Trekking: Adventure Unlimited

Friends, fun and _______. Add in a bit of adventure and you have the perfect recipe for a fabulous trek! The best part is that a trek can be done by a person who wants to do a slow and leisurely activity as well as someone who is keen to test out their recently developed fitness gains and skills.

Trekking is growing in popularity every year as accessibility to base villages have improved. The green mountains, exhilarating waterfalls, fresh and gurgling streams and a chance to spend time outdoors is a call that is difficult to resist. An overnight trek can involve pitching a tent, cooking on an open fire and survival with scarce food available. There is no feeling like being on a mountaintop with nature and some friends for company. A chance to show off your survival skills is an added bonus.

My fondest memory is of my first trek to a fort with five buddies when I was just 14. On the way, we saw wildlife, butterflies, birds and flowers that we had never seen in the city. The soothing sound of gurgling streams and waterfalls and the stunning views were fantastic. We felt a tremendous sense of achievement once we reached the top. Some of us built a campfire while the others pitched two tents. We cooked our meal of khichdi on an open fire, sang songs, cracked jokes and had fun telling stories late into the night.

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