Climbing the Dragon

It's been a busy few weeks here in Mumbai. I've been working to get all of the photos from Ladakh edited while trying to get some other things accomplished. I shot a project for a magazine on friday that I will hopefully post soon (I'll probably have to wait until its been published next month). Anyway, here are a few more shots I did in Ladakh.

After the rest of the group took off I was free to explore on my own. I took to the hills on a motorcycle for a few days then came back and stayed with my friend Vaibhav, who owns a rock climbing café (a small café with a bouldering area). On Sunday we went out to a boulder project he has been developing above the city of Leh. It's a beautiful boulder, isolated by its size from the rocky landscape, located near a religious temple. The boulder promises a few short sport routes and several bouldering problems. Vaibhav is projecting this little beauty.






This is GraviT, Vaibhav's cafe in Leh. If you ever go to Ladakh, you have to stop in here. It's a great place for a banana shake.

Knee Deep

World Cup mania is in full swing here. Finally the Indians are distracted from their beloved Cricket, and focusing on a real sport. The rains have come and it is relief from the heat. I'm knee deep in editing the photos from Kashmir and Ladakh and will have an update eventually for you (Travel Journal). Here's a teaser:

Also, if you're really desperate you can filter through the snapshots from along the way.

Snapshots Gallery

Back from Beyond

Kashmir and Ladakh were a treat, both in scenery and in temperature - an escape from the mind-numbing heat of Mumbai. I'm sifting through over two thousand images to select the standouts. It's a task. But I had the pleasure of traveling with a group for the majority of this trip, an experience I'm not used to. Cammy came along to visit her friend Taylor in India and happened to be the perfect running model. I asked her if she'd be willing to do some shots with me and she thankfully agreed. These are a taste of the kind of work that I am striving to get involved with.

Above Stok Village, Ladakh.


Pangong Tso Lake, Ladakh - very close to China.

Pangong Lake, Ladakh


EDIT: I forgot to mention what a good sport Cammy was for running at above 14,000ft for me. 




More images from the trip to come!