Why the Chadar frozen river trek is not as difficult as it is made out to be
by Arjun Majumdar
The frozen river trek in Zanskar Ladakh in winter is supposed to be one of the toughest treks in the world. It is easy to see why. Continue to read the full article here
The Indiahikes team for the Chadar trek this winter is by invitation only. To get an invite for the trek click on this link: Chadar Trek Invitation
Most couples who are thinking of getting married waste an enormous amount of time dating each other over expensive cups of coffee in the hope that they’ll get to know each other better.
I have bad news for you. You won’t. Read more here
or many of us Night photography is an unexplored territory but if you have some interest, a trek can kick-start your passion for this genre of photography. Due to minimal air and light pollution in the hills, it’s a great opportunity to take great night shots.
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Most of us must be familiar with circular polarizing filter and neutral density filter. However there is a third essential filter according to me that must be included in every Landscape Photographer’s kit and that is a Graduated Neutral Density Filter also known as Grad ND.
Read more here: Graduated Neutral Density Filters in landscape photography
2. Most pretty campsites in Himalayas. Not all treks can boast of the beauty of its campsite like the Kedarkantha trek can. Read full story here: 8 Reasons why Kedarkantha is a great winter trek
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