“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”
Edmund Hillary


Chadar FAQs
Grade: Challenging
Best time: Mid Jan till Mid Feb
Min Temperature: – 35C
Price 1800 EURO

Chiling to Lingshed

Day 1 Early morning flight Delhi to Leh, transfer to hotel and rest.

Day 2 Morning sightseeing around Leh; afternoon rest.

Day 3 Leh to Chiling (by private bus or jeeps) , visit coppersmithing workshops at Chilling villag.

Day 4 Walk on ice of the frozen Zanskarriver, Chadar, commences from Chiling, stage one to Zaribago,

5 hours.

Day 5 Zaribago to Deepyokma 4 hours.

Day 6 Deepyokma to Nyrakpulu 4 to 5 hours; camp below Nyarak village, ten minutes up along a small stream.

Day 7 Nyarakpulu to Lingshed, one hour walk on Chadar, then 5 hours steeply up to Lingshed village; stay in private house, relax in a heated room.

Day 8 Full day rest in Lingshed, one of the most remote villages in Ladakh, visit monastery, school for monks, roam around the village.

Day 9 Ligshed to Nyarakpulu, 5 hours.

Day 10 Nyarakpulu to Tsomopaldar, 4 hours.

Day 11 Tsomopaldar to Tilatdo, 5 hours.

Day 12 Tilatdo to Chiling, and return by jeep to Leh,

5 hours.

Day 13 Return flight to Delhi; depart India.