What makes winter trekking a not-to-miss experience for adventure junkies

What makes winter trekking a not-to-miss experience for adventure junkies

In 2010, when Bengaluru-based Sandhya Chandrasekharayya tossed the idea of winter trekking to the locals of Sankri village in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, they were nonplussed. “No one treads this trail off season,” they remarked, pointing to Kedarkantha — a route on which they would graze their sheep and cattle in summer. Sandhya was not the … Read more

Snow-capped mountains turn adventure hotspots, India’s warming up to winter sports

Snow-capped mountains turn adventure hotspots, India’s warming up to winter sports

At the age of five, when Aanchal Thakur started skiing, she used wooden planks made from a walnut tree for skis. With no equipment available in India, it was only at the age of seven that Aanchal — the first Indian woman to have won six medals at FIS (The Fédération Internationale de Ski) alpine … Read more