Seasoned trekkers will testify that the Himalaya Range of Uttarakhand offers many spectacular opportunities. These include Nanda Devi, the highest peak within India, and a host of other 7000m peaks that stretch to the borderlands of Tibet and western Nepal. For the pilgrim, Uttarakhand is revered as the true ‘Abode of the Gods’. Yet for some inexplicable reason, Uttarakhand attracts only a handful of trekkers each season, making it one of the best-kept secrets in the Himalaya.