Sleeping among Ladakhi, Zanskari or Changpa families every chance we had, our long trek was the opportunity of numerous and rich encounters : Phuktal lamas, shepherds of Lingshed, Skaya and Hanumil, families of Photoksar, old "abis" (grand-mothers) in Padum and elsewhere. All those encounters are only a few portraits which depict the richness and diversity of the wide Ladakhi culture.