Finally, the big day was upon us, a little sooner than expected but after lot of hard work and toil. To say that we were all super excited and just raring to go, was a big understatement. As with the other days, we wanted to start early to get the maximum ride time without the …
Month: September 2023
Day 5 – Hanle to Chisumle
This day was like just any other day in the expedition so far, except that it was not. It was perhaps going to test us much more than the days we had experienced so far. Distance to be covered for the day was not something that one would lose sleep over, but we were now …
Day 4 – Nyoma to Hanle
After a good night's sleep, world appears to be better, in most respects and that's how most of us felt on the next morning. With a nice breakfast tucked in the belly, pleasant morning breeze and mostly a favourable crosswind, all seemed good. We thanked Maj Prashant and his unit for an absolutely wonderful and …
Day 3 – Rest & recovery at Nyoma
First 2 days of the expedition had pushed and challenged us a bit and the altitude had increased as well. Hence there was a medical advisory as well, to rest and recuperate and more importantly allow the body to acclimatise at the increased altitude. Knowing this, it was a relaxed wake up schedule for all …
Day 2 – Chumathang to Nyoma
After a nice dinner and interesting conversations previous night, we had slept around midnight with a plan to wake up leisurely, get ready and then ride on. I had an enviable situation of NOT riding from Kiari but to start from Chumathang and hence the distance to be covered was just about 50 kms. Question …