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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3 май 2020
