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The hike was initially planned from Taudaha to Champadevi but we thought that the route was far too common. So in the final hour we decided to change the plans to Lele – Pathibhara – Taukhel. Starting from the office, the van took off and picked up all the hike participants from their respective pick up points. After all of us had gathered, we made a brief stop at Lagankhel to purchase some of the basic requirements for the hike before heading off to Lele.

It was the most awaited moment in my life as I finally decided to go hiking. I was excited hearing the plan to go to Panchase, our hiking destination. I reached the office premises at 6 am, and I along with other participants left from there at around 6:15. The remaining hikers got picked up along the way. We stopped at Naubise for some breakfast. The trip began with laughter and greetings. Moving forward in our journey, we kicked off with a musical session, where our friends were requested to sing and dedicate the song to their loved ones.

The first day was the easiest. We met in Sifal at 7:00AM, distributed the snacks, supplies and medicines between our bags, and hopped in the jeep. Ram took us out of the city through Thankot, across the district border and out of Kathmandu along the road to India.

On Saturday April 6, 2013 I had the opportunity to experience my first Deerwalk outing. We left the campus around 9:30 AM and headed south out of Kathmandu toward our first stop of Sankhu. Immediately after departing the vehicle we were presented with an awesome painted archway that we walked under to get into the village. We stopped for some pictures before finding a local restaurant for breakfast and then enjoyed an hour or so of playing the card game Syabru before being on our way.