Revisiting Har Ki Dun

Revisiting Har Ki Dun

There was a miniscule of a mention in the local newspaper about a “Talk on a Trek to Har Ki Dun” at the India Habitat centre. Such a small news for a such a mega trek.

Having done the trek recently to this “God’s Own Valley” I still decided to listen to this talk. Why? You may ask. It is because the talk is to be by “Young Senior’s” as they are aptly called. All of the small team of three veterans are above the age of 70!!. The youngest was 72 years young and the oldest at 78.

It was incredible to listen to their trek details. More than the actual route and the description of the place, the attitude of the team to muster energy and do this arduous trek is remarkable. One of them, the 78 year young veteran had been doing regular walk of 3 hours a day and never skipped it. It is a lesson to be learnt from him. Keep fit.

One of them started trekking at the age of 76, so folks it is never too late to do anything. They are all industrialists and had been on many a treks together – the three musketeers they call themselves.

We, the younger group in their 60’s should take this as an inspiration and start atleast a walk if not a trek. And all the younger folks don’t even wait, start trekking. It is such an adventurous sport, so rejuvenating. Added to this is the benefit of seeking the various planets and their satellites. The skies are so clear, void of any pollution and you can clearly see the stars and the milky way. Take a good binoculars and you can spend hours gazing at the beautiful stars in the galaxy.

It was worth the trip to the Habitat centre for the talk. I am planning to do something similar in Gurgaon if there is an organization like The Himalayan Club to sponsor.

With three cheers to the trio.