NEHRU YUVA KENDRANUN KUN ADVENTURE CAMP – 2014 (SAVE GLACIER, SAVE LIFE)

DAY – 1

JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME BEGINS, FROM N.Y.K OFFICE AT KARGIL, TO PARKACHIK AT AROUND 8:00PM ON 21ST JUNE 2014.

PARTICIPANTS FROM LEH, KARGIL, ZANASKAR, JAMMU SET OFF FOR THE NUN-KUN ADVENTURE CAMP AT PARKACHIK(90KM AWAY FROM KARGIL), UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DIST. YOUTH CO-ORDINATOR, NYK, KARGIL, Mr. SYED SAJJAD AGHA.

AROUND 12:30 am, THE CAMPERS REACH AT PARKACHIK AND CAMP AT ‘ALPINE GUEST HOUSE’.

DAY – 2

AN EARLY MORNING BREATHTAKING VIEW OF PARKACHIK WELCOMES THE VOLUNTEERS AND PARTICIPANTS OF NEHRU YUVA KENDRA.THE DAY BEGINS WITH INTRODUCTION OF THE PARTICIPANTS AND MEMBERS WITH EACH OTHER FOLLOWED BY THE ORIENTATION PROGRAMME AND BREIFING OF THE CAMP.ROPE(GROUP) FORMATION BEGINS NAMELY:

GROUP – 1 : PENZILAGROUP – 2 : NUN KUNGROUP – 3 : ZANASKAR

SPORTS EVENTS BEGIN IN THE EVENING CONSISTING OF VOLLEY BALL, ARCHERY E.T.C ,IN THE LAP OF NATURE OUT IN THE OPEN.

EARLY MORNING EXERCISE ROUTINE AIMING FOR THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAINS

HERITAGE WALK THROUGH THE VILLAGEPROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR LEADING ALL

TEAM FORMATION IN PROGRESS RESOURCE PERSON LECTURING

THE VOLUNTEERS AND MEMBERS ATTENDING THE INNAUGRAL SPEECH

DAY – 3THE REAL ADVENTURE BEGINS. AFTER MORNING DRILL AND BREAKFAST, ALL THE CAMPERS START TREKKING TOWARDS THE MASSIVE PARKACHIK GLACIER.A BRIEF SNOW WALK IS ORGANISED ON THE SURFACE OF THE MIGHTY GLACIER.ALL PRESENT THERE ARE MADE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF GALCIERS BY RESOURCE PERSONS AND VOLUNTEERS.

Mr. SAJAD DESCRIBING GLACIERS.

MARCHING TOWARDS THE GLACIER

THE EXPERTS DISCUSSING THE PROCEDURES

PREPARING THE CAMPERS FOR THE HIKE.

AT THE BASE OF PARKACHIK GLACIER

ABODE ON THE PARKACHIK GLACIER

THE GLACIER: UP CLOSE

VIEW OF GLACIER IN BACKGROUND

DAY – 4

TOUGHEST TASK FOR THE CAMPERS. TREKKING TOWARDS PANIKHAR BY CROSSING THE STEEP MOUNTAINS OF PARKACHIK.LUNCH IS SERVED AT THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN AT PANIKHAR.A SMALL TEA PARTY IS ORGANISED AT A FELLOW MEMBER’S HOUSE ATPANIKHAAR.RETURN TO PARKACHIK BY BUS. ALL ENJOYED THE RIDE AND APPRECIATED THEEXCITEMENT CONNECTED TO THIS SHORT BUT AMAZING JOURNEY.

ALL GEARED UP FOR THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURESCALING UP NEW HEIGHTS; A CHALLENGING TASK

AT THE HIGHEST POINT ON THE TREK ROUTE WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN

ADVENTUROUS BUS RIDE FROM PANIKHAR TO PARKACHIK

AT THE BASE OF PANIKHAR AND RESTING NOON CHAI, LOCAL FLOUR AND CURD FOR LUNCH

DAY – 5ANOTHER CHALLENGING DAY FOR THE CAMPERS; ROCK CLIMBING DAY.A DAY FULL OF ACTION AND THRILL ALONG WITH LOADS OF FUN ON THE ROCKY TERRAINS OF PARKACHIK.ALL CLIMB AND WALK ON THE ROCKS IN TURNS.LUNCH WAS SERVED AFTER ROCK CLIMBING SESSION CONSISTING OF ETHNIC FOOD LIKE ‘PAPA, LOCAL CURD, LOCAL BUTTER’.ALL CAMPERS ARE MADE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ETHNIC FOOD IN TODAYS LIFE.BON FIRE IS ORGANISED FOR LATE NIGHT PARTY. CULTURAL DANCE AND MUSIC ADD TO THE EXCITEMENT OF THE CAMPERS.

ETHNIC FOOD(PAPA , MAR AND OMA) :LUNCH

RESOURCE PERSON LECTURING ON ROCK CLIMBING

A BIG FAMILY EATING ON THE GREEN DINING TABLE

ONE CLIMBS ; OTHERS WAIT FOR THEIR TURN

DAY – 6FINAL DAY OF THE CAMP. PACK UP AND CONCLUDING CEREMONY.A SMALL PROGRAMME TO FACILITATE THE GUESTS NAMELY:Mr. GULZAR HUSSAIN, Mr. AJAZ MUNSHI, CURRATOR, MUNSHI HABIBULLAH MUSEUM, KARGIL .

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES, MOMENTOS AND CERTIFICATES BY GUESTS.PARTICIPANTS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES DURING THE CAMP WITH THE GUESTS.

SO,…………………………………. A WONDERFULL JOURNEY ENDS HERE AND ALL HOPE TO REPEAT THIS KIND OF TRIP IN THE FUTURE ALSO.

GUESTS FACILITATING THE VOLUNTEERS AND MEMBERS BEST TEAM BEING AWARDED

THE MOMENTO MOMENT FOR ALL, ON THE LAST DAY OF THE CAMP

THE CAMP ENDS ,BUT THE JOURNEY TO EXPLORE NEW HORIZONS BEGIN…..