How much harder our body works at high altitude

This is a continuation of my previous post on AMS. Here, I will try to mathematically derive the amount of effort our body should exert at high altitude to keep us going. Please understand that I am not an expert and I have used the information available on internet to make these observations. References are […]

What is altitude sickness and how to deal with it

I “read” extensively about Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) before my trip to Spiti. I understood that it can be very unpleasant at best and fatal at worst. But only when I reached Kaza, I actually “experienced” it. And yes, it was bad! The experience spurred me to know more about AMS and understand why I […]

Why I didn’t like Shimla

Well, for me this is a civil way of saying “Shimla sucks”. That’s how much I hated it during my trip to Spiti. I was so glad that we planned to have Shimla as only a stopover. Despite being a fanatic of greenery and hills, I don’t think I would return to Shimla for these […]

Missed bus, got cab, saw Hatu peak and reached Sarahan

Day 2 of Spiti trip I am a light sleeper. Slightest sounds wake me up unless I am absolutely exhausted. That night I could not sleep well. There was some construction work going on and workers were dropping iron rods as if they there was nobody around. Somewhere far, someone honked horn continuously for more […]

Take off, Chandigarh and unpleasant Shimla

Day 1 of Spiti trip Got rid of the impractical rucksack Morning on May 31st, I was busy packing up my stuff in rucksack and checking myself in the mirror to see if I am able balance myself with the camera bag in the rucksack. I frankly was very unsure about the rucksack. It kept […]

EPIC TRIP TO SPITI

Spiti, first makes you go out of breath and then makes you hold your breath! Two girls head to Spiti SPITI!! Ahh! I am not sure where to begin. This has been a very eventful enriching and enlivening journey. Except for my trip to Manali with mom when I was 8 years old, I have […]

Trip to Almatti dam

Day 5: Almatti dam See Badami – Aihole – Pattadakal for the entire travelogue. Mom very much wanted to visit Almatti dam. Our driver Rasool and others were of the opinion that there was nothing much to do or see there. Since mom wanted to visit, I ignored all that. The drive from Hotel Mayura, […]

Pattadakal and Bhoothnath temple

Day 4 – Pattadakal and Bhoothnath group of temples at Badami See Badami – Aihole – Pattadakal for the entire travelogue. By now, our very good guide Parashuram (Mobile number: +91 94494 15827) knew that we are not morning persons and did not insist upon us reaching Pattadakal by 7am. We reached Pattadakal at around […]

Aihole

Day 3 – Aihole, Jain cave temples, and Buddhist temple See Badami – Aihole – Pattadakal for the entire travelogue. The next day, we visited Aihole. Parashuram was there by the time we reached Durga temple. That day, some architecture students had also visited the Durga complex. It is estimated that the Durga temple complex […]

Cave temples of Badami

Day 2 – Badami cave temples and museum See Badami – Aihole – Pattadakal for the entire travelogue. Mom was eagerly looking forward to visit the cave temples. We reached by 10:30am. Kalmat, the guide was already waiting for us. There are four cave temples, all carved out of the massive rocks. The cave temples […]