OHOT’s Kashmir Skiing Trip: The Amazing Trippers
As opposed to most trips I have lead, the skiing trip was different. It’s the only trip I have lead where I’d not be with the group for half a day. Since it was a learning course, from 10 am – 4 pm, all trippers…
Here’s to Love, Laughter, and the Magic of the Mountains
In travel, often external factors can change your plans (Covid being a prime example). Two days before my Tarsar Marsar trip, a trekker fell off a wooden bridge into the swirling Lidder waters. A guide had heroically jumped in after him to save, and both…
A story of four Kashmiri men and their warmth
Meet Shabbir (no pic) – my Kashmir transporter, a broad shouldered, confident slick guy who wont hesitate lying and promising you things to endear you to him. His rugged looks and a smile that curls on the side of his mouth help his cause. But…