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Everyone lives their life in their own way, possessing a unique and different lifestyle, and a whole different story with experiences of their own kind. I have one too. My experience is a bit different from a normal teenager's, filled with exciting stories and a memorable journey. In this era of gaming, binge-watching, and internet-related activities for teenagers, I did something that may not be common: I completed my first trek—a 10-day route—in just six days. Finishing a 10-day trek in six days is not normal, even for an adult, and since it was my first trek, it will always be a truly memorable journey.

There were three members in our group: myself, my dad, and my uncle. To start our trek, we packed our bags, loaded the car, and left Kathmandu at around 8 AM. Our goal for the day was to reach Syabrubesi, the starting point for our trek, which was a six-hour journey. We had lunch midway and continued. We reached Syabrubesi at around 3:00 PM and found a hotel. After going to our room to freshen up, we went to explore the area, which was somewhat isolated from the city crowd. We found a hot spring that was very warm and relaxing. We enjoyed ourselves there and also planned the whole trip, talking and having some fun with music and meeting different people from all over the world. At dinner, we were informed that starting the next day, we would enter the national park area, meaning we would not be getting any meat in our meals, though eggs would be available. We already knew that the rates for even simple things would be very high up there.

Our trek started early the next morning. We were highly motivated and fully ready. The walk was very enjoyable. It felt like a whole different place in the deep jungle where we wouldn't see humans often. It was thrilling to know we only had each other if something happened. We walked continuously for about two hours without feeling tired and rested at a place that had only one hotel in the area for a quick tea break. We stayed there for about 20 minutes, clicked some photos, and continued our journey. After gaining some altitude, we stopped for a few minutes, took out our umbrellas, and continued our trek. After four hours of walking, at around 1:00 PM, we stopped at a place called Lama Hotel, where we had our lunch. Lama Hotel is usually where trekkers spend the first night, but we decided to press on since we had reached it for lunch. We thought we could cover more distance, so we moved to the next stop and stayed the night at Ghoda Tabela. Before reaching there, and even for some time after, there was snowfall, which was incredibly beautiful to watch, and the view was even more stunning than we had expected.

The next morning, we had breakfast and continued our journey toward Langtang Valley. We walked for two hours and then had a 20-minute stop for tea, where we clicked photos of the amazing views we saw up there. We continued our trek for another two hours and reached Langtang Valley. For most people, Langtang Valley is the place for the second night's stay, but we reached there around 12:00 PM. We had our lunch, visited different spots in Langtang Valley, explored the area, and found some unique things there before continuing our trek. Just as we started walking again, the weather changed. Visibility dropped due to fog, and suddenly, snowfall and a light storm began. However, we did not let that deter us and moved on. After walking in those conditions for one and a half hours, the weather cleared. It wasn't fully visible, but it was better than before. After four hours of walking, we reached Kyanjin Gomba. At Kyanjin Gomba, there was about one foot of snow, which was a new experience for me. We visited the Gomba and clicked some photos. The place was unique; it was the first time in my life I had seen such deep snow, and walking on it was very difficult. But we had fun and explored many places. We had dinner at the hotel and stayed the night there.

The next day, we considered climbing the peak "Kyanjin Ri," but due to heavy snow and the risk of an avalanche, we decided against it. Had we done it, we would have received a summit certificate. In the early morning, the snow was shining. Then we started to descend. On that day, we were determined and descended about 27 kilometres in one day, reaching the bottom of the trek at a place called Bamboo Hotel, where we stayed.

The next day, we had a new plan. After reaching Syabrubesi, we packed our bags, got in the car, and drove from Syabrubesi to Dhunche, the starting point for the Gosaikunda trek. We had lunch at Dhunche and started our trek to Gosaikunda at around 12:30 PM.

We walked continuously for five hours, with one stop for rest and snacks. We covered about six hours of walking that day and reached the place called Cholongpati, where we stayed for our first night. The trail we covered that day was entirely uphill and difficult. The next day, we walked in heavy snow for about three hours and reached Gosaikunda. That place was very different from the others. It had a positive, sacred vibe, and we could feel the positive energy, which is very important for Hindus. We then descended from that place, had lunch at the same hotel where we had stayed the previous night, and descended directly toward Dhunche. We reached Dhunche at around six in the evening and completed our trek.

The trek taught me many things in life, like how humans can do anything for survival. It taught me that we humans can cross our limits for survival if we have no other choice. It taught me many other positive things that cannot be fully explained but can only be experienced.