It was mid-September of 2016, and I had just completed the World’s Highest Stand Up Paddle Boarding Attempt at Lake Tsoltak a few days...

On July 23rd, 2016, along with a couple of friends, I travelled to Kumaon from Gurgaon, to paddle in the Sattal lakes. Sattal literally means Sat Tal or seven lakes. The lakes are an interconnected system of seven freshwater lakes. The waters were glassy, with a turquoise hue to it, adding to its mystic feel. I immediately inflated my paddleboard and entered the waters.

Part 1 of the story of how Kumaran Mahalingam, a Chennai-based Geologist, paddled at the highest lake in India, setting a new record in Standup Paddleboarding.