The 2016 Kishtwar Peaks Exploratory never made it to Kishtwar (!). Instead, we trekked a wild route through Zanskar, saw a Himalayan brown bear and other interesting wild life, and traversed several 5000 meter passes while exploring a steep side canyon that involved an icy swim through a small cataract. A well rounded Himalayan adventure.
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| Views of the Great Himalaya range on the drive in. |
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| A local in Agsho village, keeping the yard and holding a young of the year goat. |
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| Nav Brah and a local in Agsho. |
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| Donkeys carrying winter fodder to the village from the mountainsides. |
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| Some trailside petroglyphs. |
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| Crossing the Agsho river the easy way. |
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| The view towards Bharnaj and the pass to Kishtwar. |
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| Big sky. |
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| Zanskari ponies, some of which are feral, graze near the river. |
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| Beating a retreat further into Zanskar |
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| The trekking group with a local in Pidmo |
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| Blue sheep |
