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Trekking with Griffons: Dodi Tal via Darwa Pass

Trekking with Griffons: Dodi Tal via Darwa Pass

Sahastra RashmiApril 17, 2025April 17, 2025

The trek to Dodi Tal, the lake believed to be the birthplace of Lord Ganesha, is a beautiful introduction to the Western Himalaya for many first-time trekkers

Mission (Peak) Accomplished – A Trek Report

Mission (Peak) Accomplished – A Trek Report

Sandeep SomasekharanJuly 7, 2014July 8, 2014

A Fourth of July trek report from Mission Peak, California. Warning: Birds inside.

On hobbled knee across the Nandakini

On hobbled knee across the Nandakini

Jennifer NandiDecember 11, 2011June 18, 2024

In the final episode of her Bedni Bugyal travelogue, Jennifer Nandi crosses a bridge and a river into another consciousness, one that holds the tranquility of the Himalaya and perturbation over its future in delicate balance The snow-clad flanks of the hills reflected in Bedni Kund was a vision that sustained us…

Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal: The trail to Wan

Odyssey to Bedni Bugyal: The trail to Wan

Jennifer NandiOctober 29, 2011June 18, 2024

Distances in the Himalaya can be tricky, especially when pointed out desultorily by a guide deprived of his liquor. Thus captained, we descended the bleak slopes of Bedni toward the village of Wan. Jennifer Nandi’s spellbinding Bedni Bugyal travelogue continues… The descent from Bedni Bugyal With our faces turned towards…

Valley of Potpourri – Autumn in the Valley of Flowers

Bijoy VenugopalSeptember 24, 2010July 7, 2014

In late September 2009, I joined Sahastra and four friends on a trek to the Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand. When we reached there we were told that the season for flowers had slipped behind us by two weeks. We prepared for disappointment but instead discovered to our happy surprise that…

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