Yumthang Valley, North Sikkim — The Living Alpine Theatre of the Eastern Himalaya Far beyond the last permanent settlements of North Sikkim, where roads narrow, air thins, and mountains dictate the rhythm of life, lies Yumthang Valley — a high-altitude basin sculpted by glaciers, rivers, and centuries of seasonal migration. Often introduced superficially as the […]
Lachung, North Sikkim — A High-Altitude Valley Where Landscape, Culture, and Silence Coexist Entering the Inner Himalaya Far beyond the last commercial bustle of Sikkim’s capital, where roads narrow and mountains rise into layered walls of stone, lies Lachung—an isolated Himalayan settlement positioned at the confluence of high-altitude geography and living tradition. Lachung is not […]