Its Time to Leave Spiti Valley | Spiti Valley Roadtrip Ep:13 | Kaza to Kunzum Pass |  

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Episode 13: It was time to leave Kaza & Spiti Valley. We were really excited as it was time for the big ride ahead to Kunzum Pass. We had heard that the road was tough & treacherous. Spiti Valley is famous for its bad roads, in this vlog you can witness these roads in detail along with the beauty & dangers that it offers. These are one of the best routes that you will see, no valley is more deserted, no valley is more treacherous, no valley is more dangerous & no valley is Spiti Valley.
Route: We started from Kaza, we took the NH-505. We went to Hal, Hansa, Losar i.e. the last village of Spiti Valley & then from there Kunzum Pass was some 15KM ahead. We went to Kunzum Pass & then we stayed at Batal.
Spiti Valley is a cold desert mountain valley located high in the Himalayas in the north-eastern part of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The name "Spiti" means "The Middle Land", i.e. the land between Tibet and India.
Local population follow Vajrayana Buddhism similar to that found in the nearby Tibet and Ladakh regions. The valley and surrounding region is one of the least populated regions in India and is the gateway to the northernmost reaches of the nation. Along the northern route from Manali, Himachal Pradesh or Keylong via the Rohtang Pass or Kunzum Pass respectively, the valley lies in the North Eastern section of the Indian state Himachal Pradesh, and forms part of the Lahaul and Spiti district. The sub-divisional headquarters (capital) is Kaza, Himachal Pradesh which is situated along the Spiti River at an elevation of about 12,500 feet (3,800 m) above mean sea level.
Lahaul and Spiti district is surrounded by high mountain ranges. The Rohtang Pass, at 13,054 feet (3,979 m), separates Lahul and Spiti from the Kullu Valley. Lahul and Spiti are cut off from each other by the higher Kunzum Pass, at 15,059 feet (4,590 m). A road connects the two divisions, but is cut off frequently in winter and spring due to heavy snow. The valley is likewise cut off from the north up to eight months of the year by heavy snowfalls and thick icing conditions. A southern route to India proper is periodically closed for brief periods in the winter storms of November through June, but road access is usually restored a few days after storms end via Shimla and the Sutlej in the Kinnaur district.
Spiti valley is a research and cultural centre for Buddhists. Highlights include Key Monastery and Tabo Monastery, one of the oldest monasteries in the world and a favourite of the Dalai Lama. It was the location of the scenery and cinematography in the Indian films Paap, Highway and Milarepa, a biographical adventure tale about one of Buddhism's most famous Tibetan saints. The Buddhist monastery in the valley served as the locus of the set and some of the monks appeared in the film.
The Pin Valley of Spiti is home to the few surviving Buchen Lamas of the Nyingmapa sect of Buddhism.
The small town of Manali was the beginning of an ancient trade route to Ladakh and, from there, over the Karakoram Pass on to Yarkand and Khotan in the Tarim Basin. Spiti is summer home to hundreds of semi-nomadic Gaddi sheep and goat herders who come to this valley for grazing their animals from the surrounding villages and sometimes as far as 250 km. They enter the valley during summer as the snow melts and leave just a few days before first snowfall of the season.
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THE SPITI VALLEY ROADTRIP 2018:
1. • Lets Start the Most Ep...
2. • The Unknown Treasures ...
3. • Land of Gods | Spiti V...
4. • Most Dangerous Suicide...
5. • Most Treacherous Road ...
6. • The Dream Village of H...
7. • Welcome to the Spiti V...
8. • Mummy of the Middle La...
9. • The Most Beautiful Val...
10. • A Night in Kaza | Spit...
11. • A World within a World...
12. • On the Top of the Worl...
13. • Its Time to Leave Spit...
14. • Witnessed the Milky Wa...
15. • Video
16. • The Danger has Arrived...
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