Links and Resources

Monastery Entrancewww.vermontis.org A unique, affordable semester abroad program of cultural immersion and mutually beneficial learning for American and Ladakhi high school students.

www.reachladakh.com Contemporary news about Ladakh.

www.high-altitude-medicine.com A comprehensive guide on altitude sickness prevention and travel.

www.snowleopardconservancy.org The Snow Leopard Conservancy (SLC) is dedicated to demonstrating innovative; "grass-roots" measures that lead local people to become effective stewards of the endangered snow leopard, prey and its habitat. (source: SLC)

www.secmol.org The Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL) was founded in 1988 by a group of young Ladakhis with the aim to reform the educational system of Ladakh. Today our activities are extremely varied and numerous. We organize activities for Ladakhi youth, run a campus for students going to school or college en Leh, develop solar energy projects and much more. (source: SECMOL)

Publications

Ladakh: Crossroads of High Asia by Janet Rivzi
Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh by Helena Norberg-Hodge
Trekking in Ladakh (3rd edition) by Charlie Loram
A Journey in Ladakh by Andrew Harvey
Trekking in the Indian Himalaya by Lonely Planet
Getting Started in Ladakhi: A Phrasebook for Learning Ladakhi by Rebecca Normanevening round up

Please contact us for further publications and resources on Ladakh.