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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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