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The Zanskar Gorge is found in the Zanskar region of Jammu and Kashmir. Its walls are near vertical cliffs up to 600m high. The Zanskar River (a tributary of the Indus River) is only 5m wide in places. It provides an access route to the Zanskar Valley, but only in winter when the river is frozen.

Indus Zanskar confluence
The confluence of the Zanskar river (from top) and the Indus (bottom flowing from left to right).

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    Tilat Sumdo

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    Improvised Sledge on chadar

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    First night camp on a sandy beach opposite Bakulo cave

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    Clear day in Chadar

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    Porters are collecting drift wood for fire

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    Resting moments of chadar

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    Near Tibb camp

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    Tibb camp

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    Wooden bridge at Nerak

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    Nerak fall

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