What we saw, reported honestly
What we saw, season by season.
At the mouth of a rock shelter, Ladakh. Photograph: Karanjit Singh.
No perfect record. An honest one.
Many operators advertise a perfect record. We would rather tell you exactly what happened. Every season we publish how many departures saw snow leopards, how many days in the field produced a sighting, and what else we saw.
We never publish precise locations, and we never report a sighting we did not see ourselves.
How we record
On every expedition, the leader logs each sighting: the date, the valley, the number of animals, their behaviour and the distance of observation. The full record is shared with Ladakh's Department of Wildlife Protection for long-term research on the species.
Season by season
| Season | Departures | Departures with a snow leopard | Field days | Days with a sighting | Individual cats seen | Other highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027–28 | Our first commercial season. Its full record will be published here in May 2028. | |||||
We will add the results of our pilot expeditions in early 2027 once they are complete.
No honest operator can promise a wild snow leopard
What we promise instead is everything we control: experienced spotters, six full field days, two valleys, and the Snow Leopard Promise if the mountains keep their secret.
The Snow Leopard Promise