Tanglang La, at 17,480 feet high, is an experience to cross. What accentuates this experience is the beautiful road leading to it from More Plains - fast, two-lane highway, surrounded by the desert and the mountains afar.
Doing it on a small bike is exhilarating - you will end up losing some power and it turns into a little bit of a challenge. For me though, it turned out to be the most nerve wracking 40 km of my life.
My custom built, big bore XPulse 230 was just in a mood that fateful day (August 26, 2021), and it seemed would die any moment mid-ride.
The road was decent, my bike kept climbing - would not be beyond 35 kmph in 3rd - I didn't dare to take it to the fourth - but just barely.
For the first time on my bike, my mental fortitude was tested, I'd say. It would keep stopping, the fuel started running very low (no petrol pump for another 100-odd km), the seat became unbearably tough to sit on, and the cold was getting to me.
Giving up was not an option - though the thought did cross my mind of several occasions that if my bike actually gives up here, do I even have the right clothes to survive the night along, roadside.
Thankfully, my friends rode alongside me, compromising their own riding pleasure. And that is what kept me going. I will always be thankful to them for that.
But, the day has still not ended. We have reached Rumtse and Leh is still 100 km away. It is time to take a call - do I carry on or do I stay the night. Watch the next video to know.
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