Ladakh is exciting and adventurous place to travel considering the terrane and the scenic beauty. The mountains are steep and in the Winter, snowfall closes many of the mountain passes and makes the few roads treacherous.Some villages become completely inaccessible between November and March. One method of accessing snow-bound villages during the winter is trekking on top of the ice of frozen rivers. One such route is Chadar Trek.

The term ‘Chadar’ means blanket in the local language, thereby giving an indication to the nature of this whole experience.Large sections of the river Zanskar, which is one of the mightiest rivers in Ladakh, freeze over in the dead of winter and are covered by a thick blanket of ice known as ‘Chadar’.