24	Abode of Gods
field of the trekking by virtue of my inborn inclination towards
the breath-taking beauty of the mountains and the challen-
ges posed by the stunning views of sky rocketing heights. In
the year 1967,1 did my basic mountaineering course from the
Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi under the
guidance of Brig. Gyan Singh and in the year of 1968,1 climb-
ed Bhagirathi II (21365 ft.) while undergoing advance course
at the Institute. After this, I had an extensive opportunity of
trekking in the interiors of Uttarakhand.
I have given in brief the story of human endeavour to climb
the mountains because it calls for a spirit of adventure and
seek the difficult. My purport is to aquaint my readers about
the what and why behind the spirit of adventure. I hope this
will fire many a youngmen to leave their homes and move up
the mountains to see the unseen and seek the unclimbable.