Adventure Stories | BY Rami Rasamny | PUBLISH DATE: October 18 2022 | READ TIME: 1 min | UPDATED DATE: May 14 2026

Paldor Peak

In April 2021, just as the delta variant of Covid-19 was taking hold on the Indian subcontinent, a team of LHO mountaineers were attempting to climb a little-known summit in the remote Ganesh region of the Nepali Himalayas. Cut-off from the rest of the world and completely oblivious to the lockdowns happening around them, the […]

In April 2021, just as the delta variant of Covid-19 was taking hold on the Indian subcontinent, a team of LHO mountaineers were attempting to climb a little-known summit in the remote Ganesh region of the Nepali Himalayas. Cut-off from the rest of the world and completely oblivious to the lockdowns happening around them, the team were faced with harsh winds, deep snow, and their own internal demons that came alive as they pursued the summit.

The trail head.
Approaching the summit ridge in hip-deep snow at 5,500 meters above sea level.
Shashank, Anthony and Hima at Advanced Base Camp

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Rami Rasamny

Rami Rasamny is the founder of Life Happens Outdoors, a premium adventure travel company that uses the outdoors as a catalyst for human transformation. His work brings people into the mountains not only for challenge, but for clarity, confidence, and connection. He believes that when people answer the call to adventure truthfully, they come back different.