Shinku La Climb Is SO Easy, But AMS Will Kick Your Ass | Day 2: Zanskar With @Twenty3Rides

Where's the off-road, man? That's the only question I kept asking Jasveen as we climbed the Shinku La (16,580 feet high) on our Triumph Tigers. After all, we are headed to Zanskar and I have only heard everyone raving about the water crossings and offroading there.

But, we only got smooth roads throughout till the top, climbing from Manali. It didn't even take long!

We did make a big mistake though - and paid the price for it.

Without having a Diamox, we decided to embark on this ride, and climbed from about 5,000 feet to 16,580 feet in a matter of a couple of hours. That really messed us up.

We had started feeling signs of AMS at Jispa, which is located at 11,000 feet altitude, and it only got compounded by the time we got up to the mountain pass.

And there we made another mistake. Instead of quickly descending the pass - we knew we were in for a tough time due to AMS - we decided to spend a half an hour there, clicking pictures.

Within a few minutes, my head was in a free spin and I thought I would just fall down - Jasveen was no better.

Anyway, what happens next will be revealed in the next episode.

For now, I hope you enjoy this video. If you just came across this video, I'd request you to watch from the beginning. Here's the link to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWNEXLs4TpdUWG8IN5pMW6hVk88hG3aHh

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As always, thank you for giving me your time. I hope you have a great day.

Cheers

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