-planned raft trip, completely self-contained, with top =
quality=20
            gear and experienced river guides. <BR><BR>The Zanskar =
rafting=20
            expedition trip is a trip of a lifetime, and having had seen =
the=20
            valley on a previous trekking trip, this was a chance to =
take the=20
            next logical extension, a trip down the canyon itself. Our =
trip=20
            began after an inspiring early-morning flight over the Great =

            Himalayan Range with the sun reaching out to hit the =
mountaintops.=20
            An hour later, one is nearly skimmimg Spituk Gompa on one of =
the=20
            toughest landings in the country. Brown and barren at 11,500 =
feet=20
            above sea level, Leh makes you feel lightheaded and tired. =
It takes=20
            about a day to acclimatize with adequate rest and, maybe, a =
pill to=20
            fight altitude sickness. <BR><BR>Leh is the capital of =
Ladakh, the=20
            highest and largest district in the country. Strategically =
placed,=20
            Ladakh has often been, until recently, the stage for border =
tension,=20
            unrest and border scuffles. Time has moved slowly since the =
first=20
            Buddhist kingdom was established nearly 10 centuries ago. =
Ladakh=20
            lies in the eastern half of the state of Jammu and Kashmir =
in the=20
            far north of India. It shares its much disputed north =
western border=20
            with Pakistan, while to the north lies the Chinese province =
of=20
            Sinkiang, and to the east, Chinese-occupied =
Tibet.<BR><BR>Covering=20
            an area of approximately 60,000 square kilometers and =
ranging from=20
            2,600 meters to 7,670 meters in elevation, Ladakh is =
sandwiched=20
            between two mountain systems &#8211; the Karakorams to the =
north and the=20
            Himalayas in the south. Ladakh can basically be divided into =
five=20
            geographical regions &#8211; Central Ladakh (the heartland =
of the Indus=20
            valley), Nubra (lying to the north of the Ladakh range), =
Rupshu (a=20
            dry, high-altitude plateau lying in the south-east of =
Ladakh),=20
            Zanskar (one of the highest inhabited regions in the world), =
and=20
            western Ladakh or Lower Ladakh (around Kargil).<BR><BR>The =
mountains=20
            here are a constantly changing theatre, with massifs =
changing colors=20
            with the sun &#8211; orange, green, rust, turquoise and blue =
are only some=20
            of the shades one witnesses each day. Zanskar has =
India&#8217;s lowest=20
            population density &#8211; only one-third of one Zanskari is =
found per=20
            square kilometer, which means you need to cover 10 square =
kilometers=20
            to see three people. <BR><BR>The gorge of the Zanskar is =
about 150=20
            kilometers long and slices right through the Zanskar range =
of=20
            mountains. The three-day ride from Leh to the put-in point =
on the=20
            Doda River traverses miles of valleys, prehistoric glaciers, =
the=20
            villages of Lamayuru and Kargil, and the 14,000-foot-high =
Fotu La=20
            pass. A large part of the drive is along the &#8220;Lion =
river&#8221; &#8211; the=20
            Indus &#8211; from which our country gets its name. =
<BR><BR>Only a handful=20
            of villages, with houses made of mud-walls, dry grass and =
sticks for=20
            insulation, are seen. The valley-broad meadows are normally =
covered=20
            with snow eight months of the year. In summer, these form =
marshy=20
            grazing grounds. Barley is a bumper crop yielded in the =
Zanskar=20
            valley around Padum, and the local brew, =
&#8220;chang,&#8221; is a virtual treat=20
            in this part of the world. Seven of us have signed up for =
this trip=20
            &#8211; there is a travel writer, two couples from Arizona, =
a merchant=20
            shipping officer on leave and an adventure travel =
buff.<BR><BR>We=20
            started the trip at Remala with the sun shining &#8211; =
Vikram, JD, Arvind=20
            and Anvesh, who accompanied us from Leh, helped us pack the =
gear=20
            into three rafts and proceeded to give us a comprehensive =
safety=20
            briefing. JD would be on the kayak, which added to the =
safety=20
            component of the entire trip. They say you could get =
sunburnt and=20
            frostbitten nearly simultaneously. We were wearing wetsuits, =

            lifejackets, paddling jackets, helmets and a new-found =
feeling of=20
            being extremely alive. The first plough through the =
Doda&#8217;s icy-cold=20
            waves was terrific &#8211; the experience of traveling =
through some=20
            fantastic piece of real estate will stay with you for the =
rest of=20
            your days. <BR><BR>We paddled down gentle Class II rapids of =
the=20
            Doda until the river joined the Tsarapchu to form the =
Zanskar River=20
            near Karsha, a monastery that stretches up 600 vertical feet =
of=20
            mountain face and is the largest in the land. Karsha belongs =
to the=20
            Yellow Hat sect of the Gelugpas, and is a strenuous walk up =
from the=20
            river where we had stopped. The effort is well rewarded upon =
walking=20
            up to the roof of the gompa &#8211; a birds-eye view of =
central Zanskar=20
            can exhilarate beyond belief. <BR><BR>Traveling down the =
river with=20
            the mountains gleaming in the clean, thin air, with the sun =
burning=20
            our faces and the cold water on the floor of the rafts =
freezing the=20
            toes, is an experience to savor. We got used to the cold, =
and to the=20
            hot sun &#8211; the expedition food was good and ample, with =
a range of=20
            variety, from Indian meals for the main meal at the end of =
the day=20
            to pasta and other easy-to-prepare meals like cold cuts, =
eggs and=20
            sandwiches for breakfast and lunch. We slept in waterproof =
tents on=20
            karrimats, waking up to bed-tea each morning, a great way to =
start a=20
            new day in the mountains. We washed in streams running to =
join the=20
            river, and toilets were the outdoors &#8211; toilet paper =
was thoughtfully=20
            burnt. <BR><BR>On our third day on the river, we enter the =
Zanskar=20
            gorge, where the river, in an awesome display of force, has =
cut its=20
            way between sheer cliffs towering 2,500 to 3,000 feet above =
the=20
            water. By now, we have learned the jargon of reading the =
river &#8211;=20
            eddies, holes, hydraulics, boils and pour-overs &#8211; from =
our guides, a=20
            team which has run all major Himalayan rivers in the =
country.=20
            Eddy-lines and boils can work together can flip a raft in =
seconds.=20
            We learn highside commands to deal with such situations and =
feel=20
            pretty smug with our new-found skills. Our guides take us =
for a hike=20
            into a nearby village, where we get to see a day in the life =
of a=20
            Zanskari household. <BR><BR>We pass Chilling, where they are =
trying=20
            to build a road into the Zanskar gorge. If ever completed, =
it will=20
            be a major feat of engineering. Chilling is famous for its =
copper=20
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last major=20
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river and=20
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