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 -- 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.
