commitment

Commitment is a 12 year old who has never missed a day of school. A child in Class 7, who has not missed a single day of school in the past 7 years. I cannot begin to imagine that. I do not know anyone who has not missed a single day of school, probably even in…

Topping up…

We take it for granted that if we don't eat for a while, we will get hungry. And that without sleep, we will get sleepy. If we don't recharge our phones, we run out of balance. It's pretty obvious, right! And yet, I so often forget that it applies as much to the non-physical things in life.…

9 days at Base Camp

I have fallen behind. Unsurprising in a way- I knew if I left this till after I returned, it may never get done! But hey ho, better late than never. And better brief than non-existent. So I'm going to compress the 8 days we spent on base camp into one post, giving a bit less…

Base Camp!- 16th May

Awaking early, filled with dread and excitement, I scuttled out of my sleeping bag, stretching out my limbs and rubbing bleary eyes. It had been another squashed and somewhat uncomfortable night, but I knew that I would be in base camp tonight and that one thought drove me to move quickly.  Rushing through the morning…

How to walk across big boulders and morains

After reaching base camp, all our treks required lots of walking across huge boulders scattered across the ground. For someone with terrible balance, this proved to be quite a challenge. I learnt a few things to help me navigate them: Momentum matters- If you keep your weight forward, even if your foot doesn't land perfectly,…