The distance: a great 545 km. The challenge: cycling at over 18,000 feet (!) in gruesome terrain and thin mountain air. The prize: immense triumph and an accomplishment only few people on Earth can boast about. All of that may sound either daunting [...]
Only a few lucky riders have the privilege of private personalized coaching. Rest of us rely on another kind of coach-ourselves. Here are some guidelines adapted from Bicycling 1100 Best All-Time Tips by Jason Sumner, to help you get started on your cycling training. Slide through [...]
The 545 Km Manali-Leh trail is one of the extreme expeditions we take serious cyclists on every year. The 12-day trail is replete with steep climbs, rapid descents, disorienting switchbacks and plenty of gravelly terrain. With increasing number of enthusiasts taking interest in mountain biking [...]
The 545 Km Manali-Leh trail is one of the extreme expeditions GoMissing takes serious cyclists on. The 12 day trail is replete with steep climbs, rapid descents, disorienting switchbacks and plenty of gravelly terrain. The beauty of the trail, of course lies in unmatchable landscape [...]
It was December of 2013 and we were camping on a craggy stone cliff facing the Arabian Sea, somewhere close to Kashid beach in Maharashtra. We were three families with five children, all of who wanted it to be the night full of scary stories [...]
Have you ever thought that your nagging headache/ mood swing could be stress related? Stress pops its ugly head and sneaks up on us in many ways. Most times we may not even realize that it's stress we are battling. Before we can pin the cause, stress [...]
Come autumn and the trekking season begins at GoMissing! Whether you are on our Lamadug/Pin Bhaba/Kunzum Chandrataal treks in Himachal or Kedarkantha/ Valley of Flowers/Nag Tibba treks in Utarakhand, one thing that runs common across all these are the unmissable Bonfire evenings. What roasting marshmallows [...]
GoMissing Manali-Leh Expedition has reached Leh! We caught up with Saurabh Kapur in Leh and here is what he had to say..... We are standing akimbo today at a hilltop looking into Leh, transfixed by the beauty of the land. Riding our mountain bikes for [...]
“Which is one of the best places in the world to paraglide in?” Put this question even to the most traveled and the probability that their answer points to some dainty city in Europe or America would be pretty high! That may not be the [...]
Colorful prayer flags fluttering against inky blue skies, now that’s a sight for sore eyes, isn’t it? There is something peaceful, ethereal, other worldly and strangely comforting to see Buddhist prayer flags printed with sacred mantras spreading the message of peace, compassion, love and hope [...]
The greatest boon travelling with hundreds of adventure junkies all through the year across our Skiing, Cycling and Trekking expeditions is that we meet many endearing people with enchanting travel styles. For the hugely driven and motivated adventurers, reaching the goal is sacrosanct, for others [...]
If you've wondered about what it's like to go cycling in the Chopta region of Uttarakhand, read on... After exploring the Rudraprayag area (Kodima village, and trails around Rudraprayag), our team headed to Gopeshwar to ride to Kund which lies on the Haridwar-Kedarnath highway. [...]
