Day 1 || Srinagar - Kargil

Himalaya offroad biking

The Itenary ** SRINAGAR- KARGIL

Dist : 2++km
Time : 6 hours (est)

CHECKPOINT
1st : sonamarg (brunch)
2nd : zojila top.
3rd : Drass
Last : Kargil

Hardest part : zojila pass
80% tarmac 20% offroad

6:30am - start ride
9:30am - sonamarg
11:00am - zozila top
2:00pm - drass (lunch)
5:00pm - kargil

Lead : shahidan (bike)
Swiper : tampel (pickup)
Lastman : hanif (pickup)

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The real experience

9am Srinagar passing via Kangan little town

10am Sonamarg checkpoint. Rest, toilet, omelette.. The best omelette in the world.
Altitude 2,700m 

1036am Hitting the road again. From Sonamarg to Drass

We arrived Kargil entrance at noon where we need to register ourselves and our bike at the army base. It was quick and easy and the soldiers are friendly too!

Arrived Drass for lunch, we had nasi putih and kari ayam.. Exactly like Malaysian style (gulai mok som).. We had also mutton curry but its too chewy. Might be kambing gunung.. Then continue our journey to Kargil, our last pitstop for the day

4pm we stop over at the Drass memorial to witness the ceremony but we did not stay long as we need to head straight to hotel at Kargil.

614pm Arrived Hotel Chhutuk Heights, Kargil

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The highlights

Zozila pass, known as the top 10 most deadliest road in the world, has given us the biggest challenge today.

First, it was all tarmac and offroad. Then, there was a landslide somewhere in the middle. When we arrived, they were already widening the road. Before that, the had to blast the rocks using dynamite and of course there's another risk of rock falling from the blasting activity.

At that time I felt so vulnerable, no where to go or hide, we were stuck and just pray so Allah would easy the road widening process.

Alhamdulillah after almost 1 hour of waiting by the cliff, they allowed motorcycles to pass.

And we have to go in between lorries to pass the new road. It was several kilometres that we need to super balance our bikes and stay in the road.

There was no other choice than keep moving forward.

After passing Zozila pass, everyone felt so relieved and me, the uttermost, felt how small I am as the servant of Allah.

Feeling thankful and grateful to be given this chance to experience the real journey of hardship in life and to feel the littlest of a human being.

Alhamdulillah alhamdulillah alhamdulillah