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How to grade a trek?

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How to grade a trek?

It’s important to make an accurate assessment of the level of difficulty of a route in advance, to ensure that it is within your current capabilities and be equipped. The grade of a trek can tell about it in brief .But “Easy” and “Difficult” are relative terms. These quality measures, to grade trekking trails, need to take quantitative approach to standardize our information. So that, all of us remain on same page, when we say ‘Easy’ or ‘Strenuous’.

It is also important to convey précised information when it’s going to be used by others and results can reach till death. Read more

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SUNDARBAN: A struggle between man & wild

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Sundarban ! Sundarban ! What comes first to your mind when you read that word ? The largest halophyte mangrove forest of the World! The land of magnificent yet ferocious Bengal Tigers! The land of Honey!

Well, all of them are correct but yet fail to describe Sundarban completely. Sundarban is more than this. It is a struggle between humanity and animality where each other respect each other but never mind to venture into other’s territory. Read more

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Rajgarh to Torna, the guerrilla warrior trails

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This unplanned 2day trek in the Pune district turned out to be one of the most fascinating experiences ever to all of us. Reaching the grandeur of the Shivaji forts and blending with the amazing history of the Maratha warrior literally took our breath away.

Before I go to the actual description of our trek I want to share some interesting  facts about the two Maratha forts. Read more

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outdoor Manners and Best Practices for a Responsible Eco-Tourist

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Many of us visit mountains, forests and other natural areas for trekking, hiking, and mountaineering. There are certain essential practices or outdoor ethics that travelers should take care while visiting these places. These include certain basic outdoor manners and best practices which are documented as follows. Read more

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Viking Journal

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I always wanted to go Sweden, the land of the Viking, moose, elk, wolves and untamed European wilderness. The last foothold of nature in Europe.

Why Sweden?

The seventh richest country in the world is a model of social and gender equality, high industrial productivity and international reputation. The Swedish Economic and social model is a case study for lesser developed countries.

With pioneering inventions, progressive thinking, social / political & economic reforms built a country like Sweden.

Home to the last surviving European wilderness, comprising of rare species of plants and animals, Sweden is worth for spending some time.

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There Is Something About Paris

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“He who contemplates the depths of Paris is seized with vertigo.

Nothing is more fantastic. Nothing is more tragic.

Nothing is more sublime.”

                                                     ― Victor Hugo

I hope I won’t be caught exaggerating when I say that the one city I wish I was born would be Paris. Read more

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The Noah’s Ark (Or so be it ) ~ Deep into East of Turkey

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The Noah’s Ark (Or so be it ) ~ Deep into East of Turkey

And the story begins with a Great Flood.

When it rained for forty days and forty nights , God (citation needed) instructed Noah to build an ark and

bring his family and each pair of all animals in the world with him in a specially made boat.

” And Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord” – Genesis 6:8 Read more

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The Ghost Who Lives High, snow leopard

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“They wait for the twilight to betray themselves. Armed with lethal weapons they attack quietly on unassuming grazers in semi darkness, with ruthless precision and predatory power. The enemy is killed and consumed”.

The night was setting in on our high altitude campsite at Thachungtse, Ladakh. All the tired feet were ready for a dinner. Couple of semi-wild yaks in the near horizon and a troop of blue sheep high on the opposite mountain slopes, no one imagined that the stage was set for a predatory intervention. The big cat, the holy guardian of the land was watching us and especially the blue sheep. Read more

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Climbing Annapurna, The Killer Mountain

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Climbing Annapurna, The Killer Mountain.

Mountains have always mystified mankind. Venerated as gods and goddesses, worshipped through centuries, they continue to challenge man’s indomitable spirit to conquer nature. The great mountaineer Mallory, asked why he wanted to climb the world’s highest mountain, gave his legendary answer: “Because it is there!” The reality is that he gave his life in the attempt. Among the peaks that have claimed more human lives than others the most lethal has been Annapurna-1, infamous among mountaineers as the Killer Mountain. Yet attempts to conquer its summit continue to this day …

On the morning of 17th May, 2010 the news spread like wildfire. Everest had been conquered by India’s First Civilian Bangali mountaineers – Basanta Sinha Roy and Debashish Biswas – both members of the Mountaineer’s Association of Krishnanagar. Basanta works for the Punjab National Bank, while Debashish is an Income Tax Officer.Just a year later, on 20th May 2011, they again became the first Indian civilian team to reach the third highest peak in the world – Kanchenjungha, famous as the Mountaineer’s Mountain. Read more

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When Fantasy Turns Real, climbing Mount Everest

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When Fantasy Turns Real, the story of climbing Mount Everest.

Could God be called an artist? Or are these mountains entirely accidents of Nature? How could one account for these mountains sculpted into such wondrous shapes? How is it that man’s wonderment of their magnitude goes along with his appreciation of such breathtaking views? The mesmerizing beauty and magnificence of the Himalayas cannot be captured in words that remain forever inadequate.

Mount Everest. Peak fifteen in the vast Himalayan mountain range. In terms of measurement it is a mind-boggling 8,848 meters. Since the middle of 19thcentury this has been known to be the highest point of the world. For the 100 years that followed intrepid and adventurous men tried to climb this peak. Eventually, after many failures, it was Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary who were the first mountaineers to reach the summit. Yet human endeavour remained unsatisfied by the first success. Read more

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Why Should You Try ‘Local’ Cuisine?

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Why Should You Try ‘Local’ Cuisine? In recent years, we have witnessed a social phenomenon around a hobby. “Traveling” is the new public obsession. That’s the word in the market. And social media, in its humble way, has already marked travelers to be the new “cool”. And as expected, in India, there has been a surge of travelers or even better put, ‘wanderlust’ – the urge to see new places. All this is extremely heartening and encouraging, as travelling is indeed an institution in its own – all forms of life’s education rolled into an experience that builds perspective. Traveling, without a doubt, is a great hobby (and, where applicable, profession).

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