Travel photographs

A cairn on the trail up to Palam Peak.

A picturesque viewpoint on the trail up to Palam Peak.

A first view of Palam Peak (left, 5250m).

Nils and Ken take a rest on the trail.

Nils and me with the Ladakh mountains behind.

Walking towards Palam Peak.

A dzo on the hillside close to where we camped.

Dzos graze near Palam Peak.

While waiting for the ponies to arrive with our kit, I climb a 300m hill above our campsite and am pleasantly surprised by the view.

Me at the cairn on the hill above our campsite.

Looking down to our campsite from the cairn.

Palam Peak from the cairn.

More snow-capped mountains seen from the cairn.

The distant Karakorum seen from the cairn.

Unidentified red flowers at the top of the hill beside the cairn.

Purple foxglovey type things.

Ponies graze beneath the hill.

The small hill above our campsite.

Sheep graze by our campsite.

There's nothing like relaxing with a good book!