> > On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 08:42:01 +0100 > "Bob W" <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > > > > http://runningmyselfin.blogspot.com/2009/06/status-update.html > > > Well done! Before you know it you'll be indistinguishable from a > > certain mountain goat. > > thanks Bob. you wouldn't say that (even jokingly) if you knew > the time i > took to run the 10km. :) > > but, it is actually part of my training for a trek in the himalayas > this august (at 46, i *need* to train for treks in the high altitude > himalayas). there is a glacial corridor in the garhwal himalayas, at a > height ranging from 10,000 ft to 20,000 ft, which comes alive with > alpine flowers for three months from june to august. it used to be the > summer grazing grounds for the garhwal villagers' cattle and > used to be > called the bhyundar valley before a mountaineer/explorer Brit called > Frank S. Smythe discovered the place and named it the valley of > flowers, in 1931. it is a popular trekking destination today, > especially during the flowering season. it has also traditionally been > a popular pilgrimage route as there are many hindu/sikh holy places > around/near the valley. the trek route is mostly between > 10-15,000 ft. > > so, pretensions to a mountain goat, yes...:) > > btw, frank smythe wrote a book called "the valley of flowers" in 1937. > just finished reading it (it is kept in print by a small publisher > based in dehradun, in the garhwal himalayas)... > > regards, subash >
That sounds like an interesting place - I look forward to seeing the shots. Frank Smythe is quite well known; I think there was a documentary about him quite recently on TV here. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
