When the Mountain Calls - Goechala Trekking
When the Mountain Calls, It Calls Prelude I had been secretly (and not so secretly) yearning for a Himalayan trek for years. The information I got was either too much (bombarded with ads) or too sketchy (never got into a detailed conversation with people who did it). So when some friends registered for the Goecha La trek, I tagged along (literally). I registered just a month and a half before the trek. In the briefing a month before the trek we were given a picture scary enough to freeze the souls of first time Himalayan trekkers, with never heard of terms like AMS, HAPE, HACE, etc., of experienced trekkers not making it, of 4 nights in sub zero temperature, a strict criteria to fulfill the fitness requirement. Goechala Trekking - At 53 Years - Age is SO NOT a Number! What started for me was a fitness regime that would have made any NCC cadet proud. Cardio, weights, jogging with weights, jogging on incline, backpack and incline, with yoga thro...