Sunday 18 September 2016

Leh - PostScript !

The boys had flown the coop, Graham back to Poland by way of Berlin, Pete to New Zealand by way of Delhi and Saiyed to the Congo by way of Paris to signal the end to our Ladakh high altitude adventure !

While Graham had taken most off the TDF awards and Saiyed the most improved Pete and I settled for the impressive geriatric award for persons 60+ proving that you are never too old to get off that couch and challenge yourself !

With a few days to kill i took the opportunity to enjoy some of the beautiful surrounds by trekking for 4 days down the Sahm Valley in terrain that looked almost biblical !  

Surprisingly after 3 weeks of high altitude cycling trekking at 3500 metres was still pretty tough suggesting that some muscle groups had not been pulling their weight over the previous 3 week cycling period !

Back in Leh and with some time to reflect on an amazingly tough and beautiful cycle trip I'm greatful for the company of my fellow cycling companions Pete, Graham & Saiyed and the fantastic support offered by our embarrassingly large support team particularly Raj, Nannuck, Sabu and Geyshu !

As for the next adventure who knows there's just too much to choose from !




Some of our crew heading back to Manali 

Our Ladakh cultural night at our hotel in Leh ! 






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