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A Little Snowshower on 2L1B- A short film by Wangial Kaya

 Surrounded by Ladakh's towering peaks and an alien desolation of a landscape, a band of three had just joined forces. With an unknown valley ahead and an unscaled mountain in sight, this curious company of two ladakhis and one bengali (2L1B) -- a musician, an aspiring mountain filmmaker and a seasoned climber-- were setting a plan afoot. The goal was to push a blitz attempt on an unnamed 6000m summit, true to the essence of an alpine style climb. Treading lightly on the terrain, with the bare minimum of necessities, expenses and impact on the surroundings, the project had had to be an exercise in precise and economic execution of the alpine craft. The team went strong with the odds in their favour upto the final camp, the top within the reach of but a few more hours' worth of toil. It was just then that the skies were besieged by a fierce, battering snow storm. The onslaught of wind and snow seemed to get harsher by the hour, as frustration from the jeopardized ascent turned to fear for life. After holding their ground for 27 hours, they retreated below to safety. Here are the moments from this intense adventure, shot and edited on a mobile phone camera by the trio's passionate chronicler (Wangial Kaya). We hope you enjoy this short account of the very first venture of our team of three, the 2L1B. (Sonam Yangjor, Stanzin Wangial Kaya and Anindya Mukherjee). 



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