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Kanchenjunga South Base Camp Trek – exploring the New & Shorter Trail
Exploring the new trail to Kanchenjunga South Base Camp The Covid-19 pandemic lockdown was a disaster for travelers. We were locked up in our homes for months. We could not go out to places like normal times and traveling was out of the question. So as soon as things started getting back to normal and the lockdown was lifted, we, a group of three friends, prepared ourselves to trek after the Tihar of 2078 B.S. (2021 A.D.). This led us to Kanchenjunga South Base Camp in the far east corner of Nepal. Even though Province 1 has a lot of mountains and trekking destinations, the major issue was the trekking…
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Gosaikunda in Deep Winter, A Trip that tested my limit
Our trip to Gosaikunda was as much adventurous as it was religious. We chose Gosaikunda as it was the nearest destination from Kathmandu but also well known for the beautiful Langtang mountain ranges and of course the frozen lake – Gosaikunda. There’s a saying “If we spend enough time dreaming, the dream might eventually become real”. I had been wishing to go to Gosaikunda for a long time and it was coming true. We were planning to start our trek on the first week of March amidst the global pandemic – COVID19. Just two weeks ago, two trekkers had lost their lives in an accident on their way back from Gosainkunda.…
