Very, very rarely, there will be a patch of grass or shrub and some trees high up across the rock-face. They make me think they are the reason for lonely, precarious Ibex […]
Barren
July 15, 2016 We are passing through some very difficult terrain ever since we left Spilo. The mountains are bare rock, soil, gravel, soil-on-rock, loose sand-on-gravel-on-rock, mud, and the like. There’s an odd […]
Heading out of Spilo
Caught up on some much-needed rest yesterday at Spilo, a one-road village by the Sutlej, ahead of Rarang. Spilo wasn’t on our plan, but our plan changed right from Day 1, so […]
Chaba: Rafting into a bit of History
Today, on the 15th of July 2016, The Mountain Walker commemorates the 103rd anniversary of one of the most important events in the history of Shimla by taking you, our fellow travelers, […]
Guru Sangyas Festival at Rarang
Our first experience of the Guru Sangyas Festival at the monastery in Rarang, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India. The festival is held in tribute to Padmasambhava (also known as Guru Rinpoche), the venerated […]