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Hello members. I wanted to share my recent experience of my travel to the Spiti Valley.
By this thread I am not dissuading / discouraging you to go to spiti valley, I just want to share my experiences and some tips so that you do not go through of what I did.
Will discuss in detail in my next post.
1. My Dad's oxygen level plummeted to 33% in Tabo. We were able to get oxygen supply and an ambulance to reckong peo in such a remote area and by god's grace my dad is fine after 16-18 hours of Oxygen support. The main trick here is to instantly descent to lower altitude areas if someone oxygen level starts to drop.
2. My Brezza's AMT overheated on a stretch after nako, after which my confidence in the car and even my self confidence to drive became zero for about 30 minutes. I didn't fear the dangerous roads once but I kept on thinking that the amt system will fail again and me and my family will be stranded in the middle of nowhere.
3. Had a close call of ana accident because of impatience of a local car driver.
Some Important tips I wanted to share.
1. Get a Jio Sim \ BSNL sim.
This is of utmost importance because you will not get VI , airtel connection after Kalpa. You will 100% need a Sim on this trip and if you forget to get one from home , you can easily get one in reckong peo.
2. Avoid taking AMT's on full load on this stretch.
More on this later.
3. Take help while reversing.
Get one of your family members to guide you if you want to reverse on a dangerous stretch. Well because you will have to reverse if a 15 tonne tipper truck stands in front of you just after a corner or maybe you see one coming from a distance and only one vehicle can pass.
If the road is narrow and full of gravel don't just use the ORVM's or the reverse parking camera.
4. Get Some medicines and Oximeter and portable oxygen cylinder.
Consult your doctor and take necessary medications( fever, stomach , cough) that suits you the best in case you get sick on the way. You won't get proper medicines in this route.
Make sure to carry an oximeter with you, if someone's health is deteriorating check the oxygen level first.
Don't be alarmed if a healthy person oxygen comes to 94-95% since this is normal at these heights. Everyone has different symptoms of low oxygen.
Me and my wife had shortness of breathe after climbing just 2 flights of stairs. My mother's oxygen level was 92 in tabo but she was perfectly fine.
By this thread I am not dissuading / discouraging you to go to spiti valley, I just want to share my experiences and some tips so that you do not go through of what I did.
Will discuss in detail in my next post.
1. My Dad's oxygen level plummeted to 33% in Tabo. We were able to get oxygen supply and an ambulance to reckong peo in such a remote area and by god's grace my dad is fine after 16-18 hours of Oxygen support. The main trick here is to instantly descent to lower altitude areas if someone oxygen level starts to drop.
2. My Brezza's AMT overheated on a stretch after nako, after which my confidence in the car and even my self confidence to drive became zero for about 30 minutes. I didn't fear the dangerous roads once but I kept on thinking that the amt system will fail again and me and my family will be stranded in the middle of nowhere.
3. Had a close call of ana accident because of impatience of a local car driver.
Some Important tips I wanted to share.
1. Get a Jio Sim \ BSNL sim.
This is of utmost importance because you will not get VI , airtel connection after Kalpa. You will 100% need a Sim on this trip and if you forget to get one from home , you can easily get one in reckong peo.
2. Avoid taking AMT's on full load on this stretch.
3. Take help while reversing.
Get one of your family members to guide you if you want to reverse on a dangerous stretch. Well because you will have to reverse if a 15 tonne tipper truck stands in front of you just after a corner or maybe you see one coming from a distance and only one vehicle can pass.
If the road is narrow and full of gravel don't just use the ORVM's or the reverse parking camera.
4. Get Some medicines and Oximeter and portable oxygen cylinder.
Consult your doctor and take necessary medications( fever, stomach , cough) that suits you the best in case you get sick on the way. You won't get proper medicines in this route.
Make sure to carry an oximeter with you, if someone's health is deteriorating check the oxygen level first.
Don't be alarmed if a healthy person oxygen comes to 94-95% since this is normal at these heights. Everyone has different symptoms of low oxygen.
Me and my wife had shortness of breathe after climbing just 2 flights of stairs. My mother's oxygen level was 92 in tabo but she was perfectly fine.
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