May 31st: Grahan - Padri
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With the dog that accompanied us from Grahan. |
Started off from the Grahan camp around 9.30 AM. Half an hour later than what was actually planned. There were a few people in the group who were late and they're the only ones who're late every time. So pissing off. Had to completely climb down the mountain on which Grahan in located and start climbing the next hill. It was a pretty steep climb for a lot of the time but I managed to keep myself at my limit and go fast so that I wouldn't suffer because of the heat later on. Met a few new people on the way - Rohan and Ankit who look like they're serious about mountaineering, Supriya who is probably the fastest female climber in the group etc.. The dog that I talked about earlier accompanied us till the lunch point. More petting. The people who were coming slowly reached only after an hour or so after we reached the lunch point. The guide didn't let us continue because we might lose our way. In the time we had here, we binoculared a bit, spotted the Nagaru camp and enjoyed the views. Carrying the binoculars was one very good thing I had done. My watch, too, turned out to be a brilliant investment. The altimeter, barometer and compass were simply brilliant. Had a lot of fun using them.
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| At the Padri camp - 2 |
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| At the Padri camp - 3 |
We soon started on our way to Padri and it started raining. Had to get my Poncho out for the first time and it did a great job! We finally reached the Padri camp in rain. The camp is locaed in the middle of several huge mountains. A really beautiful location. Just as we were exploring the camp, a hailstorm started! It really hurt when we got hit by hail! Tea was served a little later. Much awaited. Soup time. Didn't get soup as it had gotten finished by the time we got to the kitchen. Binoculared the surroundings now. The snow capped peaks seemed much nearer than before and were so inviting. I couldn't wait!
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