Mass tourism has been a bone and a bane for the region. Alongside climate change, the future seems uncertain for this mountainscape. First published: https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/is-ladakh-being-loved-to-death-11584165950939.html Is Ladakh being loved to…
India’s Ashish Kasodekar had an eventful 333km run in 2019. Then he decided to up the ante by running the 555km category at La Ultra. First published: https://www.forbesindia.com/article/forbes-lifes/meet-ultrarunner-ashish-kasodekar-only-indian-to-run-the-555km/55281/1 Meet Ashish…
Jason Reardon battled his inner demons to take up running and became the first finisher of the 555km category of La Ultra First published: https://trailrunnermag.com/destinations/into-india.html Into India A new 345-mile…
In it’s 10th edition, the La Ultra posed a 555km challenge. Just three runners made the finish line First published: https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/on-the-run-at-the-top-of-the-world-11574427390240.html On the run at the top of the world…
India’s Vishwaraj ‘Wish’ Jadeja has been battling the odds to keep his speedskating dream alive First published: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20200224-blade-runner-1646460-2020-02-14 Blade Runner While in Copenhagen, Jadeja worked odd jobs, like cleaning dishes…
From humble beginnings in Leh, Sonam Wangyal became a legend in the mountaineering world as the youngest to climb Everest in 1965 First published: https://www.firstpost.com/india/among-first-indians-to-summit-mount-everest-sonam-wangyal-recounts-fabled-1965-expedition-on-its-anniversary-8386501.html Among first Indians to summit…
Even as a record number of permits were issued for Everest in May 2019, things are getting more dangerous on the highest mountain in the world First published: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-fatal-turn-to-everest-summit/story-Aq6k9Y71yMYY7SJ6sTy8VK.html How…
Stephen Alter traces the natural history of the greatest mountain range on earth First published: https://openthemagazine.com/lounge/books/theres-universal-need-include-nature-spiritual-imagination/?fbclid=IwAR36TVs_OYfSj3V0g6PIo1NX1Mee8wlBh_rw091UoUmo-PJvGIk57ErKAKo “There’s a universal need to include nature in our spiritual imagination.” Stephen Alter writes…
Each winter, the frozen Zanskar river was the only access Zanskar Valley had to the outside world. It is today the setting for the renowned Chadar trek, which has brought…
There was a time the snow leopard was considered a menace in Ladakh. Through the efforts of Snow Leopard Conservancy – India Trust, the same folks who once hunted the…