Hemant Soreng's Blog

Climbing Travel Trekking

Annapurna Circuit: The Holy Grail of Trekking

Prologue

AMS – Acute Mountain Sickness

HACE   – High Altitude Cerebral Edema

HAPE   – High Altitude Pulmonary Edema

The briefing was in progress. The dal bhat (lentil soup with rice) routine (for every…

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Exploring Travel

Vietnam: Flower Power, Tailor Town, Gastronomic Delights and other tales

“I think now, looking back, we did not fight the enemy; we fought ourselves. And the enemy was in us. The war is over for me now, but it…

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The Cambodian Temple Run

Circa 13 BCE: Somewhere in the present day South China Sea near the Mekong Delta.

2 out 3 ships that left the shores of the present day Kanyakumari, India towards…

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Peru: Empire of the Sun

Circa 2012 BCE: Somewhere in the present day Southwest Peru near the Pacific Ocean.
“Look grandpa, there’s a bright star up in the sky coming down.” The child shouts and…

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Mt. Shitidhar Climbing Expedition: Zen and the Art of High-Altitude Mountaineering

Phaedrus, why do you climb mountains? 

I am tempted to reply with Bear Grylls’ (of Man vs. Wild TV series fame) response to a similar question – “if you ask…

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