Peak to peak. ( by Saptadipa Nayak)
Sunset behind the mountains. Our tent at DKD II Base camp. (Picture taken by kamakshi pal) IT has been more than a month since I came back from NIM (Uttarkashi). But for some reason it never stopped to grow on me. I am still reminiscing those days, the challenges, the struggle and fighting our way through the last leg of the trip (course). Mountaineering is not easy. It requires skills, incredible strength and a widely determined mind. I went through rigorous exercises and training at few of the highest points in Garhwal Himalayas. After my first year exams got over I started to look for ways to be outdoors for I got bit bored of the monotonous daily life we all lead. I grew a passion for trekking since childhood , so I thought for the next level , as I always wanted to be a mountaineer, so I reached out for it and enrolled myself at the Nehru Institution of Mountaineering BMC course (250 oct’2017 ) to peruse my dream. I am relatively pleased with myself for completing the