Comments on: Crossing Gongmaru La Pass, Hiking the Markha Valley Trek in Ladakh

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 02:40:53 +0000

@Gabriel: I think there’s a line of a song that goes, “…climb any mountain.” Enjoy.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 14:38:30 +0000

That is awesome, soon we are going to be climbing the highest peak in the Dominican Republic which is going to be so much fun. Its around 10,000 ft so 7,000 less then here but will still be fun =)

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 10:29:35 +0000

thanks for the panarama… really motivational!

By: Guy K

Guy K — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 18:17:35 +0000

I checked my photos, they wrote 5200… (they wrote it in stones one day before I arrived the spot)
It didn’t feel like 5200 at the time, 5130 is more like it :p
The climb wasn’t as hard as the Around Annapurna’s pass, wasn’t it?

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 16:42:07 +0000

@Guy: Well, that’s not too far off. Not like you wrote 7,000 meters or something 🙂

Yes, the Annapurna’s pass was a more difficult pass. I think partly because the base camp was further away from the top of the pass. And, of course, Thorong La is a few hundred meters higher.

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 06:48:30 +0000

@Guy: Ha! Don’t worry, I didn’t take the height of the pass from the stones. It was written on a map that our guide had and I looked it up afterwards 🙂 So now I’m curious – what number did you write??

By: Guy K

Guy K — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 21:03:29 +0000

I wouldn’t count on the height written in the stones.. I know the people who wrote it there :p

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 07:22:07 +0000

@Liz: That’s the goal with these panoramas – to have the viewer feel like he/she is in the middle of it all. Glad you enjoyed it!

@Peter: Thanks – appreciate the kudos! And yes, Ladakh is full of incredible landscapes like this. Hard to choose which are the best 🙂

By: Peter Parkorr

Peter Parkorr — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 19:03:51 +0000

Always love your panoramas guys! Your pics from Ladakh in general have been mouthwatering.. 🙂

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 13:36:19 +0000

Wow that is incredible. Having the panorama gives you a much better feel that even pictures would. Very cool!