Diamox and Old Monk (was: Losing Virginity, In Style (Teasers))

Hi

After the ride in the snowy mountains, I decided to blog is as a day-to-day account. Created a new blog. If you have time, you read through it DIAMOX AND OLD MONK

Me and my friend Rohon finished our 2 week trip to the mountains yesterday.
We finally covered the distances like this
Delhi - Manali - Leh - K-top - Leh - Kargil - Srinagar - Patnitop - Pathankot - Faridkot - Bhatinda - Ambala - Chandigarh - Dehradun - Rishikesh - Auli - Joshimath - Rishikesh - Delhi.

Total Distance Covered ~ 3,800 kms.
The Trip saw some twists and turns, changes itinerary, breakdowns, riding in sub zero temperatures, riding to the top of the world (while it was all snowed out).

Schedules and Itineraries changed with weather conditions. Nubra had to be called off, so too ChangaLa + Pangong Tso. revised plan of hitting Jaisalmer also changed owing to the increasing temps in the plains. Plans to hit Malari on 12 Oct. had to be aborted owing to lousy Eicher Road Atlas' wrong route (will explain in detail later)

As for the Title of this post, this is how virginities were lost:
For the new Bull:
On 1 October, she lost her virginity to highways, covering 636 kms on the Delhi - Manali Stretch
On 4 October, she lost her virginity to Leh
On 5 October, she lost her virginity to the top of the world. Conquered Khardungla buried under 2-3 inches of snow.
On 10 October, she lost her virginity to mid trip breakdowns, she had to be hauled up on a pick up truck to the RE workshop in pathankot :( (this is some thing i hope she didn't like too much, and would love to stay away from mid trip b/downs as much as possible)

For me:
I lost my virginity to Leh and the top of the World
I lost my virginity to white water rafting :P at Rishikesh.

Here are some of teasers from the Ride

Early Morning, October 3: 17 kms before Baralacha La:




Same Morning. Slept on a clear night (with surrounding shades of green). Woke up to White morning.



Conquered Khardung La (18380 ft) while the road lay buried under inches of snow.