From Portimund it would have taken a couple of hours if we had followed the motorable track to the fishing hut.
After a well-deserved break at Leh, there was a smile on every face because we were to cross the highest motorable pass in the world - Khardung-La at a height of 18,380 feet.
The expedition will then return to Leh and thereafter go to Chang La and Wari La. Finally it will scale the Marsimik La pass which at over 18,500 feet is now the highest motorable road pass in the world.
Bridle paths are replaced by motorable roads; new bus services affect life in previously remote hill areas; the resulting mass tourism poses a grave threat to the environment and contacts with the outside world change local culture.
Layers of sand line the side of the roads effectively reducing motorable width by 30%.
He got married to Viji at the Khurdungla Pass, the world's highest motorable road, 18,382 ft above mean sea level in February.
Rising to a height of 18,000 feet, this is the highest motorable road in the world.
The shrine is located 12 kilometers from the nearest motorable road.
Located about 30 km from Charang village, this monastery was approachable via a small, steep and adventurous path after the motorable road finished.
Potholes are craters formed in otherwise motorable roads.
Kardung-La is the world's highest motorable pass at a height of 5682 metres above sea level.
The site was chosen on the assurance that there would be a motorable road to connect the centre with the outer ring road.
Apart from 4,500 km of motorable roads, Bangalore has 41,500 km of narrow lanes.
It is not every day that you get to stand on the highest motorable road in the world at an altitude of 18,380 ft.
As the deadline to make city roads motorable passed on Monday, chief minister N. Dharam Singh said he would seek information on progress.
The road, however, is motorable and in good condition but no public or private buses ply this road.
Col. Rajan will be taking the Khardungla Pass, the world's highest motorable road.
Although the road from Maneybhanjang to Sandakphu is motorable, it is a wiser choice to hike it rather than suffer the jolts and bumps of the track.
Then volunteers raised money to put in motorable roads, so that ambulances could reach all these places.
It was a spectacular ride along the 3rd highest motorable road in the world.