For someone who is looking for hidden gems, not too difficult areas but still remote enough to be alone, then Himachal Pradesh is the place to go. One will find villages deep inside valleys but always beautifully located and with friendly people. Above the villages are pastures, which are occupied by local gaddis or shepherds. They have many stories to tell; of their migration, traditional life-style and concerns for future. These villagers and gaddis are masters of their areas and know every nook and corner.

Climbers do not have to look further, for each valley in Himachal offers from easy to the most challenging rock and ice to be climbed. All this can be achieved within two or three days of walking from the road and of course, you have gaddis supplying milk and meat at camp.