Khardungla pass or Khardung La or Khardongla Pass is some 38km north of Leh city and is reachable after tricky road having high gradient and many hairpin bends. Khardungla pass is at an altitude of 17,582 ft (5,359 m) from mean sea level. Leh-Khardungla pass –Nubra road is known to be amongst a few of the highest roads in the world and the third highest road of India. The highest being Umling La pass at 19,024 ft. Thousands of tourists visit Khardungla pass for its specialty of being so high and mighty, and also to see the snow. A large number of motorbike riders from across the world come to Khardungla pass to set their personal records for riding above 18,000 feet. Indian Army has a post on the Khardung-la top and view from Khardung la is amazing as one can have a wider view of the mountain ranges. Khardungla pass separates Leh valley from Nubra sub-division of Leh district. Depending on conditions, Leh to Khardungla pass is 60 to 90 minutes drive. One needs to have Inner Line Permit/Protected or Restricted Area Permit to visit Khardungla pass. The permit will be checked on either side of the pass at North Pullu and South Pullu. Khardungla pass is also a gateway to Nubra valley and Siachen Glacier, the highest battlefield in the world. Khardung village, after which the pass has been named, lies in the north of the pass in the base. Khardongla pass gained its popularity after claiming to be the highest motorable road of the world few decades back. However, now Ladakh has even higher motorable passes like Umling La Pass in the Eastern Ladakh. Khardung-la pass can be reached anytime of the year. Tourists can get to see snow at Khardungla almost round the year. Being too
Khardungla pass or Khardung La or Khardongla Pass is some 38km north of Leh city and is reachable after tricky road having high gradient and many hairpin bends. Khardungla pass is at an altitude of 17,582 ft (5,359 m) from mean sea level. Leh-Khardungla pass –Nubra road is known to be amongst a few of
LEH: “Biking Queens”, a group of 50 women bikers from Gujarat, who aims to ride over 10,000 km and cover 15 states, will reach 18,380 ft high Khardungla pass on August 15 and hoist National Flag here to mark Independence Day. This is the only one of its kind women only bike tours to Ladakh. The group, named Biking Queens, has reached Manali on Wednesday. On Thursday, they shall start their onward journey to Ladakh taking a midway halt at Jispa and Sarchu. The group will reach Leh on Saturday. The ‘All Women All India’ ride which was flagged off in the presence of Anandiben Patel, Ex Chief Minister of Gujarat, on July 19, had been to Gujarat and Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand states covering 5, 547 KM journey. The biking queens have taken inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” and “Swachch Bharat”. As part of an ambitious 10,438-km ride, covering 15 states to popularise the Central government campaign “Sashakta Nari, Sashakta Bharat”, “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” and “Swachchh Bharat”. In next 25 days these queens would visit Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan and conclude their voyage back in Gujarat. To spread the message of women empowerment and save the girl child, around 50 women riders on a mission to visit schools and interact with bikers from 15 states and would distribute educational kit to student and sanitary kits teenage girls. So far on their voyage these queens have received overwhelming response from the community groups, students, teaching staff of schools. These women bikers were astonished by the honour they received by 150 local male bikers from Dulapally village in Hyderabad. Also Riders of Bangalore, Bangalore’s Riders club and many other bikers met these queens and
LEH: “Biking Queens”, a group of 50 women bikers from Gujarat, who aims to ride over 10,000 km and cover 15 states, will reach 18,380 ft high Khardungla pass on August 15 and hoist National Flag here to mark Independence Day. This is the only one of its kind women only bike tours to Ladakh. The
