2012-03-23 / Comments (18)

Glimpses of Santiniketan

Santiniketan is a name which evokes memories of Rabindranath Tagore and the Nobel Price. Of the Viswa Bharathi University, of art and culture, peace and tranquility. A visit to Kolkatta is incomplete without a visit to Santiniketan. I had an opportunity to visit the place last December and have tried to give some glimpses of the cultural ethos of the place

To 13800 ft and back on foot – Sar Pass – III

Part I – Base Camp Part II – The Ascent Part III – The Descent The Descent to Biskeri Thatch, the next lower camp at 11000 ft., is by far the most arduous but again most exciting too. Over half of the journey is through very slippery snow hardened at places into ice. Two Sherpas [...]

To 13800 ft and back on foot- Sar Pass – II

Part I – Base Camp Part III – The Descent Part II – The Ascent On the 20th (3rd day) we woke up bright and early with expectation heavy in the air. After double checking our backpacks and packing our lunch we got a pep talk from the director of the camp. YHAI gave us [...]

To 13800 ft and back on foot – Sar Pass – I

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