Wandering Wheelz Adventures

Can you spot the Hanle Gompa Monastery? Hanle, a quaint village in the South-Eastern territory of Ladakh changes a person from within. It has the world's highest observatory, one of the clearest skies in the world and is also a gateway to the Umling La, once a highest motorable road in the world before Mig la was opened in early October 2025. It is the gateway to an adventure that every motorcyclist dream of! The Plan: The plan was to stay at Hanle for 2 nights and 3 days. Reach Hanle on day 1 and indulge in 'Dolce far niente'. The next day was for conquering Umling La and return to the homestay and rest for the second night and finally bid adieu to this beautiful land on day 3 for Pangong Tso. The Route: Leh- Upshi- Nyoma- Loma- Hanle The violet mountains made every turn into a visual spectacle with Indus leading the way! The Upshi Nyoma route that we had chosen to venture into Hanle is a visual spectacle. The mountains here appears purplish/ violet due to the presence of ...

After surviving the harshest chilly night in a camp and the most difficult terrains of Sarchu, then riding till Leh crossing the Gata Loops, the multiple high altitude passes, Moray Plains we were extremely tired from all the brunt. Our homestay at Leh, Chamtse Guest house felt like a luxury. Having 24 hours hot running water is indeed a luxury at places where temperatures are below minus degrees. A roof above our heads, the warm blankets and the home cooked Ladakhi dishes helped us to rejuvenate and recharge our bodies. Leh helped in recovering and preparing ourselves for the next stage of our journey. The Plan:  The plan was to acclimatise in Leh for a day and then leave for Nubra Valley via Khardung La on the next day. We would have stayed at Diskit for 2 days as we wanted to keep 1 day for sight seeing and a ride to Thang and come back to Diskit. The next day we would ride to Pangong spend the night there and leave for Hanle. We had Umling La to conquer so 2 nights at Hanle was...

While we were loading our motorcycles with luggage and setting everything up to start the journey, a sense of nervousness along with excitement was playing in my body. After all our dream ride was about to begin. We had the most amazing cup of ginger honey tea before turning on the ignition and bidding goodbye to our Manali abode. Day 3: 2nd June, Monday- Manali to Sarchu Before I begin, it is important to know that night stay at Sarchu was never an option initially on my itinerary. I had planned a night stay at Jispa instead and the next day for reaching Leh. However, Sarchu was finalised because my teammates wanted to keep the riding distance short for the next day. This called for us to halt a night at Sarchu. Though Manali to Sarchu is just 175kms it took us around 9 hours to reach at the camp site. Me, Rahul, Partha Da, Chunni Lal ji and Sayantan (from extreme left). P.C- Sayantan Pramanick THE ROUTE: Manali- Solang- Keylong- Jispa- Darcha- Baralacha La- Sarchu REFUEL STOPS: Ne...