Ex wrestler

Sadanand Joshi, aka Sada - our ex-wrestler. Look how he sits proud and unaffected by the weight of two heavy duty trainers on his lap.

Treasure Hunt

A photo taken mostly by instinct during a night treasure hunt on the day before yesterday. Nice mist. This was a programme for ESSAR at Rajkot.

Nirvana food in a village home in Pachal

On our way back from Goa, we stopped at Mangesh's village Pachal. This is what we cooked ate there. This is typical food from this region rice bhakris (A kind of flat breat) and chicken curry. Believe me, this tasted as yum as it looks.

Jaywant Joshi

Mr Jaywant Joshi. Another mountaineer friend. Very fit, an excellent artist. He has an enormous appetite - we have nicknamed Jewan (meal). This is Manoj "Mogli" Kadam's special friend.

Sam's dog

My friend Sam works at the YMCA property near Kamshet. This is his German Shepherd dog. I forgot his name.

Back to work

View from rappelling point at Lonavala. I was trying a different technique on my phone - clicking panoramas. You can see the Mumbai Pune Express highway.

Again Mr Buddhya. He needs a helmet to play chess. Go figure.

Our guesses on why this is so:

1. Chess is a high risk adventure activity
2. To shield the world from the lethal radiation from his brain when he is thinking
3. To use as weapon in an emergency if he is losing.
4. As a precaution in case there is a bird flying above.......
5. Oonche log oonchi pasand

Standard disclaimer: we keep making fun of each other, and Buddhya is in reality an excellent mountaineer and a highly respected outdoor professional.