Hi everyone! I’m writing this field note from New Delhi. I just got home from a week-long hiking trip in the Himalayan Mountains. My friends and I did a big trek— five days of hiking and enjoying nature with each other and some new friends! We did a total of 30 kilometers, which is about 18.5 miles. The summit of our hike was at 13,000 feet, which is much higher than most mountains I’ve hiked in the USA. Each day, we hiked for a few hours from one campsite to the next. We usually finished hiking for the day by lunch, which we would eat at our new campsite for the evening. Our guides were awesome— they made sure we ate well and took care of our bodies during the difficult hike.
So far I have gone on two treks in India. The trek I just finished was to the Kuari Pass. A pass is an opening or break in high, rugged terrain, such as a mountain ridge. It forms when glaciers or streams erode the land between elevated areas. Passes frequently serve as the simplest routes for crossing steep mountain ranges— because of this, we were able to see many other mountains in the surrounding terrain, including Nanda Devi (one of India’s tallest peaks).
The other hike I have done in India is the Triund Trek, which summits at 11,000 feet. This trek was also beautiful! On both trails, I was fortunate to see some incredible wildlife.
