The day we crossed Auden's col pass at 18500 feet, something spectacular happened. We had not yet descended from the pass, when a snow storm started. And by the time we pitched our tents, it had taken off.
We had left couple of our stuffs before ascending due to the huge storm and now we were stuck without food, water and no stove to cook. It snowed continuously for almost 7+ hours and through the night. We had no option but to stay in our tent. So everyone started chatting and in our tent, we just came up randomly with a question.
" What would you do if you reached safely home after completion of this trek?".
Our scenario was such that, even completing the trek looked difficult and reaching home safely was also another concern.
So my answer was that, I would retire from trekking, if I ever got home safely. Now, almost a month after returning from the trek, when I still remember that day, I get goose bumps. The whole trek was well worth the effort.
Am I retired from trekking? well, not really, I am just avoiding monsoon treks, let me see when I can start again or rather come out of retirement!
Cheers,
We had left couple of our stuffs before ascending due to the huge storm and now we were stuck without food, water and no stove to cook. It snowed continuously for almost 7+ hours and through the night. We had no option but to stay in our tent. So everyone started chatting and in our tent, we just came up randomly with a question.
" What would you do if you reached safely home after completion of this trek?".
Our scenario was such that, even completing the trek looked difficult and reaching home safely was also another concern.
So my answer was that, I would retire from trekking, if I ever got home safely. Now, almost a month after returning from the trek, when I still remember that day, I get goose bumps. The whole trek was well worth the effort.
Am I retired from trekking? well, not really, I am just avoiding monsoon treks, let me see when I can start again or rather come out of retirement!
Cheers,
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