3 Days Solo Hiking - Ronnie Goes Into The Wild 🇮🇳

Okay, okay. Namaste ji, namaste ji. Welcome to Lahore. So, I wanted to clear the air about the last video because most of you understood it. A few of you, I think, it just went over the head. So, I thought I'll just spell it out over here. Basically, what's happened is Baati kind of wants to take a little bit of a break from She doesn't want to come on camera. That's because she's become obsessed with yoga. And secondly, when she comes back from yoga, it's like gardening. She's got like this huge gardening project going on. And the evenings like master chef level cooking is happening at home. But I'm so glad for her that she's found her passions and she truly wants to like fully wholeheartedly delve into it. Sorry, dive into these three passions of her and she wants to stay away from the camera for a bit. Now, all along these days, all these six, seven weeks that we were doing this, I was going on my short little hikes, which started in the beginning as just like fun, you know. Soon enough, it started turning into these really crazy, what do you say, like almost like a, you know, training like an athlete. Every day climbing like 500 meters, then it's 600 meters, then doing like 1000 meters a day, then doing 1500 meters a day. After these seven weeks, I've reached like a really, really good spot. I feel like physically I am super, super fit. And I wanted to do Gepin Lake for the longest, longest time. It's been years, man. You know, I've been planning to do this. And a couple of days back, I got a free day and I was like, OK, I am going to do it in one go. And it took me about nine hours. That was a recce trip. And oh my God, man, it is such a surreal place, not just the lake, but the entire valley. I wanted to share this surreal experience with you, you know. And this is a first for me also because I've never been camping alone. So there's two nights, three days I'm going to be staying up on the mountain by myself. There's going to be no one. So it's a little scary, a little out of my comfort zone as well. And as far as, you know, this Vartalap is concerned between you and me, I'm going to try to keep it like fully simple, very casual. We'll add a little Hindi also in it. Let's begin. Three days in the wild. So my first section today is a three to four kilometer section. And I'm going to camp just right there. It's about 4.30 right now. Over there you can see the Sisu waterfall. Beautiful day. We have four days of absolutely clear weather. 25 degrees right now. At night might go to minus. But let's just hope the weather gods stay with me, man. That's all I ask. Okay, so about a kilometer in, we are at the first meadow. And this is what campsites out here look like. There's a shepherd staying there. Usually you put a tarp on top. And there are actually rooms inside. Different kitchen, sleeping bedroom. And then you just put a tarp in a common area. And they're scattered throughout the trail. So it's a little too early right now. I think I can walk another two and go camp in another different one. It's five. Maybe another hour walking. What beautiful light, man. So pretty. And there goes the sun. See you tomorrow morning. Blue shirt, the blue shirt move. The trend. The Zamba move. Oh man, so tough. So tough. Welcome to my five billion star hotel. You know why five billion star? Because I don't have a roof. And no fire. Gotta clean up a bit. Yeah, I think I will sleep this way. My head over here. This can go out. If I'm protected from the wind, I can survive the night. No problem. My sleeping bag is very, very cozy. It's pretty cozy. It's not windy at all. I've got no phone signal here. So that's that. But the shepherds down here, well, they're here. So if anything does go wrong, not an issue. So with clothing, I got like an inner which I'll wear. I'll take off my pants, I'll wear this. And I've got a puffer. And that's it. Just go into my sleeping bag, put on my cap and good night. Tomorrow is a big day. Yeah, there's a lot of technical bits also. So good night. See you tomorrow. There's coffee and nipples. Beautiful, beautiful morning. And the night, the night was interesting. Man, the stars at night. I don't think I've experienced such a still, dead night, you know. Just so still, no wind. I could hear a sheep fart like 300 meters away. That's how quiet it was. And oh my God, the moonlit night, man. It was so bright. It was like evening almost. I don't think it hit below zero at all. Maybe around five degrees. But I couldn't feel it at all. Once you're in the sleeping bag, you don't feel anything. Today is going to be a long day. I don't know if you can see this first silhouette dark and the second silhouette. Yeah, I got to go up there. And then it's downhill again from there. And then uphill again from there. The ice pack is pretty hard. These kind of places, you got to be like extra, extra, extra careful. Each and every step. Because one slip, I mean you won't die or anything, but injuries. And you don't want that when you're alone. Check out this entire section. It's full of wildflowers. Yellow and purple. It's so pretty. Okay, so we have a bit of a snow crossing and then a river crossing. And then if you can see, I climb up to that area. I think the water has increased. I have to go closer and check. Okay, that was fairly simple. Okay, so this was the sketchy bit. Now the river has definitely increased. But this was my crossing point. Earlier it was all dry. But there, there, there, then up and then onto there. So next we have a really, really steep climb. Okay, so now this section is a little sketchy. Sketchy as in like you are very apt to losing your way. Because there's a big landslide. Luckily, four days back when I came, my footprints are still here. So I know I got to go up this way, up till there and then back down. I should be able to join the path again. And that's why navigation is so, so important. So before I came here, I came here four days back when I did the solo run, like the speed hike. I download the entire map on my app. And then I mark the entire route which most people take. You can do that on the app. Load the thing onto the, on my watch. And that way I never, never get lost. GPS bro, it's 2025. Technology! My filming is getting worse as time passes. Sorry guys, my energy is getting depleted. It's hard to shoot third person, you know. First person is easy like this. But to shoot third person is... Best feeling ever! These kind of places, especially in full solitude, you know. It's hard to describe this, especially while walking. When you're actually doing it and shooting it, nothing comes to your head. So funny! The top sun is just killing me. My backpack is top heavy, which is like, in backpacking world, it's a cardinal rule that you do not make your backpack top heavy. But then all my lenses, all my drone, all my heavy batteries, I need them like constantly, you know, constantly changing, taking off the backpack. Almost 50 times a day, taking off, taking out, taking out. So I need it at the top. So that becomes top heavy. And top heavy means it moves a lot, really strains your shoulders. My right shoulder is kind of giving in. All right, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the base camp of the Gepin Lake. Look at this welcome. Yellow carpet. Because I was like, I had very little water left. With the lake water. I'm a little confused now, not being able to decide. Because it really looks from inside like it's going to fall. Because some pieces are out, you know, like, it's like almost it fell at some point. It feels like that. Structural integrity. This was the part which I was feeling inside is like almost going to fall. Second option is this one. Anyways, I need to clean this. After much contemplation, I did not leave it up to chance. See, what's the probability of that thing falling? It might fall today. It might fall in 10 years. Or it might fall in like 100 years. We never know. The thing is, I'm just not going to be able to sleep. I think the thought of it falling is more scary than I don't think it actually will fall. This is what happens in solo trips. There's no second person to, you know. So let's not waste battery. I have only 80% left. And I need to show you the lake also tomorrow. Good morning, everybody. It is 6.15. The sun is just rising. And I had a beautiful, beautiful sleep last night. Again, still so dead. Not a sound. Blue skies again today. And the sun's rising. It's so, so pretty right now. And I want to be at the lake when the sun first hits the lake. So let's not waste time. Let's get. Let's go. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to one of the most unique lakes in our country. Lake Gepard. What a beautiful, beautiful, surreal, absolutely breathtaking place, man. Never seen anything like it. It's just taken my breath away. So the lake is actually, I think more popularly it's called as Alias Lake. I don't know where that name came from, Alias. I don't know the story. But as far as Gepard is concerned, they call him Raja Gepard. He is the protector of this land. And this whole lake and this mountain, this whole area is his abode. And the story goes that Gepard was a warrior king, you know, and he was human. And he commanded like a huge army. The legend goes that he kind of left for the mountains at some point, I guess. And just didn't come back. And this is where he still is. So there are stories, you know, that shepherds tell, that old people tell, that Raja Gepard can be seen here on stormy nights, you know, riding a white horse with a trident in his hand, like a trishul. And there are spirits all along with him, an army of spirits. But this place definitely has that etherealness, you know. Like spiritually, it's very, you feel it. It's sacred, it's holy. And ideally, you should not take a dip out here. I don't have words. I just don't have words. I just want to sit in peace and enjoy the silence. If you do decide to come here, firstly, I wouldn't recommend this trek for like someone absolute beginner. It's a very high altitude trek. We are at 4,100 meters. But if you do decide, if you're an avid hiker, you want to do this, you definitely should come here with a guide. There are a lot of sketchy points out here. And more preferably, a guide from Lahore itself, from the Sisso area, from Kelong, anywhere from Lahore, who's familiar with these grounds. The only time you can visit this lake is June, July, August. But you really have to wait it out for those absolute clear days. That's when you can truly enjoy it. Otherwise, the mountains can definitely be punishing. All right, guys, that's it for today. This is the first one of many. 2025. Let's go.