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BINIL VARGHESE

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a man stuck between life and motorcycles

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The Silent Casualty of Modern Camping: Consideration
Experience the Thrill of Simple One Gen 2: A Petrol-Head’s Perspective
From Bōsōzoku Beats to Pointless Noise: Stop Revving Like a Clown

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Need To Get Back On The Motorcycle

Went FANTA for a day!

Today, we lost our cousin sister, Rini.

You watch the same ridge for hours and it keeps reinventing itself, morning light threads gold through jagged teeth, midday chisels shadows into hard geometry, evening blushes the snow with a hush. Each peak tells a different story at every hour, and that endless, slow-change feels surreal, like watching a living painting unfold. Out here the noise peels away, breath slows, and a calm so deep it almost has texture settles in. Keep your coffee warm, your jacket zipped, and let the mountains teach you how to be still.

I just visited Phutkal Monastery and it felt easier to get to than I remembered, they’ve put up a new wooden bridge and there’s parking much closer to where the climb begins. The trail itself is short and sharp; I made the ascent in under an hour, stopping often to catch my breath and the views. Once inside the shrine I lingered longer than planned, there’s a calmness that settles everything, the kind of quiet that makes you slow your thoughts. If you’re nearby, don’t rush it: take the quick climb, then sit in the shrine for a while. It’s peaceful in a way that stays with you. And yes, definitely have the butter tea, the monks are more than happy to make one for you.

Gonbo Rangjon is my soul mountain.

What others see VS What my camera sees!

Expectations vs Reality : Tamhini Ghats in Monsoon Edition

Rain has a language of its own on the ghats, the soft patter inside the helmet, the misty air, and the endless green wrapping the road like a living frame. It’s the kind of ride that doesn’t just take you through the mountains, it settles something inside you. Monsoon rides can’t really be explained; they can only be felt.

Wide? I thought you said WIDE

So, @thefatmansbike tells me that he knows a place and rides right to the edge of this cliff. It's safe to say that I let out some explicits.

Off all the places I miss in Bangalore, this is definitely one of them.

First monsoon ride of the year and we went straight into the thick of it at Kumbhe. Standard visibility: gone. Cliffs and ridges: completely swallowed by the fog.

Wow, thinking about Pensi La brings back so many memories from the last trip!

Just me and some curves.

2001 - my first ride to the mighty mountains.

Trying out new mic setups till I get awesome audio. I'm still far from desired results.

We climbed to the top of the world to find stillness (yes, even when it was windy as anything), not validation. Looking back at UmLingLa from a time before it became a crowded trophy on a social media checklist. There were no fights for a photo-op back then, just a profound gratitude for the lungs that got us here and a horizon that didn't care about likes. Life is so much simpler when you're collecting moments instead of Guinness World Records certificate.

Two roads diverged in the mountains, and I took the one that looked more adventurous, only to question my choices in life, and by the end of it I got dunked in the freezing cold river and made it out alive.

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