Told would not make it to top Oxygen tanks hadn't brought along our hearts were not strong enough to survive the height 18000 feet up into the sky stigma attached to age profile Proved them wrong saw Gurudongmar lake in pristine frozen form like cup of espresso froth surrounded by snow clad peaks so tall, we were awed Returned as though climbed one rung below the ladder to reaching where resides God © Snigdha Agrawal #yqbaba #stigma #writersnetwork