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Well, its hardly a joyride. If you are sitting in a packed SUV!! If you are cycling!! Either way, esp. if you are going up from Leh (3524 m/11,562 ft) to Khardung La pass (5602m/18,375 ft), the highest motorable road in the world.
Well, I cycled.
Crazy !!
P. J. O’Rourke would’ve thought…
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“We have done it. We have summited Stok Kangri. Yaaaaaaaay !!! Wooooohooooo!!!” Vikas was shouting at the top of his voice as he jumped around. Seeing his state of “Brownian motion”, our guide, Ongda Sherpa, three times Everest summiteer, too jumped and joined in shouting, but directed at him. Vikas…
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“So, what is it between man and mountain, esp. Mt. Everest?” Raj asked as he took another spoonful of the dal bhat (lentils and rice), which will soon become our staple diet. Doc was too engrossed in his dal bhat to rake up his cerebral matter to look for…
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Kathmandu, April 2011. We landed in Kathmandu as wannabe mountaineers aiming to achieve the ambitious goal of reaching the Everest Base Camp (EBC). We were not alone as the chaotic Kathmandu airport was full of genuine mountaineers and trekkers in search of high altitude adrenaline. As the three of…
Hi, I'm more of a story teller of my various travels and experiences. This blog is an account of my adventures so far. Hope you enjoy reading it and in a way travel with me...
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