On the trail to Shaali Tibba, Himachal Pradesh, India. Photo: Sanjay Mukherjee

I could spend an entire life walking the Himalayas. Waking to, living in and walking these vast ranges, breathing the air that fills me with life, eating what is offered by the people I meet in the villages that appear older than recent history.

It is disarming how people with so little have so much to offer to others just because they are in harmony with their environment.