PART I
The Genesis
Before arriving at Redmond, WA, USA, I was in touch with Mr. Ron Mathewson from New Jersey. Two years back we had met on flickr.com via a riding group. Over time we became great net friends.
Ron offered to fly out from New Jersey to Seattle and ride with me with his wife Jennifer. [...]
I had been to such Himalayan terrains several times and as per experts who had covered these terrains before had advised on their blogs and forums to use only rich mix as the bike would require loads of power. It really didn’t make sense to me but I always had rich mix on carburetor. This [...]
Acclimatization
The major cause of altitude illnesses is riding too high too fast. Human body is not use to decreasing oxygen areas and its basically an adaptation process for the body to get the best results. It increases your respiration capability to get more oxygen.
For more detailed information please see this [Study of AMS]
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Trip Log and Pictorial
Day 3
After the torture that I had gone through the entire night I felt that it was all worth every moment of it. Woke Vikas up and told him what happened with me the previous night, the reply was ME [...]
Trip Log and Pictorial
Day 2
0600 – Woke up early after a good decent sleep without any disturbance. Felt like being in heaven after the sleep. Woke up lazy and sat on the bed and stretching myself to glory if you know what [...]