Ladakh: Preparation, Endurance, and Kick out of a Bucket List
If you listen to buddy promises or colleagues making plans, one thing will appear at top of that bucket list- A trip to GOA or LADAKH. I too had Ladakh on my bucket list item since a long time.
But what makes it desirable makes it difficult too.
Topographically, Ladakh is 11,000 ft above sea level. The oxygen is 60% of what it is at sea level. People native to Ladakh are accustomed to nature, whereas people in the military have 6 days acclimatization schedule. The govt advisory states that once you land in Ladakh rest for two days and then proceed towards your trip.
We were a bunch of folks around 25 of us who literally went from sea level to 11,000 ft above sea level… Keep on Thinking you are standing on the ground at Marine Drive in Mumbai (sea level) with an average human being of height 5 ft, a stack of 2,200 humans standing one above the other, that’s the height when we land in Leh.
For running the Ladakh Marathon, it is advised to reach at least 8 days in advance to get accustomed. Look for the signs in your body & in case you are not feeling well, take oxygen and if needed visit doctors.
