The GOAT
A monk calls his brothers to Morning Prayer
“My favorite trip of all-time? It’s a question I’m asked often. I usually give some wishy-washy answer because it feels like I’m being asked to choose a favorite child. But it’s always Ladakh that comes to mind, all due respect to my other “children” - I love you all. ”
Our 2018 Scouting Mission was the epitome of epic adventure travel. Every day, we said it couldn’t get better. Every day it did. Tears ran down cheeks on the final night, standing on the roof of a thousand-year-old monastery photographing the Milky Way with the rumbling soundtrack of throat-chanting Tibetan monks.
Little things like a pandemic have kept me from returning, but I’m finally going back in April 2024. Come with me and let me show you why Ladakh is my Greatest Of All Time!
What & Where is Ladakh?
Ladakh is a mountainous region in far northern India bordering Tibet. The Himalaya mountain range dominates much of Ladakh’s territory. The history, people, and culture here are more closely associated with Tibetan Buddhism than the rest of Hindu-dominated India. Indians often describe Ladakh as, “Heaven on Earth.”
What’s it Like in Ladakh?
Wild, Remote. Other-worldly. That’s how my first visit to Ladakh felt. The biggest mountains in the world make for some truly grand landscapes. Vast spaces, really vast and starry skies that make you feel really small. Monks and nomads living lives from another time. There are not many places like this left. I wonder how it will feel when I return. I wonder what I missed the first time. I wonder what’s changed.
Show Me, Don’t Tell Me
I get it, we’re photographers, shut up and show me the pictures. Here you go: Ladakh Photo Gallery
2024 Trip info
Want to See and experience this magical land for yourself? Click here for full details about our April 2024 Ladakh Himalayan Adventure photography workshop