BikatSo the journey started. Every time I sit in the bus to the starting point of a trek or expedition, I feel as if a Start button has been pressed. The preparation typically begins many days in adva...

It was the December of 2015 when I gathered up the courage to venture out, just days from becoming a 19 year old, to trek with BIkat. It rained through the night, while I tried to get some sleep in th...

PROLOGUE Whoever thought of winning over a mountain, was undeniably a fool. The big rock is alive & breathes its own ways. You can predict its way of life but you can seldom get close to what it ...

After standing for 10 minutes on Rishikesh bus-stop I realized that I am missing something - “my specs”. I froze! Quickly ran towards the bus to check if I left it on my seat. The bus was ...

Before the panic begins and trekking gets termed as “extremely dangerous”, let’s try to see what exactly happened at the Chandrakhani pass between 11th and 14th March 2016.A bunch of...

'The great Himalayas' as they call it, is a vast place. From peaks ranging from 3000m to 8848m, the scope for exploration in the Himalayas is infinite. I have been actively participating in difficult ...