by Shantanu | Mar 9, 2021 | Outdoor Skills
* When our feet hurt, we hurt all over – Socrates * Twisted ankles and blisters are the most common injuries hikers invite. Injuries related to knees are also very common but they are not directly related to choice of footwear, though the quality of cushioning...
by Shantanu | Dec 5, 2020 | Hiking In The Himalayas, Outdoor Skills
You are about to leave camp at around 10,000 ft. The sun has not hit your camp yet, your location being just west of a steep slope that rises up to a high ridge beyond which you see that there is a sun shining warmly (sigh!). There is a light breeze that creates...
by Shantanu | Dec 4, 2020 | Hiking In The Himalayas, Wilderness first aid
* There is strength in stories * This one is from the archives. On every wilderness first aid course that I teach I remember this incident, and narrate it sometimes as a ‘case study’. This incident is also noteworthy because I am sure it has influenced me...
by Shantanu | Dec 2, 2020 | Experiential Education, Natural History, Wilderness first aid
* And some wasps we did upset… – Meghan Pandit * Imagine walking into shrubbery and disturbing a wasp nest, and you coming to know about it only when the tiny insects swarm around your legs! It happened to me when I was walking in the woods surrounding our...
