Land of Smiles and Gesture | Cycling the Indian Himalaya

The Gata Loops, the Himalayan version of the Alpe d’Huez, welcomes us onto this crazy roller-coaster of terrain. Then comes Nakeela La, but the special prize goes to the Lachulung La Pass at just over 5,000m in height. Up here, the lack of oxygen is noticeable, and we breath raggedly, but a good acclimatisation means we have done all we can do to avoid altitude sickness, and thankfully it was enough.