The
Raid flags off from Shimla and makes its way through the
classic Himalayan country of tall cedar forests. Rushing
through Baggi and Khadrala it finally wends its way up the
steep Jalori road to the first of the Raid’s many passes
– the Jalori Jot. Then down to Shoja, the whine of engines
and smell of scorching rubber cutting through the crisp
October mountain air. If climbing uphill to Jalori takes
its toll on the engines, then downhill towards Kullu kills
the brakes and clutchplates!! The Raid winds up for the
day at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Manali.
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