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hvkumar · 25th October 2009, 16:34

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Originally Posted by jaysmokesleaves

Nice compilation of various perspectives of one superb and stunning trip. Exceptional planning and execution. Superb coordination & teamwork.
Waiting for my turn to hit those highs sometime next year.

HVK, your logbooks are insanely amazing!

Sir, that is team work - everyone has done his bit, be it punching GPS, writing down log book entries or keeping track of expenses. Kept all of us busy!

laluks · 25th October 2009, 18:28

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Originally Posted by hvkumar

Lalu, are your photographs in an album also somewhere? If so, please provide us the link.

Not yet. I'll upload and give a link.

rkbharat · 25th October 2009, 22:19

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Originally Posted by laluks

Now let us plan the next one in style

, the April one

I am all set, but planning part, nobody can match Kumar sir, he has turned it into an art,

Kumar sir, so when are we doing kick-off for planning

laluks · 25th October 2009, 22:21

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Originally Posted by rkbharat

I am all set, but planning part, nobody can match Kumar sir, he has turned it into an art,

Kumar sir, so when are we doing kick-off for planning

See this the people initiating the topic are from all over India - Bombay, Bangalore, and Delhi. Truly inspirational stuff ahead!! Waiting!!

hvkumar · 25th October 2009, 23:06

Just finished putting the Ladakh trip log, etc - give me a break

We will start putting the plan together over the next 2-3 weeks. Ptovisionally, I am thinking of 2nd week of April

SS-Traveller · 25th October 2009, 23:13

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Originally Posted by hvkumar

...I am thinking of 2nd week of April

... and leave my family behind? :(

You wouldn't consider 2nd week of May instead, would you? Schools close around the 10th of May...

Zensi · 25th October 2009, 23:16

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Originally Posted by hvkumar

Just finished putting the Ladakh trip log, etc - give me a break

We will start putting the plan together over the next 2-3 weeks. Ptovisionally, I am thinking of 2nd week of April

Oh I would give an arm and leg to be a part of this one. If there are any seats pls do let me know!

hvkumar · 25th October 2009, 23:19

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Originally Posted by SS-Traveller

... and leave my family behind? :(

You wouldn't consider 2nd week of May instead, would you? Schools close around the 10th of May...

May - terrible month, with holiday crowds from all over NCR and Punjab!
April - only Bombay region is on holiday, the snow is still wet on the ground, flowers peeking out, summer yet to begin.

SS-Traveller · 25th October 2009, 23:22

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Originally Posted by hvkumar

May - terrible month, with holiday crowds from all over NCR and Punjab!
April - only Bombay region is on holiday, the snow is still wet on the ground, flowers peeking out, summer yet to begin.

I understand... but I don't have a choice about joining you then.

laluks · 26th October 2009, 07:29

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Originally Posted by hvkumar

Just finished putting the Ladakh trip log, etc - give me a break

No No, the HVK we know does not need breaks. He goes on and on

Jokes apart, yes chief. Lets start the discussions in the next weeks.

hvkumar · 26th October 2009, 09:11

Reported in Rediff - Sumo accident in Zoji La

11 tourists killed in road accident in Kashmir: Rediff.com India News

Eleven tourists, including two children, were killed in a road accident when the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge on the Zojila pass near a popular north Kashmir [ Images ] health resort in Sonamarg on Sunday evening.

The victims were part of a group of two families hailing from Ahmedabad [ Images ] and were on a vacation in Kashmir.

The two families were traveling in a Tata Sumo taxi on the mountainous Zojila pass, which connects the Kashmir Valley with the cold desert region of Ladakh, when the vehicle went out of control and rolled down.

"The vehicle rolled down several hundred meters into the steep gorge resulting in on-

the-spot death of eleven people. A seven-year-old boy had a miraculous escape and was rescued from the accident spot. He is injured and is being treated at a hospital in Sonamarg," said Imtiyaz Ahmad, district police chief of Ganderbal.

"So far we have recovered bodies of two other children who died in the tragedy," he said.

"The rescue and relief operations are on. The terrain is very difficult to access and mobility in the area is very limited. We are trying our level best to recover other bodies," he added.

avasekeh · 26th October 2009, 12:20

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Originally Posted by laluks

Last but not the least I put in my deepest gratittude to our brothers in the BRO for creating this trip a possibility by the connectivity they had provided on one of the toughest regions in the world, and to the soldiers who keeps us safe from all the intrusions from up there.

Jai Ho!!

Mindless of the trecherous terrains and the inclement weather that they face day-in, day-out; kudos, appreciation and the like seems like such an understatement for what they do. I was so much moved when i was standing in the war-memorial in Kargil and so were Lalu and Glenn.

Nothing can really express the gratitude for the work that they do continually in thankless terrains.

avasekeh · 26th October 2009, 12:27

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Originally Posted by laluks

The fun was after going forward in that trail we found out that it was a trail made by mountain goats and not a walking trail. GK sheepishly told us the trail is down and we have to get down. Oh my god, that is steep. But some how catching the thorny bushes and sliding down on our butts, we some how made it to the actual trail. GK, go hide, I am coming for you!!

But thank god, though scary and adventorous, we had a nice trek.

...actually it is memories like these that you remember more than the usual "i had great chai in chitkul". You will always remember the "oh boy, such a close shave clambering down the steep thorn-filled mountain" than the "we sat by the baspa river"..and imagine the calories all of us would have lost. You ought to be thanking me profusely...hehe.

laluks · 26th October 2009, 13:29

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Originally Posted by avasekeh

You ought to be thanking me profusely...hehe.

Now you run even faster / hide tight. I have got out in search for you

MileCruncher · 26th October 2009, 14:48

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Originally Posted by avasekeh

...actually it is memories like these that you remember more than the usual "i had great chai in chitkul". You will always remember the "oh boy, such a close shave clambering down the steep thorn-filled mountain" than the "we sat by the baspa river"..and imagine the calories all of us would have lost. You ought to be thanking me profusely...hehe.

Hey GK,

I have picture of you wandering down the hill while we were waiting at Wari-La

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hvkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7,369 Thanked: 3,454 Times	Just finished putting the Ladakh trip log, etc - give me a break We will start putting the plan together over the next 2-3 weeks. Ptovisionally, I am thinking of 2nd week of April
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26th October 2009, 09:11	#551
hvkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7,369 Thanked: 3,454 Times	Reported in Rediff - Sumo accident in Zoji La 11 tourists killed in road accident in Kashmir: Rediff.com India News Eleven tourists, including two children, were killed in a road accident when the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge on the Zojila pass near a popular north Kashmir [ Images ] health resort in Sonamarg on Sunday evening. The victims were part of a group of two families hailing from Ahmedabad [ Images ] and were on a vacation in Kashmir. The two families were traveling in a Tata Sumo taxi on the mountainous Zojila pass, which connects the Kashmir Valley with the cold desert region of Ladakh, when the vehicle went out of control and rolled down. "The vehicle rolled down several hundred meters into the steep gorge resulting in on- the-spot death of eleven people. A seven-year-old boy had a miraculous escape and was rescued from the accident spot. He is injured and is being treated at a hospital in Sonamarg," said Imtiyaz Ahmad, district police chief of Ganderbal. "So far we have recovered bodies of two other children who died in the tragedy," he said. "The rescue and relief operations are on. The terrain is very difficult to access and mobility in the area is very limited. We are trying our level best to recover other bodies," he added.
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