<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:16:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/ladakh/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I met a 12-year-old shepherd in the Trans Himalayas]]></title><description><![CDATA[The boy in today's post, who has been grazing his sheep and goats and now watering them at the "More Plains" lake, is now taking his animals back to camp...his name is Lobche. 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To illustrate its location, this mountain pass is located in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@himalayanwomb/at-15-547-feet-my</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@himalayanwomb/at-15-547-feet-my</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[himalayanwomb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11aps29vLRUY6kJ9HQnJNB6fPvmdhJ9cbo1hunMMLZJaLbQ7EedvNRoSoA1owbMFX4P7ta7BWDRfuuY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storms, Passes, and Memories: Manali-Leh Highway 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are many highways in this world, but the Manali-Leh Highway is unmatched. This place is located in the northern states of India, in Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh, in South Asia. I feel proud to have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@himalayanwomb/storms-passes-and-memories-manali-leh-highway-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@himalayanwomb/storms-passes-and-memories-manali-leh-highway-2025</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[himalayanwomb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJxEHArKqkNWhK4EbERkK1LBNfLFsPS31UWUUKfPFfAHv64B1YoVQUXbreni8pPcyN6R6jL7YtikyFZszGLG8hLHPWMDJzNQtaoZo1yg7SHF6So9UZM7Gdxi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experiencing the Mars Like Rock Formations of Pang on the Legendary Manali Leh Highway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pang is located 350 km away from Manali and if you have not heard its name then I believe you have missed a great adventure of the world till now. 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Ladakh is famous for its Mars-like landscapes,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@himalayanwomb/riding-through-the-manali-leh-highway-where-survival-meets-the-magic-of-the-himalayas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@himalayanwomb/riding-through-the-manali-leh-highway-where-survival-meets-the-magic-of-the-himalayas</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[himalayanwomb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:28:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJxEHArKqkNWhK4EbERkK1LBLKvMKR2gsuFpCPnvSWghJyKkoqGM6rCz2sYYCgWEivzVNZgAkDPtXfXMtK3toUMPprBecSKGf5QoAUwb6pLnvXPbKg5ygqyY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind every high mountain stands a higher mountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[If I talk about adventure, I only remember the Indian Himalayas and even if I put my mind to it, I cannot remember or understand anything other than the Himalayas. 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This event was organized on the Manali-Leh highway like every year. I have been associated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@himalayanwomb/sarchu-a-barren-land-where</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@himalayanwomb/sarchu-a-barren-land-where</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[himalayanwomb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:40:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3BAmr5TYaANmrJEBZ9YLVVqPnq5fXJbaEYvLU4zFTcok4j387hjvxvougdRYbxZVmsoYFV2PqF6kK5mCKZWgWB75Nu7DtJSGmrrz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surviving the Baralacha Pass Adventure, Breathless at 4850 Meters (INDIA)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last post you read how we reached Manali from Delhi in a friend's jeep. While climbing the hill from Manali to Rohtang pass, the condition of the jeep as well as ours worsened because the jeep was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@himalayanwomb/surviving-the-baralacha-pass-adventure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@himalayanwomb/surviving-the-baralacha-pass-adventure</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[himalayanwomb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:30:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3BAmr5TYaANmrJEBZ9YMAyXhBwfptYvtZQxbnzNYftGfmw5BuhaevYgywE7urS11AvRomLrp7LzaHdVSdS742H6jbVYtcPgjgcVC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Focus on the destination is essential!]]></title><description><![CDATA[No matter how, when our determination should reach the destination! When I went to travel I saw the passion of different ages of people and often they replied might be this is our last visit! I couldn't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@pulook/focus-on-the-destination-is-essential</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@pulook/focus-on-the-destination-is-essential</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pulook]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:03:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9Hqpj8cAUmWE1rJaUsqyXUyz7v4GGDXkL6mm5s85f529XPkJmcwWsD7CqzBDnKRJLMDAAqJuJn7oeZhHdY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choose your own journey (A few more travel photos)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Road defines our journey, but do we ever think that the choice of a road depends on us? 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Ladakh is a world on earth that does not match the rest of the earth. The credit for making it different goes to the high ranges]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@himalayanwomb/don-t-be-a-gama-in-the-land-of-lama</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@himalayanwomb/don-t-be-a-gama-in-the-land-of-lama</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[himalayanwomb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2023 17:03:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKAi9fqQ1Q2oBjHpzftMHYSaXDcxezb6SKCQ7w7fVSEFQCU4j34SKgWkF5vzPLrcaDvRpVuvAKKg3qXDgVpjTqGUge4b9VzckZPndbSVdkLVNE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Running High: My Experience Filming an Ultra-Marathon in Ladakh]]></title><description><![CDATA[A place on earth known for its high snow-capped mountains, frozen rivers, monasteries, Buddhist teachings, prayers, blue sky, snow leopards, and six months of isolation from the rest of the world, is famous.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travelfeed/@himalayanwomb/running-high-my-experience-filming-an-ultra-marathon-in-ladakh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travelfeed/@himalayanwomb/running-high-my-experience-filming-an-ultra-marathon-in-ladakh</guid><category><![CDATA[travelfeed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[himalayanwomb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 12:33:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu41orizPAUzN3tvmesYWkkxTpfLwCoK7xSBttHGo6LhLnHbQLiSQsNXgJ4i7EVzRaX1pXHx1UnkVFyYSauC4j9x598MYe1Ftr4EJ5LHwy33m9mKYxYH5YrDFeC9YFjxWwq2Hrh6MkVTFAEQ6p7puaMk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trekking to the Hidden Phugtal Gompa in Ladakh: A Journey Through Beauty and Adventure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ladakh, known as the "Land of High Passes," is a region in northern India that is home to some of the most remote and beautiful landscapes in the world. The trek to the hidden Phugtal Gompa is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@rahulhembrom/trekking-to-the-hidden-phugtal-gompa-in-ladakh-a-journey-through-beauty-and-adventure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@rahulhembrom/trekking-to-the-hidden-phugtal-gompa-in-ladakh-a-journey-through-beauty-and-adventure</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rahulhembrom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2023 18:43:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cycling to Leh Ladakh]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the year 2015 when I left Manali alone for a cycling trip. With every walk I kept getting closer to Leh to live thousands of questions. Manali Leh Highway is so famous and inaccessible that even]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/leh/@himalayanwomb/cycling-to-leh-ladakh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/leh/@himalayanwomb/cycling-to-leh-ladakh</guid><category><![CDATA[leh]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[himalayanwomb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2022 17:39:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yoXoGCCgZvo2HjgcUgMTMcgvDk2qsvyon5H974nwVuTfEXCyMgd7ZKgyAJqKg5yAjH2kU1X4h823iHnPvcr2RkBXCA7y1wnTKc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taglang La Pass of LEH & LADAKH ⛰]]></title><description><![CDATA[a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@ankitverma21/taglang-la-pass-of-leh-and-ladakh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@ankitverma21/taglang-la-pass-of-leh-and-ladakh</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ankitverma21]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:01:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lahaul and Spiti- Walkers' Paradise ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Hivers, If you go by the description available online about Lahaul and Spiti, a district in the Himalayan region, it is a lonely planet or a place where you co]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155530/@sunnyag/lahaul-and-spiti-walkers-paradise</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155530/@sunnyag/lahaul-and-spiti-walkers-paradise</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-155530]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunnyag]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 10:13:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delhi's message to China with various tactics and caution]]></title><description><![CDATA["Delhi's message to China with various tactics and caution". 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