LEH EXPLORE CAMP BY YHAI   "You don't just visit Ladakh. You surrender to it." The first glimpse of Ladakh came through the tiny aircraft window, and I immediately knew this journey would be unlike any I had experienced before. Unlike the lush, tree-covered ranges of the lower Himalayas, Ladakh's mountains stood raw and unapologetically exposed. There were no dense forests softening their contours, no carpets of greenery hiding their rugged character. Instead, an endless expanse of stark, majestic peaks stretched across the landscape, sculpted over millions of years by wind, ice, and time. What fascinated me most were the colours. These were not ordinary mountains. Driven by rich mineral deposits and eons of erosion, the peaks displayed dramatic shades of copper, rust, deep purple, grey, and silver. As the morning sun illuminated the valleys, the mountains seemed to come alive, glowing with an almost magical radiance. Every ridge carried a different hue, every shadow ...