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The Pin-Parvati Pass Trek: What This Himalayan Crossing Demands From Seasoned Trekkers

The crossing itselfThe Pin-Parvati Pass sits at approximately 5,319 metres above sea level, connecting the cold desert of Spiti's Pin Valley on one side to the lush, rain-fed Parvati Valley on the other. Few treks in the Indian Himalayas ask you to cross between two worlds this ecologically unlike each…

Times Life · Aug 30

The Spiti-Kinnaur Loop in Late September Is Himachal at Its Most Honest and Beautiful

The Season Nobody Talks AboutThe poplars along the Sutlej go gold before anything else. You notice them first near Rampur, still low enough in altitude that the air has some give to it, and by the time you reach Pooh the gold has deepened into something closer to amber, the…

Times Life · Aug 14

Pin Valley, Himachal's Cold Desert Inside the Himalayan Range, Rewards Every Patient Traveller

The Road That Decides Before You DoThe road into Pin Valley does not ease you in. From Kaza, the last town in Spiti with a functioning ATM and mobile signal, the route to the valley floor drops and climbs in ways that make the vehicle feel like a suggestion rather…

Times Life · Aug 13