In July 2016, nine-and-a-half years old Upamanyu Mukherjee joined the Mountain Walker team on a trip to Kinnaur, Lahaul & Spiti, and took up the Chief Executive’s challenge to submit a report. He had one condition: […]
Beat this!
July 18, 2016, 0920 hours. This morning, we had another great breakfast of bread-omelet, aloo parathas and milk from Jersey cows. I say ‘another’, because parathas and bread-omelette have pretty much been […]
Local Legends about 10th Century Buddhism in India
Lama Tenzin is the monk who looks after #Lalung Monastery, and he is a person of great learning and experience. Apart from knowledge regarding the written and oral scriptures, Lama Tenzin is […]
The Palezoic era Formations of Himachal
July 17, 2016 Walking in these parts of #Spiti, having come through #Kinnaur, I feel as if I have been here in these #Himalayas several times before – it’s familiar. Part of me […]
The Road to Chango
July 16, 2016. We are now descending towards #Sumdo and coming up next is the village of #Chango, one of the eight villages in the #Hangrang Valley.