by Shantanu | Apr 3, 2021 | Hiking In The Himalayas
* Being prepared and proactive is crucial * Hikers are able to enjoy their efforts because they are proactive about a lot of crucial aspects of this esoteric activity. ‘Cold weather hiking’ adopts such an approach. Discomfort from cold can be ‘mild’ to ‘moderate’ to...
by Shantanu | Mar 31, 2021 | Experiential Education, Natural History
* ‘Insects are animals, too’ – book by Anthony Wootten * Don’t ask me how or why but I ended up with an M.B.A. degree and then, trying to look smart in a tie (!), started going in for job interviews. One such episode happened in one of India’s most picturesque and...
by Shantanu | Mar 27, 2021 | Hiking in the Indian Western Ghats
* What’s in a name? * Notice how names of mountains and rivers and other natural features tend to have a ring to them? One of my childhood memories is of a book about the first exploration of the river Orinoco in South America, and I remember how I just loved the...
by Shantanu | Mar 23, 2021 | Experiential Education
* ‘Feeding the rat’ – Mo Anthoine * The question ‘why do people choose to take up adventurous activities?’ may have various answers and perhaps may never be answered satisfactorily. I have invariably seen articles on that enigmatic ‘why’ begin by alluding to George...
by Shantanu | Mar 20, 2021 | Outdoor Skills
* Care for your equipment and it will take care of you * This completes the series of posts on sleeping bags (first: ‘sleeping bag – information’ & second: ‘sleeping bag – use’). Cleaning a sleeping bag Inspect all zippers to see if there is any dirt or lint...
