Himachal Diaries, Day 1, March 5, 2016:

A gallery of photos capturing the different stages and feel during the Shaali Tibba hike. Photos sanjay mukherjee

Light drizzle,

Rolling paths around the mountain

Abhishek and Ameen survey the land left behind

Into deeper mountain forest

The weather changes again

The Ledge (and the weather changes, again)

The ‘Faces’ rockface

Higher into nowhere

Getting to the final stretch

The High-Mountain trail (and the weather changes yet again)

Storm clouds brewing

Cosmic dance

The Shaali temple (and the weather changes again)

Abhishek atop Shaali Tibba

Mountain Walker Chief Executive, Abhiskek, ponders upon new directions

View of the Shaali Temple from the temple courtyard

Mountain Walker’s Chief of Operations, Ameen, takes in the atmosphere of Shaali Tibba temple