Two exploratory teams return after successfully completing the Chadar trek with different opinions
 
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Both teams on the Chadar frozen river trek return with stories that are unexpected. The Chadar trek is an experience.  The extreme temperatures are not difficult to manage. Watch this space for stories, pictures, videos, podcasts on the Chadar trek in the next few days.

 

Arjun Majumdar talks about how a trek helps in choosing a better life partner Goechala trek

Most couples who are thinking of getting married waste an enormous amount of time dating each other over expensive cups of coffee in the hope that they’ll get to know each other better.
I have bad news for you. You won’t. Read more here

Saurabh Chaterjee writes on how to shoot people on treks
Rupin pass trekCapturing people in the hills can be one of the most interesting subjects that can make your pictures memorable.Though you will always find less people during a trek, the ones you find can make absolutely amazing pictures.

Read more here: Shooting people on a trek

 


Neelima's Photography Blog
Neelima  talks about the things that should be carried in the camera bag

Being prepared is the key to making striking images on any outdoor shoot. When an opportunity presents itself, it would kill you if you are not able to shoot just because you forgot some essential piece of equipment back home.

Read more here: 7 Essential Items I always carry in my camera bag

8 reasons why the Kedarkantha trek is a great way to spend your April holidays

kedarkantha trek during christmas new year
1. First is the chance to experience snow. You will probably come across it just as you cross the 10,000 feet mark, lying on the forest floor in between the pine trees. When you reach the meadows, it is likely to be a large blanket of white around you in every direction.

2. Most pretty campsites in Himalayas. Not all treks can boast of the beauty of its campsite like the Kedarkantha trek can. Read full story here: 8 Reasons why Kedarkantha is a great April trek 


It was an ordinary day. But we were very animated. We were sitting around a coffee table discussing the best lakes we had been to on our treks. We listed many: Kedartal near Gangotri, Vasuki Tal near Kedarnath, Masar Tal on the Mayali pass trek, Roopkund in Uttarakhand, Lam Dal in Himachal, the Samiti and Cholamu lake in Sikkim. We were still counting, but Arjun was strangely silent.


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