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Blessings Come in Many Forms - Buran Ghati, June'19

Despite this being my 6th one in the Himalayas, I was more anxious about going to Buran Ghati than I had been before any of my treks,.... well, apart from my first one, when I didn't have any idea as to what to expect. The anxiety and nervousness was to such an extent, that it almost matched the excitement and that is saying something, since I had been sold on to Buran Ghati the very time i saw a picture of the pass on the website,  about a year back ! Reasons for feeling so ? - The biggest one being not going with Indiahikes. I'd gotten to trust their way of working and their philosophy. ( We had got a little late with the bookings, hence missed the window and got waitlisted. Desperation got the better of us, and with a little research we booked the same one with Bikat Adventures.) - The heat and pollution in NCR had reached  the point where any form of outside exercise was not only torturous but also self inflicted damage. ( While yoga had been on for the past 1yr, the