Portrait of Stanzin Chotak — outdoors, on location, eye contact, landscape crop.
Guide · Zangla
Stanzin Chotak
One line: born in Zangla, guiding since which year, and what he is known for.
- Home village
- Zangla
- Languages
- Ladakhi, Hindi, English
- Guiding since
- year
- Certification
- training and first aid
- Favourite month
- September
In his own words
150–250 words in the first person, from a recorded interview. Lightly edited, not rewritten — his sentence structure should survive.
Stanzin Chotak
Ask him about
- Subject one he genuinely knows well — e.g. reading river levels in July.
- Subject two — e.g. the old trade paths between Zanskar and Lahaul.
- Subject three — e.g. how a village decides when to harvest.
One story
120–180 words about one concrete thing that happened on a route: a group that wanted to push on, a detour forced by high water, a night with family in Cha. A decision, not a heroic tale.
Between seasons
What he does between October and May.