Ladakh reaches the most northerly point of India. Residing in the state of Kashmir, it borders with Tibet in the East and spans across the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges.

The Chantang area of Ladakh is home to the famous Pashmina Goat (the Lena Rama), highly sought after for its soft, fine and yet incredibly warm hair which is hand-spun and woven by the skilled craftsmen and women in the Vale of Kashmir.

You will find a selection of pure pashmina shawls in our shop pages.

Ladakh is both barren and remote and the scenery very different from the lush green valleys of Kashmir. At an altitude of 3,000m plus, it is cut off from the rest of India between the months of November and May, at which time it is only accessible by plane into Leh. Temperatures range from -35 degrees in winter to 35 degrees in summer. Not surprisingly the people of Ladakh, are both resilient and resourceful.