This is the 14th post of the Manali Leh Highway series, in the previous posts of this series you have covered Himalayan Shepherds, Life of Changpa Tribe, Himalayan Rickshaw Run, Lahaul Valley, Maure Plains Tanglang La, Naki La, Leh, Rohtang Pass, Lahaul Valley and Maure Plains Viewed the landscapes of the storm and came to know about this colorful earth. Today in this series we will talk about the high snowy mountains located on the Manali Leh Highway.
All the mountains shown in this post are neighboring mountains of Mount Yunum. In 2019 I went to Yunam Peak for the summit. The height of this peak is 6140 meters. It took me two days to reach the summit and I started this expedition by summiting Mount Stok Kangri. This meant that I had summited two mountain peaks above 6000 meters back to back.
Many mountains higher than 6000 meters are scattered between Manali and Leh, some are small and some are more than 7000 meters high and all of them are covered with a white sheet of snow. We are able to see only those mountains which are along the highway while the rest of the mountain peaks remain untouched. Even today, there are many mountains in the Indian Himalayas on which humans have neither set foot nor seen them. It is true that there are many such mountains which humans have not even seen till now.
You can see the hanging glacier, cornice, glof and snow playing in the sun-shade courtyard in the photos of this post. Now people have also started coming to ski around Baralacha La. Well, I know some people from Solang Valley who have skied from the summit of Mount Yunam. For adventure lovers, this is such a big playground that a lifetime is not enough to see and climb it all.
Out of all these mountains, I have summited some of them, and some are so technical that they require a full team and professional gears to summit them. I also always do summits in alpine style...meaning, take dry ration and walk at speed and read directly towards the summit, doing this takes a lot of body strength and I feel that the chances of summit are also higher.
Without saying much, let me hand you over to this landscape. I hope you liked these snowy mountains. Have you also summited any mountain? I would love it if you could tell in the comments. Have a good day.
Disclaimer: All photos are clicked by me (himalayanwomb), all photos are clicked from canon 77d, photos are edited in lightroom. This blog has been written in Hindi and translated into English for which the help of Google Translate has been taken. And yes I proudly say this post is AI free.
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If you like this series then other posts of this series are as follows;
Post 01: Shepards the Ice Keeper of Indian Mountains
Post 02: Guardians of the Cold Desert - A Glimpse into Nomadic Life
Post 03: People at 4600 Meters
Post 04: The Epic Saga of 2-Stroke Auto Rickshaws
Post 05: Temples, Monasteries, and Breathtaking Landscapes of Lahaul Valley
Post 06: A Magical Place in the Mountains
Post 07: Cycled to Second Highest Motorable Mountain Pass which is 17446 ft high
Post 08: The Haunted History of Naki La's Truck Driver
Post 09: Leh A Land of Monasteries, Peaks, and Lakes
Post 10: Truck Accident Occurred Between 40-Foot High Ice Walls on Rohtang Pass which means 'Pile of Corpses'