I captured this picture at Pheriche in Nepal while I was coming down after reaching up to the Everest Base Camp. If you wish to see more of my Everest Base Camp Trek pictures please have a look at Rediff Get Ahead Slide Show.
Category: Photography
Everest Base Camp Trek Article Featuring at Digital Photography School!
I have often said whatever little I know about photography, I have learned from Digital Photography School. So you can imagine my thrill when they featured my photography advice on a high altitude trek. No no you have to go to Digital Photography School Website to read how I managed to click a few decent…
Solo Woman Travel in India
Many a times the first question that is asked about solo women travel in India is, “is it even possible?” If you go by my limited experience the answer is yes but with caution. I never really intended to travel solo and my first solo trips were for work abroad rather than in India. And…
Valley of Flowers and Hemkunt Sahib Trek, Uttarakhand, India
This is the first summer when I have trekked twice and I think I am going to make it a habit. In this post I am collating all my Valley of Flowers and Hemkunt Sahib Trek links and also sharing a few more pictures. Traveling to Rishikesh and Joshimath (Day 1 &2 of the trip)…
Ghangaria to Govindghat, Day 4, Valley of Flowers Hemkunt Sahib Trek
You would ask how difficult it could be to get back the same route you climbed up? The answer is not very difficult. But what happens with me is that I get fatigued when I go up and I get pain in my knees when I get down. I am better at handling fatigue than…
Snow and Clouds at Dingboche, Everest Base Camp Trek, Nepal
Talking about the Everest Base Camp Trek has become my default option. And a slide show of my Everest Base Camp pictures were featured on Yahoo! India Lifestyle. I still remember this day very clearly. This was the day when we were walking from Dingboche to Lobuje. I woke up around 5.00 am and I was looking…
Ghangaria to Hemkunt Sahib- Day 3, Valley of Flowers Hemkunt Sahib Trek, Uttarakhand
I was aware that the route to Hemkunt Sahib (4329 meters, 15210 feet) was all the way uphill, the entire 6km of it. But having done the Everest Base Camp in May this year I thought I should be able to tackle it. We had bread omelet for breakfast around 6.30 am and left at 7.00…
Ghangaria to Valley of Flowers- Day 2, Valley of Flowers and Hemkunt Sahib Trek
I used to sleep almost like a log on the Everest Base Camp Trek (apart from Gorek Shep) but no such luck on the VOF trek. I don’t know why every day I would struggle to sleep. The first night at Ghangaria was particularly bad. I woke up at some point with a start, feeling…
Govindghat to Ghangaria- Day 1, Valley of Flowers and Hemkunt Sahib Trek
I have already discussed my reaching Joshimath and my rest day at Joshimath. About time I started writing the trek account. To start the trek I needed to reach Govindghat fromJoshimath. Sohan Singh ji (my guide on this trek as well as Kuari Pass Trek) recommended the start time of 7.00 am. He said it…
Gorakshep, Everest Base Camp Trek
This is Gorakshep, the last stop before Everest Base Camp Trek in Nepal. And what a trek it was! It was at an altitude of 5149 m or 16860 feet. For me that is crazy high. My sleep and food both were messed up! But it was worth it all.