North Himalaya

A remote Kishanganga valley of log houses beneath the pyramid of Habba Khatoon peak.

A 3,490 m pass on the Mughal Road between Shopian and Poonch, with meadows and a Sufi shrine.

The upper Kishanganga valley beyond Gurez — wooden villages, shepherd camps and almost no visitors.

Over Khardung La to sand dunes, Diskit monastery and the Balti village of Turtuk.

A 130 km long high-altitude lake that changes colour through the day, reached over Chang La.

A remote, quiet high lake at Korzok, with nomad camps and black-necked cranes.

A remote valley of gompas, glaciers and river gorges, reached over Pensi La.

A high cold-desert loop through Kinnaur and Spiti — monasteries, fossil villages and Chandratal lake.