[cerberus]

Having visited and hiked in Ladakh thirty some years ago, I can say it is definitely the place for high altitude training.

The road from Srinigar to Ladakh was lined with monuments to the tractor drivers who had gone over while building the (often) single lane road. I believe the highest pass we crossed on that trip was 13,000 feet.

[Srirangan]

Yep.. and it is located at the north eastern tip of J&K adjacent to China, Tibet and Central Asia.

http://www.google.com/images?q=ladakh+map

[Rikstir]

good stuff man, nice going. I gots to say, it would be a darn sight better off if we could get the Indians involved more in the regions power balance. We (uk) have good relations with the Indians of recent, and a pro-active India could counter a booming China.