The Journal
Field guides, traveller diaries, and slow-living notes — written by the people who actually live in these mountains.
Destinations·7 min read
At 3,450 metres in the Baspa Valley of Kinnaur, Chitkul is the last inhabited village on the old Hindustan-Tibet road. Beyond it, there is nothing but mountains, a military checkpost, and China. This is what the edge of India looks like.