CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC You don’t need a uniform to climb Tiger Hill Once popular Himalayan trekking routes close to the LoC are to be opened again Peerzada Ashiq adventure sports expert Srinagar who owns Highland Etched in popular memory Journeys, which offers as sites of hard-fought adventure sports-based conflict and martyrdom, tours in Srinagar, described Kargil’s Batalik and Tiger the decision as opening up a Hill are now open to tourists treasure trove for tourists. — among 17 trekking routes, including seven areas Game-changer hosting meadows and ridges “These routes will offer along the Line of Control trekking from three days to (LoC), thrown open by the several weeks. The areas J&K government. close to the LoC in Kargil The State Administrative offer unseen beauty. It will Council (SAC), chaired by be a game-changer for Governor Satya Pal Malik, trekking as a sport in on Wednesday decided to Calling adventure buffs: Areas near Kargil offer views Kashmir,” Mr. Tramboo told open up the 17 routes that few have seen. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Hindu. without insisting on permits The opening of these to enter the Ladakh region. Drass-Sumda-Marpola in Batambis-Sapi; and Sapi to trekking routes will also A Raj Bhawan spokesman Tiger Hill Base; and National Rangdum via Rusila. provide gainful employment said Mr. Malik was in touch Highway to Budgam-Majdass “The cross-Himalayan to the local people with the Union Home Village. trek crosses through high particularly in the Kargil Ministry to give final shape Ten traditional routes, passes and amidst scenic region, say officials. to the scheme. which attracted hundreds of splendors, wild fauna and “Prior to 1990s, The trekking routes European and Australian flora. Now that youth across European tourists, proposed to be opened climbers in the pre- India are inclined more especially Germans and along the LoC in Kargil militancy phase in the towards adventure French, topped the trekkers district will include Kargil- 1980s, will also be thrown activities, these cross- visiting Kashmir followed by Lalung-Shahshi Lake- open again. Himalayan treks could Australians and Britons. The Darchiks-Garkone Broq; These include Faroona- become sought after step will see a new Kargil-Hunderman Brok Jasgund via Lasar La; destinations,” a tourism beginning for tourism in Ridge; Batalik Junction to Akshow in Zanskar-Gulab official said. Kargil and attract high end Gargardo, an apricot village; Garh Kishtwar; Kanore- Rauf Tramboo, an tourists again,” he said. .