Hi, this is me at Zero Point in December last year. It is 15, 748 ft above sea level and is around 2 hours journey from North Sikkim. I love traveling especially to mountains and if it is an adventurous nothing like it.
The journey to zero point is very treacherous. The roads are very narrow and full of boulders. At one point, we thought we were gone. Moreover, our driver (Zongpo, a sikkimiss) was also traveling with us for the first time. So imagine, the escort himself was nervous and later took an oath that never in his life he will visit this place.
The scenic beauty is spell bounding. It is a plateau covered by mountains all the side and behind which is the China border. The entire area remains snow covered during winter, even the river Lachung. At zero point, you will hardly find any trees or plants due to less oxygen. The beauty just cannot be expressed in words.
Due to high altitude, many people suffer breathing problem. So next time if you are planning to visit places like Zero Point keep few things in mind – sunglass is must, never sit at the back of the jeep as jerking will make you sick, always carry popcorns to avoid dizziness and eat as many chocolates as you can as chocolates contain high calorie which provides energy.
regards,
afsheen
The journey to zero point is very treacherous. The roads are very narrow and full of boulders. At one point, we thought we were gone. Moreover, our driver (Zongpo, a sikkimiss) was also traveling with us for the first time. So imagine, the escort himself was nervous and later took an oath that never in his life he will visit this place.
The scenic beauty is spell bounding. It is a plateau covered by mountains all the side and behind which is the China border. The entire area remains snow covered during winter, even the river Lachung. At zero point, you will hardly find any trees or plants due to less oxygen. The beauty just cannot be expressed in words.
Due to high altitude, many people suffer breathing problem. So next time if you are planning to visit places like Zero Point keep few things in mind – sunglass is must, never sit at the back of the jeep as jerking will make you sick, always carry popcorns to avoid dizziness and eat as many chocolates as you can as chocolates contain high calorie which provides energy.
regards,
afsheen
2 comments:
I truly agree that the beauty of Zero Point cannot be expressed in words. Especially the environment on the winter months. Even though its freezing cold, you dont feel that bad once you are up there. Though during the winters Yungtham is barren, the zero point makes up for it.
We (Rup & me & family) were there this new year and enjoyed thoroughly. For all the beauty of the north sikkim visit (Untamed North Sikkim) my photo album at http://photos.ibibo.com/user/sauravde
WOW! I feel like going there now... maybe at some point, all of us should think about planning a trip together.. somewhere in the hills...
Romit
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