Earth = Picnic Spot

Do you know what the best thing in life is? When you are waiting for something extraordinary and it happens unexpectedly! The days were passing and we were learning so many things about Mountaineering, but then I had this feeling that I need some more adventurous activity, because everything seemed like the same; Climbing, Rappelling, Lectures. It was day 6, Instructors were planning our night stay and I came to know that it was going to be happening very soon. Then one evening I found that we would be going for the Night Stay in the jungle that night itself. A happy time. Walking down more than 1000 steps, we reached at Gaumukh Temple (In Mount Abu). We left at 3 O’clock and reached the place around 5:30. On time. Now we divided ourselves into teams and we each of the teams had some tasks to do. We went to collect wood for the Campfire. In addition, other teams started preparing dinner for everyone. We finished our task and then Photography (Most demanding things fo...

It was an amazing morning and everyone was ready on time. I had a very bad night, was not able to sleep properly. I felt a little weak, but later on, I discovered that that was the fear, which I do not want to face. As mentioned before, "It takes courage to stand still at the top of the mountain without any support". This was the fear of that only. When you try to escape or you do not find any reason to do the thing, then create the reason to do that or else you will end up losing that alive portion in your life. Ultimately, Risk is the part of anything you do in your life; you just have to choose your cup of tea. When you feel, “everything is in your hand” or, “nothing is in your hand”, you are right both the time. It is a matter of fact that you think and you believe. No one can influence your belief because it is the real experiences of your life; I found variations in each individual. The people who were with me, they all were from different background and they ...

4:30 was the morning time and we were still adjusting. Still, everything seemed like new; waking up and seeing the same faces, walking with them to the field and exercising together, field task and so on. That's how we were growing. Suddenly someone raised a question, "How do Mountaineers manage their safety while they are climbing ?". We were waiting for the answer and we came to know that there are systems and techniques which you need to follow at different situations. An Instructor named Rohit Mishra started explaining to us 'The Belay System' which was quite logical and easy to follow. Belay System: In the team there are some roles of each member. One person will become the 'first man' then there are 'middlemen' and finally comes an 'end man'. The role of the first man is to climb technically and fix the rope. The second man onwards, everyone will climb it with support of the rope and the first man. Belayer: The climber who p...

It was dark and we have to fall in on time. Unfortunately, I was late and got punished (with 50 push ups). Second day and the load of everything suddenly increases. I didn't find the reason for that, but later on I understood that you need to be aware of each & every direction at the same time. A small mistake can take someone's life and it can be yours too.(You'll come to learn this thing after reading some more stuff in here) Time To Climb Rock No. 13. It was the "Basic Field" and our task for today was to learn '3-point contact' method of climbing. We followed the demonstration method and it was the beginning of climbing for me! I loved that day, I started observing differently. I started observing even walking style of people and was being aware & more active to the surrounding. That was one of the Drastic changes in my life. Standing at the top of the mountain without any support needs a lot of courage. I just had this thing in my ...

Thousand of storms were running in my mind when I came to this Mountaineering institute (SVIM, Mount Abu). I entered the gate and searched for someone to answer my questions. There were two people standing and discussing near the office gate which directly comes after the main gate. I asked them politely about where I was going to stay, and they responded by placing before me one register, and said,"Enter your details here and go in the room no. 101". It was 7 o'clock when I came into that room. 7:30 was the time for dinner and the bell was rang at the exact time. I was feeling Nostalgic! After dinner the assembly took place and we came to know the schedule of our next 10 days. Awaiting the morning! We woke up at 5:30 and went for the Mountain walk. I took my first breath in the mountains on 10/12/2016. I came to know many things about the mountains and we started climbing and rappelling from day one itself. CLIMBING What is climbing? To move upward and reach a...

I don't know, am I suppose to share this thing or not!? For some days I was totally confused! Felt like I'm a lost person who doesn't know how to survive at all. I used to love uncomfortable situations, but I'd enough and I started hating those times which makes me uncomfortable. I started thinking more about those circumstances which can never happen to me, this is the time when fear enters. I don't know how everything takes place at the right time. Did you ever feel, if you start hating each and every event happening in your life, even it is the best thing ever happened to you!? What would your life be like? Everything becomes nothing in just one second, still I don't know what is the reason. I made every effort to make things right, but discombobulation is there each time. I don't know how to get rid of this thing. Life is too small. This time I would not prefer to make any dialogues or give punchlines, I'm not even looking for any motivation...