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Winter Trek along the Zanskar River to Leh, Ladakh. An Indo-British party co-led by Indian Mandip Singh Soin and Briton John Barry was flown to Padum in Zanskar on February 6 to begin their 120-kilometer trek down the frozen Zanskar River to near Leh. After the successful trek, they attempted a winter ski ascent of Stok Kangri, but bad snow conditions turned them back.

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Page 1: Winter Trek along the Zanskar River to Leh, Ladakh. co-led ...aac-publications.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/aaj/1995/PDF/AAJ_1995_69_37_280d.pdfco-led by Indian Mandip Singh Soin and

Winter Trek along the Zanskar R iver to Leh, Ladakh. An Indo-British party co-led by Indian M andip Singh Soin and Briton John Barry was flown to Padum in Zanskar on February 6 to begin their 120-kilom eter trek down the frozen Zanskar River to near Leh. After the successful trek, they attempted a w inter ski ascent of Stok Kangri, but bad snow conditions turned them back.