myself transform this travel experience is something that will stay with me for a lifetime says sangaiyou get out of your comfort zone appreciate the little things 84642897pic pinak kapadiawhile trekking youre camping in the wilderness a trekking experience offers no luxury and you are pushing yourself out of your comfort zone thats when you learn a lot trekking challenges your assumptions and your mental and physical barriers you are sharing food tents etc with people you dont know you appreciate people for who they really are and form deeper connections and friendships explains malani who feels one becomes a lot more mindful when surrounded by nature in our daily busyness we miss out on the small things around us for example back in the cities we dont appreciate the sun but when the sun shines for a few minutes on a cold and rainy day in the mountains we feel grateful for it adds malani dr pinak kapadia who is a regular trekker believes that trekking is all about living with the basics and letting nature plan your day by helping your trek mates in little ways drinking water from the streams walking with intense focus on your steps and your breath trusting your instincts there is so much that you are constantly learning you could spend thousands for a night in a luxurious hotel room yet fail to come close to the essence of walking in the mountains adds kapadiayou learn to travel responsibly give back to naturepic rukesh pateleco tourism initiatives are on the rise in the mountains too while many travellers are carelessly leaving trash behind there are trekkers and trek organisers who dont mind picking up the waste and segregating it only to keep the mountains clean my recent trekking experience made me realise that the beauty of nature circles between creation and destruction at several places it was sad to see humans leaving their presence behind in the form of plastic bottles tetra packs and plastic wrappers says rukesh patel cto of a financial services company as a trekker its best to carry a trash bag with you in order to discard waste so that we can leave the pristine nature just the way we found it for our future generations to enjoy adds patel who was happy to carry an eco bag throughout his recent trek in the pir panjal range trekkers speakyou never really know your capabilities until you challenge them and mountains help you do just that moreover the euphoria you experience when you reach the summit is priceless you feel a certain connection with the place and yourself mansi choksi homemakeri recently completed the incredibly beautiful and adventurous hampta pass trek and it happened to be a refreshing experience given the current times over the past one and a half years where most of the interactions had become digital and from the confinements of home i was actively looking for opportunities to go offthegrid in the wilderness for a while