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Kedarkantha Winter trek

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The last 3-4 months of my life had stretched me completely, mentally, physically and emotionally. Consequently, what happened to me was what happens to a lot of "travelers". My passion for trekking took a major back seat as I had to deal with various other life issues. I decided to break the monotonous streak and do what I love the most. Why Kedarkantha? 1. I am familiar on how to reach the base camp, Sankri, since I've trekked Har ki dun before. 2. A simpler trek to get back in the groove. 3. Only trek I haven't done which is doable in winters. There was Dayara Bugyal too but in my head, it was too mainstream. This is an opinion that changed after I actually did Kedarkantha. So, I ended up searching for a local to guide me. The local knew a guy, who knew a guy and like that, I ended up with Rajesh Rana who runs an agency (Himalayas Griffon) and charges Rs 7500 from Dehradun to Dehradun. Now there is no way I would encourage an agency when I know they&