My journal entry for Monday 19 August 1985 does not offer much hope : “Today has been a disastrous day”, … Continue reading My First Himalayan Summit – Climbing a 6000m peak for under US$ 200!
To dwell on death and decay need not be a morbid fascination for us mortals. It should be part of … Continue reading Life and Death and Decay
The autumn of 2018 found me and my long time friend John trekking to Kala Pathar near Everest Base Camp … Continue reading Gidara Bugyal : A Backpacking Trek
The distant hum of aircraft engines was unmistakable. Asit, Hasmukh, Dilip, Naresh, Bajraman and I ran to the gravel landing … Continue reading Himalayan Odyssey – Chapter 3: Nepal 1979
It was late in the evening of October 1978 as I disembarked from the bus in Uttarkashi. I shouldered my … Continue reading Himalayan Odyssey – Chapter 2
The van hurtled down a lonely road…… Continue reading Stopover Kunming
Is the true height of a Himalayan peak really all that big a deal? Continue reading The Chango Chronicles Revisited
An obsession that changed my life KISHTWAR – 1976 In 1976 I saved up Rs. 350 from my earnings as … Continue reading Himalayan Odyssey – Chapter 1
It was a chilly morning on Sunday 5th March 1978. The weak sunshine gradually gained in strength and lit up … Continue reading Raghu Iyer – A tribute
The bright industrial grade lamps mounted on the ceiling high above the milling crowds cast a Dickensian light on the … Continue reading Babu Beckers : Reminiscences
Wandering, One Gathers Honey 