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  • Spiti Journey, Part 4, Acclimatization at Kibber

    Spiti Journey, Part 4, Acclimatization at Kibber

    A walk to the “Bantang” Nalla I don’t know if it was because i was fully acclimatized or the fatigue of the previous day’s work on the hillock or the Arak effect,i had enjoyed…

  • Spiti Journey, Part 3, Exploring Kaza &Kibber

    Spiti Journey, Part 3, Exploring Kaza &Kibber

    I awoke with the back in spasm and faint traces of altitude sickness.By the time i saw an oily Paratha in front of me for breakfast,i was feeling acutely nausiatic and one bite of…

  • Spiti Journey, Part 2, Enter the Valley

    Spiti Journey, Part 2, Enter the Valley

    The destination for day 3 was Spiti valley itself,more specifically,Kaza- subdivisional headquarters of Spiti valley in  Lahaul & Spiti districts of  Himachal Pradesh.Kaza is a smallish mountain town along Spiti river and  at an…

  • Spiti Journey, Part 1, Return to the Mountains

    Spiti Journey, Part 1, Return to the Mountains

    Built Up  Hardly anything good or great in life happens without a great deal of difficulties,anxiety and trepidation.My disappointment in the end of June  about the failure to go climb a 7000er was followed…

  • Bouldering in Pune, December 2010

    Bouldering in Pune, December 2010

    It’s a cold December morning and Viru shines on the rocks and in the pictures. The team has become larger now. It’s a lot of fun to be here and make your body sore…

  • Bouldering in Pune, November 2010

    Bouldering in Pune, November 2010

    Uploading a few more pictures of the Fergusson College quarry.

  • Enduro 3, July 2010

    Enduro 3, July 2010

    26th July, 2010 – I get a call from  my trekker friend Drushti, asking me if I’d be able to be part of her team in the night adventure race called Enduro3 (o3 for…

  • Bouldering in Pune, April 2010

    Bouldering in Pune, April 2010

    Location: Quarry on the hill behind Fergusson College, Pune