Beyond Paradise: Villages in Kargil Dist's upper Suru Valley

A handful of small villages and hamlets are located in the upper part of the Suru River valley. The Nun-Kun peaks over look much of Upper Suru valley and together with the many glaciers form a spectacular backdrop to these habitations - Tai Suru, Panikhar, Tangole and Parkachik among others. Below are some images of the drive from Purtikchay to Tangole - the village that provides climbers access to Nun - Kun. A gushing stream fed by snow-capped peaks (above). The valley suddenly opens vast vistas at Purtikchay village (above). From Purtichay the first clear view of the Nun-Kun peaks (above). Nun-Kun peaks dominate the landscape in the Upper Suru valley (above). A Government primary school amidst the Himalayas (above). The landscape is simply spectacular and some of the views hit your sense very hard. These views are too hard to forget and hang-over of the trip lingers on in a visitor's mind for years. A barley field with the backdrop of Parkachik glac