Manali Leh Khardung La expedition
Rewind to 2020 Oct, my colleague Shajee incited to book for Manali to Leh (MLK) cycling expedition arranged by Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI). I was inclined to take up such a challenge, all needed was persuasion by someone and Shajee did a great job :) I passed this on to Vivek (who is always enthusiastic to sign up for such a challenge). Together we have been vouching for expedition together and the MLK route was mouthwatering … Fast forward to May-June 2021, post deadly second Covid wave, was not sure if the expedition would get cancelled. But thankfully the number of cases tapered down at the right time, govt lockdown was lifted and paved way for the ride. Through various meetings with YHAI, understood the preparation to be done (mainly shopping :) ) - what challenges to expect, dos and don'ts .. A week of online search, countless Decathlon trips did the trick; keeping Shajee and Vivek up-to-date indeed helped to know the focus items Started for Delhi on 8th o...