Adventure Mania 2013

The year 2013, for us at Adventure Mania were very special. Like every year for the past 12 years we spent many months in the mountains of the Indian Himalaya.

Our journey this year started with a lightweight, semi-alpine style attempt on the forbidding Nanda Devi East (7434m). The report of our trip to NDE can be found here: http://nanda-devi-east.blogspot.in/

our Advance Base Camp on Nanda Devi East Expedition

Alok Das on the south ridge of Nanda Devi East, May 2013

After Nanda Devi, Adventure Mania team drove to Joshimath in June to provide a professionally serviced expedition to Trisul West face. Unfortunately, we were trapped in our camp II on the Ronti glacier as the infamous cloudburst and subsequent flooding of Uttarakhand happened. Our gear and food were all buried under fresh powder and our proposed route went totally beyond safe conditions. Reluctantly, we had to abandon this attempt. Gear-less and out of food,the two Adventure Mania guides, Thendup Sherpa and Anindya Mukherjee, made an ascent of south summit (6014m) of Ronti (6063m) in a one day dash.

You can read a media report here:

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-24/others/40165831_1_mount-trishul-expedition-indian-mountaineer

stuck for 6 days on the medial moraine of Ronti glacier, June 2013

the last obstacles of Ronti's south summit, June 2013

Next month, right after our Trisul ordeal, we traveled all the way from Garwal to Zanskar Himalaya. Our team worked in close collaboration with an international expedition to climb Hagshu-I (6515m). The team did a fantastic job by nearly climbing Hagshu-I and making two first ascents. Read about their expedition here: http://theadventureblog.blogspot.in/2013/09/dedicated-everyman-puts-up-two-first.html

Hagshu massif July 2013

In August- September, Adventure Mania team started working with a big team from the King's College London, in the Karcha Nala, Lahoul Himalaya. The goal of this trip was conducting research on various aspects of Acute Mountain Sickness.

KCL wilderness medicine society team resting high up the Karcha Valley, August, 2013

Then in October, we were back in West Sikkim. This time with a group from Italian Alpine Club in collaboration with my friend Alberto Peruffo. The aim of this trek was to do a survey of the Talung and Tongshyong glaciers with an eye to future expedition potential.

a sunny breakfast in Dzongri, October 2013

team approaching Thangsing valley with Tinchinkhang and Jopuno peaks as backdrop, October 2013

Now, with 2013, nearing its end, we look forward to 2014 for more adventures and mountains.

Re-imagining The Future Of The Indian Adventurer- TedX Jadavpur University 2019

On 28th March, 2019, I was invited to speak at a TedX event organized by the Jadavpur University. The title of my talk was- ' Re-imagining the Future of the Indian Adventurer'. Here it is: Here is the text of my talk along with the illustrations that I used that day. Re-imagining The Future Of The Indian Adventurer Image: Anindya Mukherjee Perhaps today my objective, above anything else, is to share a perspective. As we re-imagine the future in our own different ways, my personal motivation to do so, was simply to learn more and to explore- both what lies out there, and what I can find within myself. To satiate that urge I resorted to adventure, and I found that it answered in unexpected, mysterious, yet beautiful ways. Over the past 20 years I learnt that a life of adventure, like a few other noble pursuits, demands a long and devoted apprenticeship, physical, as well as philosophical. I also learnt that adventure makes yo...

Zemu Gap from south: the first documented ascent

view of Kangchenjunga south summit and Talung peaks from Tongshyong glacier. Pic. Anindya Mukherjee Text & Photographs: Anindya Mukherjee Introduction The history of exploration around Kangchenjunga [1] , especially around its south, south east and east flanks; has always fascinated me. The classic journeys and adventures of pioneers [2] like W.W. Graham, John Claude White, Douglas Freshfield, Dr. A.M. Kellas, Harold Raeburn, N.A.Tombazi, Lord John Hunt and Paul Bauer ignited my imagination. The height of inspiration of course came from reading my hero Mr. H.W. Tilman’s account in the Himalayan Journal (vol. IX) on his attempt on Zemu Gap from south in 1936. The primary challenge of climbing Zemu Gap from south has always been its remote & complicated approach. Many failed just to reach the foot of this col. To add to that its apparently impregnable defenses took Zemu Gap to a next level of exploratory climbing. In 1925, Greek photographer N.A.Tombazi is sai...

Illustrated Talks Available on Online Platforms

Since all my mountain service engagements for the year 2020 has been either cancelled or postponed due to the Covid-19 crisis, I am offering some of my talks online in an effort to survive as an independent adventurist. This means the talks are not free. Upon mutual agreement of terms and conditions the talks can be delivered on an online platform. My name is Anindya Mukherjee. I am an ever curious, restless traveler, mountaineer, explorer, adventurer, adventure travel writer and a TedX speaker . Over the past few years I have been invited to speak about my adventures and explorations across the Indian Himalaya and outside by many prestigious institutons in venues across the world. Some of them are: Mountaineering Ireland, The Himalayan Club, University of Michigan, Jadavpur University, Presidency University, The University of Calcutta, Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Netaji Res...

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