We Spent 14 Days Riding Some of the World’s Highest Roads

For two weeks, my wife and I travelled over 2,000 km two-up on a Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 through Ladakh and Zanskar, riding some of the highest roads in the world.

This film is the complete story of our motorcycle journey through the Indian Himalayas: two weeks, over 2,000 km, freezing mountain passes, high altitude, wrong turns, questionable accommodation, incredible roads and some of the most spectacular landscapes we’ve ever ridden through.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Our 2,000 km Himalayan Adventure
01:30 Is India Really What Tourists Expect?
03:12 Day 1 — Arrival in Leh
03:45 Our First Ride in Ladakh
06:30 Mapping Our 2,000 km Route
08:30 Day 3 — The Adventure Begins
13:05 Trouble on Khardung La
15:30 Diskit Monastery
16:45 The Gravel Roads Begin
18:15 Reaching Nubra Valley
19:38 Day 4 — Nubra Valley to Pangong Lake
21:25 Our First Water Crossing
24:17 Overtaking on the Rough Roads
27:13 Our First Look at Pangong Lake
29:00 Day 5 — Pangong Lake to Hanle
31:19 We Took the Wrong Road
34:05 Crossing Kaksang La
35:25 The Nyoma Petrol Station Chaos
36:28 Day 6 — Hanle to Umling La
42:05 Running Out of Oxygen
42:39 On Top of the World — Umling La
43:32 Day 7 — Hanle to Tso Moriri
44:38 Tea by a Remote Himalayan Lake
46:05 Arriving at Tso Moriri
47:50 Day 8 — Tso Moriri to Leh
52:32 Some of the Best Roads in the Himalayas
54:10 Day 9 — Leh to Kargil
56:35 Falling Rocks!
57:50 Lamayuru Monastery
59:09 Crossing Fotu La
1:00:24 Namika La Pass
1:01:34 Day 10 — Kargil to Padum
1:02:24 Himalayan Traffic
1:03:07 Lunch With an Incredible View
1:05:10 Parkachik Glacier
1:09:04 Drang-Drung Glacier
1:11:43 Day 11 — Riding to Phugtal Monastery
1:15:00 Trekking to Phugtal Monastery
1:21:05 Day 12 — Gonbo Rangjon
1:24:30 Our Final Ride Through the Himalayas
1:28:00 The Worst Water Crossing of the Trip
1:30:50 Completing the Ladakh & Zanskar Loop
1:31:45 The Journey in 60 Seconds