I was told I would never find a female trip leader in northern India. What I’ve learned during this whole process however, is never to accept what people tell you in situations like that. Perhaps it’s easier just to do the normal thing and not to challenge the way things are done, but after a huge amount of searching, it turns out that there was someone… I first met Jangu Lepcha in a small hotel room in Siliguri, Northern India, just by the border into Sikkim. Naturally, the

We were now in Lachen, the sun had set, the dahl had been eaten and it was nearly time for bed. We were at 2700m so it was cold, especially at night, and I just couldn't bring myself to take off my RAB jacket even though I knew that after tonight, it would be bye bye RAB, hello traditional wool. After some last minute basket attaching to the chairpack, and sewing some extra warm fur to my hat, it was time for bed. We knew this would be our last "mattressed" bed for a while, b