Chadar Trek - Ladakh
“The fall was fast. The impact was painful and there was a moment of silence” The flying legs came down to the ground after the body hit the white Ice floor first with a loud thud sound. Shaken, scared, hurt and impossible to get back on one’s legs unless someone picks you up. And then slowly your sense organs start working one by one. First you start hearing. It’s the roar of laughter from behind you by your own friends. Who are literally holding their stomach laughing loudly re-imagining your fall and they are keeping count. After a brief moment, you search for the walking stick that has fallen with you. If you are lucky, one of the laughing idiots will kick it closer to you you grab that, hold onto it, and like a baby getting to know how to stand up for the first time, you get back on your legs. The bag on your shoulders is heavier than it seemed in the morning and you feel like a bloated bear wearing 5 layers of clothing. The fall has shaken you. The white glossy ice