Walking around in the hills is my favorite past time. And this time in Jagatsukh I walked at least for 8 hours in three sessions. I should actually say I was on the road for 8 hours because for most of the time I would stop and click pictures. I don’t know why the landscapes…
Tag: Mountains
Mountains from Jagatsukh
It is sky watch time again! I was lucky to be in the mountains last week and one day I even managed to get up at dawn. I am not a morning person and getting up at the dawn is quite a feat for me. And I had whole of Jagatsukh almost to myself. I…
The Road Less Traveled
I remember reading a BBC News article when the world population reached seven billion. My chain of thought went like this. Out of this seven billion population there are only two nations that have a population in excess of a billion, India and China. And I happen to live in one of them and my…
The Landing at Srinagar
Greetings from Gulmarg. I arrived here yesterday and there is a lot of snow in the area. I am staying at The Khyber (at their invitation) and it is a lovely place. However the picture I am going to share today is from our landing at Srinagar Airport. It was such a beautiful approach to the…
Some Thoughts on All 14 Eight Thousanders by Reinhold Messner
Even if you read climbing related books marginally, chances are you would have heard of Reinhold Messner. Many would argue that he is the greatest climber of all times. I of course have very limited knowledge about climbing. I just like to read climbing books and even with my limited reading I have been able…
A Short Clip from Sir Chris Bonington's Talk
Here is a short clip with Sir Chris Bonington gave at our institute. Sorry for the poor audio quality but I recorded it on my cell phone. This is that part in his talk when he is on the final stretch of Everest. And just before he climbs notice how he mentions all his dead…
Meeting Sir Chris Bonington
I read his book Bonington’s Everest a few months back and knew about the failed 1972 South West face attempt, the successful 1975 South West face attempt where he didn’t climb the peak himself as the leader of the expedition and then the successful climb of Everest in 1985. In between there was a disaster…
Retiring to the Hills in India?
How many times have you come across a beautiful place and thought, “Oh! I could build a house nearby and retire here?” I must have done it every two kilometers in North Sikkim, it looks so bewitchingly beautiful and so utterly, truly and completely green. My husband, more often than not, nods his head in…
Another BBC Mention
Remember this picture? Now go to this BBC link and pay special attention to picture number 3. After trying and trying this is my first picture featured at BBC. Why I sent this one? Because when I first put it on my blog a lot of you appreciated it and Maverick even wanted to steal…
Not My Daily Conversation
We were having dinner sitting on a flat rock near a fire on the first night of Kuari Pass trek. I wish I could say there were a million stars in the sky but almost every day by afternoon, clouds would come, cover everything and would not lift till sunrise again. Still, we were a…