Every childhood winter was spent in a frenzy of longing for snow to fall. Granny said that it would snow…

A trek is not just a geographical displacement; it is always a change in consciousness. Here is where it started,…

This was the climax of the trip. Would I get up without any altitude symptoms, weakness, headache? Pepe, a young…

A high wind in the night, then stillness. Sleep came with difficulty in the mountain air. Then a bright morning…

We were invited to sit in the kitchen while waiting for breakfast. Cooking was done on a semi-open fire, and…

A bittersweet experience on a trek is the knowledge that height gained is often sacrificed in height lost. Thus today…

Madhu said there was no point in trying to get transport to Syabrubesi from Dunche, as it is infrequent and…

Day 0: Wednesday 12 February 2020There was a window of opportunity in February, before work obligations in the spring. Covid…

Sunday January 13th, 2019. Amazingly this is Day 18. Coming down is all part of the experience, and allows a…

Lower altitude permitted some sleep last night. It is snowing, and all views have disappeared, only the sense of the…