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…
Skywatch Friday- 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 is now featuring on Yahoo! India Lifestyle. Check it out. 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…
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…
Gorekshep, Everest Base Camp Trek
This is Gorek Shep, the last stop before Everest Base Camp Trek in Nepal. And what a trek it was!
In the City- Weekly Photography Challenge at DPS
Some of you may remember I used to participate in Weekly Photography Challenge at DPS. I had thought I would do it every week. And then I let it slip. I am back again with the In the City Weekly Challenge. Clicked this one at Noida. And apart from the metro train in the background…
Skywatch Friday- Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand, India
For today’s skywatch I present the sky from the Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand. It is a very popular monsoon trek in India and though I was a little ahead of the monsoons it was still very pretty. Due to the name, many people think every inch is covered with flowers, but given the geographic area…
Doing Nothing at Joshimath
Have you ever wondered that it is really difficult to find a budget hotel in India that is clean? I am talking about 1500 rupees per night kind of places. They only come your way if someone recommended you a clean one. After my 10 hour of ride to Joshimath, I stayed at Kamet (name…
The Journey to Joshimath via Haridwari and Rishikesh- The Start of the VOF and Hemkunt Trek
I recently trekked through Valley of Flowers (VOF) and Hemkunt Sahib in Uttarakhand. But the story begins with my trying to reach Joshimath, my initial halt at Uttarakhand before the trek. I started at 7.00 am for ISBT Kashmiri Gate Bus Station at New Delhi. Reached there in good time too, only to be told…