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Ending and Graduation - BMC Part 4

This section will cover the final days of the course, the graduation ceremony, and my reflections on completing the BMC.
I will also include thoughts on future plans and advice for prospective students.

  • 9 min read

Ice Craft and Height Gain - BMC Part 3

This section will focus on the ice craft training and the height gain exercises.
I will share my experiences learning to use crampons and ice axes, practicing self-arrest, and ascending to higher altitudes.

  • 12 min read

Hike to Base Camp - BMC Part 2

This section will describe the hike from the institute to the base camp.
It will include details about the route, the challenges faced, acclimatization, and group dynamics during the trek.

  • 9 min read

Introduction and Rock Craft - BMC Part 1

This section will cover the introduction to the Basic Mountaineering Course (BMC) and the initial phase focused on rock craft.
I will detail the orientation, the first few days at the institute, and the basics of rock climbing techniques taught during the course.

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Basic Mountaineering Course

I have been planning to get the Basic Mountaineering Course (BMC from now on) for a couple of years, but could not do it because of obligations. Thanks to the intense burn out at the previous job I applied for the BMC in December of 2023 and I got the confirmation on Feb 2024.

Post that all of my time was solely focused on preparing for the BMC. I managed to hurt my knee in Jan 2024 and I had to spend a lot of time under physiotherapy to get the knee under control. For my training I was not able to run under strict instructions of the physiotherapist, thus most of my training focused on upper body strength and flexibility.

  • 14 min read

Konkan Bike Tour (2022)

The Setup

At the middle of last year I found myself at a very tricky spot. Work started to be weird. I knew that the ending was near. As the end of the year approached, I sort of started looking elsewhere and I found a spot with some folks that I had already known. So I resigned from Druva during November, and December something was my last day at druva.

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First Car Accident (Oct 7, 2022)

So this took almost a year to pen down. Not because I was super busy or anything, but because I was too lazy.

After durga-pujo in 2022, myself, my brother and my cousin brother found ourselves in our car. We were driving to Purulia in order to hike. Barely 2 kms from the house, we ended up getting hit by a bolero max truck. This was a fantastic collision (mainly because no one died). We were injured. Both the vehicles were seriously damaged.