Ladakh

Helping flood-affected communities in Ladakh

Thursday 25 November 2010 by Jenny Hickey

I arrived in Leh, India, six weeks after the flash floods swept away homes, schools and took scores of lives on August 6, 2010.

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Satellite woes but high spirits

Thursday 4 June 2009 by Athanasia Pappas

Well – still no satellite connection I’m afraid so you’re stuck with me :) I’ve had very brief contact with someone lower down the mountain and the word is that the team are still enjoying themselves and spirits are high (there must be a variety of ways to understand the word enjoyment!).

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Yoga moves and magnificent views

Wednesday 3 June 2009 by Athanasia Pappas

Connectivity continues to be an issue. I managed to speak to Kathryn from Save the Children for just a few minutes who told me a bit about day 1 of the RB Global Challenge 2009. They started with a big yoga class and climbed to 4000m where they celebrated before climbing higher. Morale was excellent and the views breathtaking.

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