Chadar Frozen River Trek

Walk 105km on the frozen Zanskar river at -25°C. For centuries this was just how Zanskar got around in winter.

Hard 📍 Ladakh 📏 105 km ⛰️ Max 3500m 📅 9 day(s) ⚠️ Inner Line Permit required. Register with Leh police before trek.

Best Seasons

January February

Chilling → Lingshed / Pishu

Fly to Leh, acclimatise for 2 days, drive to Chilling (~80km). Trek only possible January–February when river freezes solid.

Walking on the frozen Zanskar river - the only winter route for Zanskar villages
Temperatures drop to -25°C - genuine extreme cold weather experience
Nerak waterfall frozen mid-flow - one of India's great natural spectacles
Zanskar valley villages inaccessible by road in winter
Surreal ice formations, frozen waterfalls and blue ice underfoot