Category Archives: Travelogue

Pang to Keylong – June 22

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Makarand karkare

[Himyatra – 2018 This is part VIII of the series. You can read the first part here.] Today, we were to push as close to Manali as possible. If yesterday was the day of the lakes, today was the day of … Continue reading →

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In the network range – June 21

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Makarand karkare

[Himyatra – 2018 This is part VII of the series. You can read the first part here.] Plan for today was to reach Tso Moriri, come back to Sumdo, and then push towards Leh Manali highway via Tso Kar. Find a … Continue reading →

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Not quite Tso Moriri – June 20

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Makarand karkare

[Himyatra – 2018 This is part VI of the series. You can read the first part here.] Warning, this is a long post. Today was a long day. I woke up around 6 AM. Balya had woken up even earlier, and … Continue reading →

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Pangong Lake and Chushul – June 19

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Makarand karkare

[Himyatra – 2018 This is part V of the series. You can read the first part here.] Today, we would go to Pangong. We woke up early. Earlier night, we had told the orderly that we would wake up at 6, … Continue reading →

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Saboo to Durbuk via Chang La – June 18

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Makarand karkare

[Himyatra – 2018 This is part IV of the series. You can read the first part here.] This was my birthday. I tuned 58. It’s only the second birthday I remember being away from the family. The first time was in … Continue reading →

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Mumbai to Leh – June 16

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Makarand karkare

[Himyatra – 2018 This is part II of the series. You can read the first part here.] As I was waiting for the beginning of my Himyatra, I had a lot of work cut out for me. I had to … Continue reading →

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Himyatra 2018

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Makarand karkare

I was fortunate to experience a unique journey in Ladakh between June 16th to 23th 2018. During this journey, we covered a distance of about 1000 km, crossed high altitude passes, camped at altitudes of above 15,000 feet many times, … Continue reading →

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Trek to Sarasgad

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Makarand karkare

It had been some time since the Trek to Tikona, and it was time for another trek. I had some discussions with Pradeep, Vikrant and Shardul, and we zeroed in on going to Sarasgad. Sarasgad is a small hill fort, … Continue reading →

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A memorable weekend at Garudmachi

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Makarand karkare

(Warning: Long post) A few weeks ago, chopper aka Vasudeo Gharpure was in India, and Vasant Vasant Limaye aka Balya had organized a get together at his residence in Pune. Many of us could meet there and we had a … Continue reading →

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Trek to Tikona

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Makarand karkare

We have a big, enthusiastic group of trekkers in our office. After our trek to Naneghat last year, many people have been asking me about having a trek this year too. I had also noticed that a lot of first … Continue reading →