My Himalayan Trekking Adventure: How I planted the seed

The idea came out of nowhere, seemingly, as is the case with inspiration. The idea comes and you forget how it came. Things unfold, one after the other, as if they had already been planned out for you. It was on September 17, 2013 that I found an article on trekking the Himalaya. I thought, wow, I’d like to do this. I shared the article on Facebook, and said, I would like to go, anyone interested? And that’s how my adventure began.

A Facebook friend who lives in Hong Kong said, I'm interested, and the conversation started. Through her, I met Ravi from India – a law student at the time, and a mountaineer at heart. He became our advisor and trek planner. I knew nothing about trekking and I had never been to India.

I couldn’t believe that this idea I put out there on a whim was actually taking root. My intuition said, this is going to happen. And it did. After a few minor hiccups testing my resolve - eight months from the date I planted the seed, I would find myself trekking in India.

We decided that May, 2014 would be the most suitable month for us. The trek would be to Goecha-la in the state of Sikkim in India. The route is located in the National Park of Khangchendzonga. Khangchendzonga is the third highest mountain in the world. She is sacred to the people of Sikkim. And I would be lucky enough to find myself in her presence.

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