Saifee expedition, October 1999
Finally we split up with the trekking group and moved on till Gomukh
glacier, where we were supposed to climb over the
glacier itself (we had done this the previous day while going to Tapovan
also, and it is a slightly unnerving experience for
once in a while you hear a rock sliding, a stone falling, ice crackling
somewhere) and climb a VERY steep trail. Here I
caught Sameet contemplating the gradient of the climb, the chances
he had of joinging the trekking group if he dropped all his supplies and
ran right back, and other alternatives in life. You can see mica dust all
over his face, his shades and his jacket. The glacier was abundant with
mica and many other interesting stones. Unfortunately I won't be able to
recount the names of any of the stones since I have had no formal education
in the subject. When I want to classify stones I do that as "small", "medium",
"heavy", "in his hand, hence dangerous" and "he he he (viciously)".
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