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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Finally the day of reckoning was here. It was a beautiful day, nice bright & sunny, somewhat overcast but mostly blue skies. On one side heart was racing (or trying to) and on the other side, you were making an effort to stay calm. Breakfast and conversations helped in soothing the nerves and once packed, …
Post getting the confirmation, planning for the ride continued, while excitement continued to build up slowly and steadily. Weather is always expected to play a major role in the mountains and at that altitude, even more, so a wary eye always kept looking at the forecast. There was some rain, thunderstorms predicted in Leh, early …
In today's world, quite a few things get initiated over a WhatsApp group chat unlike a phone call or and this was no different. Out of the blue, on one regular day at work, suddenly got a message that I've been added to a WhatsApp group by Nilay (one of my co-riders from Spiti expedition), …
Section T: Great Easton to Debden Distance covered : 45.65 km; Elevation gain: 384 m; Start time: 12-Aug-2022 0540 hrs Expected time to reach next CP: 12-Aug-2022 0539 hrs; Actual time to reach next CP: 11-Aug-2022 0752 hrs Ride time: 2 h 12 m; Moving time: 2 h 10 m; Stoppage time: 0 h 2 …
Was woken up from my slumber by the ever helpful volunteers and the call from command center. Was up and about in a flash. Wanted to be doubly sure that the bike is okay and ready to roll. Met up with Ed, once again, he had been up all night helping the riders. Kudos to …
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