From NIM, Uttarkashi “I’M IN MY PRIME, THERE’S NO GOAL TOO FAR / NO MOUNTAIN TOO HIGH,” says a quote from Wilma Rudolf, displayed on the campus of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) at Uttarkashi in the Uttarakhand state of India. Uttarkashi was the base camp of our Himalayan trekking simply because our tour manager has a resort in that place. The resort consists of permanent tents which look like temporary ones. The look is important. We live in a world that gives much importance to looks. The hospitality, however, was of 5-star standard. The resort can indeed boast of a high standard. My students were happy with the facilities provided there. They love appearances. Illusions are real at the age of 16 or 17. Our bus backtracked from here What I wanted, however, was the rough trekking and the challenge it would provide to my aging body. We started our journey from the star-class resort in Uttarkashi toward Gangotri by the two buses that we
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