Nov 4th, 2008
by gbsingh.
As part of my camping gear, I was having the most basic mountaineering equipment as well.
So when I met a tough trekker named Tribhuvan planning to fun-climb one of the mountain peaks surrounding Rohtang Pass, I volunteered to accompany him along, which he happily agreed to.
I already had a good pair of mountaineering boots and [...]
Nov 2nd, 2008
by gbsingh.
I found Manali as one of the best ski areas in the Himalayas.
It had a few of those rare ski slopes where you could ski even in summers and weren’t left waiting for winters to come when you would go there and ski.
Rohtang Pass Top
You could anytime do it here on the slopes over the [...]
Nov 1st, 2008
by gbsingh.
At age 57 today, I wonder if a bivy sack is going to be as good a camping gear as camping tents are!
Beautiful Bivy!
I still have my plans to go camping and traveling the world on foot… just to play the game of life further!
What a bivy has better than a tent is not only [...]
Oct 31st, 2008
by gbsingh.
I came to realize how important a piece of camping gear my down sleeping bag was.
You would go sleepless the whole night if it weren’t there to cover you well!
One day as I was preparing to go inside my tent for my night sleep, Manjit – one of my two search spies – came to [...]
Oct 26th, 2008
by gbsingh.
Camping stove was not a part of my camping gear.
Helium Stove
A Compact Arrangement
A Functional, Sleek Arrangement
But I don’t expect everyone to be like me who could enjoy his sprouts as much as he enjoyed the best cuisine in the best restaurant of the world.
Time to Cook!
I was just there to play the game of life [...]
Oct 25th, 2008
by gbsingh.
Free campsites are always much better than the paid ones.
But you need to be a real search spy in order to unearth them out of nowhere on earth!
A Beautiful Campsite
I was a stranger to Manali as I had landed there for the first time in my life.
And the town was a much sought after hamlet [...]
Oct 24th, 2008
by gbsingh.
My camping gear along with all the camping equipment was not a very elaborate one:
Camping Tent
Down sleeping bag
Rucksack
First aid kit
Torch
Water bottle
Hammer
Knife
Ice axe
2 pairs of clothes
A leather Jacket
Hiking boots and a pair of slippers
Towel
Toiletries
A small mirror
A small vessel to boil/fry
Two small cotton bags in the rucksack pocket to sprout grains and lentils as my staple food
And [...]