The first few days were spent hiking, trekking and exploring this new, stunning topography. “It’s a once in a lifetime place,” she says. On May 6 though, the news of the airport in Leh shutting down for border security, caused some concern. “We were on our way to the Pangong Tso lake and our connectivity was not great but we had already heard chatter about the airport being shut down and were a bit disappointed,” she says.