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A Survivor's Tale from Everest's Avalanche-Ridden Terrain

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The best view comes after the hardest climb. Yes, it is certainly true. I have experienced the toughest, strongest, stony, frozen and most satisfying trek of all time. The Everest Base Camp trek (height 5,380 m ) is in the south of Nepal . From Tragedy to Triumph: A Journey to Everest Base Camp in 2016, One Year After the 2015 Avalanche The terrifying moment when the avalanche hit the Everest Base Camp April 2015 marked a pivotal point in my life. I was preparing myself for the toughest trek of all time. Yes, the  Everest Base Camp trek. The majestic Himalayan ranges have been on my bucket list for many years.  After a lot of research and understanding about the difficulty level and the problems that one could face during the trek, I thought of taking advice from one of my uncle's very close friend Mr. Sanjay Agarwal, a legend in the world of cinematography. He was working on the documentary called 'Operation Everest' for NDTV.  Luckily, he was shooti...

Jaisalmer Tales

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Whenever I see a bird flying way up in the sky, I wonder what their world would be like. It will surely be way different from our world. They probably come wandering into our world but return to their own. Maybe! Living in Mumbai, working as an Editor in the film industry, I see the world in 24fps but to feel the real emotions, I always wanted to explore places, lives, and souls. Though I took so many voyages of fantasy every day working on different Visuals and storytelling, I still longed for a real flight. One fine day, I decided that it was time for that bird’s view. I needed to satisfy the wanderlust within me. So I packed a few things in a rucksack and left without really charting a course. With absolutely no dots on a map, I didn’t even have a map My Journey Begins Untold Jaisalmer My journey began from Mumbai, a 24-hour train trip to Jaisalmer, the desert town with the golden sand, located in the northwestern state of Rajasthan in India. The trip is incomplete ...