Dear Friends,
Greetings from the Indian Mountaineering Foundation!
On behalf of IMF Webinar Team I am pleased to share Volume 10 of the ongoing IMF Webinar Series “Shah Jot: The Forgotten Trail’’ by Rijul Gill, now live here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_j7oET79lA
We thank Rijul for sharing his incredible explorations with the elusive Gaddis in the remote regions of the High Himalaya.
In case you would like to share your own thrilling adventure and do a Webinar yourself or recommend some one you know, please feel free write in to me with your concept. Any suggestions and feedback to help us improve our content would be most appreciated.
Happy viewings and Best wishes,
Mayank Vyas Singh
Member, Editorial Board – IMF Webinar Series
Hony. Editor, Apex
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Shah Jot – The Forgotten Trail : Rijul Gill | IMF Webinars Vol. 10 | Explorations in Himachal
Rijul Gill started trekking at the age of 19 with the nomadic Gaddi shepherds of Himachal, learning all the basic skills from them, and then proceeded to complete his formal training in Mountaineering. Over the last 10 years he has undertaken 50 treks primarily in the Dhauladhar, Pir Panjal and Great Himalayan Range (Paddar / Zanskar). Besides being an avid mountaineer, he is a farmer and orchardist by profession, and lives in Dharamsala (H.P.).
His favourite village in the region is the land locked village of Bara Bhangal. He had been aware that the remote Shah Jot pass which leads north from Bara Bhangal to Lahaul has not been crossed in 50 years and has gone into disuse. Rijul was able to locate a villager from Bara Bhangal who did the last crossing 50 years back and now at the age of 68 was ready to assist. Both of them set off towards Shah Jot. Do follow their exploration.
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