Goa, March 15 -- Ajit John ajit@herald-goa.com

To be a mountaineer makes one experience a deeply rewarding and challenging experience which opensthe doors to breathtaking beauty. It is often described as a lifelong affair. It is an activity that is growing in popularity in Goa and every year the number of people going for courses is increasing.

The start

Mapusa-based Durgadas Parab is the only Goan who is a member of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation. He will be taking around ten people to the Everest base camp later this month and will be back in the first week of April. He said, " It is important to undergo the training process. There is the basic level which is for 30 days. They clear and then go for the alpha level. They have to...