点评:I try to squeeze in two treks a year, but this one was unlike anything I've experienced before and the reason has a name: Amit bhaiya.
Over 4–5 days at altitude, what began as a guide-trekker relationship quietly turned into something that felt like brotherhood. Amit bhaiya carried food for the entire group without being asked, without any fuss because that's simply who he is. I have several dietary restrictions, and even at 3,600 metres, where most people are just trying to survive the altitude, he made sure I had something wholesome to eat. Every single time. With a smile. That kind of thoughtfulness is rare anywhere in life, let alone on a mountain.
We trusted him completely throughout the trek not because we had to, but because he made it impossible not to. His knowledge of Darjeeling and the surrounding trails is extraordinary. They don't call him the youngest veteran guide for nothing. Every turn, every decision, every moment of uncertainty he was already three steps ahead, calm and certain.
He was accompanied by his elder cousin, Raja bhaiya a retired army officer, and one of the most grounding presences I've encountered. Meeting him gave me a new appreciation for the men and women who guard our borders. That sense of quiet strength and discipline doesn't leave a person, and it filled the entire group with a deep sense of safety and calm.
The trek ended. We got back. And within days, we had already started planning our next one with them.
Amit bhaiya is the most genuine, selfless person I've had the privilege of meeting in 2026. If you're heading to Darjeeling, stop searching you've already found your guide.
PS: Find him in the photos I have posted, such a poser :)
翻译:我尽量每年安排两次徒步旅行,但这次的经历与以往截然不同,而这一切都归功于一个名字:阿米特大哥。
在高海拔地区待了四五天后,我们之间原本只是向导和徒步者的关系,悄然发展成了如同兄弟般的情谊。阿米特大哥主动为整个团队准备食物,无需我们开口,也从不抱怨,因为他就是这样的人。我有一些饮食限制,即使在海拔3600米的地方,大多数人都在努力适应高原反应,他仍然确保我能吃到营养均衡的食物。每一次都是如此。而且总是面带微笑。这种体贴周到在生活中都难得一见,更何况是在山上。
在整个徒步过程中,我们都完全信任他,不是因为我们不得不信任他,而是因为他让我们无法不信任他。他对大吉岭及其周边地区的了解令人叹为观止。他被称为最年轻的资深向导绝非浪得虚名。每一个转弯,每一个决定,每一个不确定的时刻,他都早已胸有成竹,沉着冷静,胸有成竹。
他由他的表兄拉贾·巴亚陪同,拉贾是一位退役军官,也是我遇到过的最令人安心的人之一。与他见面让我对那些守卫边境的男男女女有了新的敬意。那种沉稳的力量和自律令人难以忘怀,也让整个团队都感到无比的安全与平静。
徒步旅行结束了。我们回到了家。几天之内,我们就已经开始计划下一次和他们一起的行程了。
阿米特·巴亚是我在2026年遇到的最真诚、最无私的人。如果你要去大吉岭,别再犹豫了,你已经找到了你的向导。
附:在我发的照片里找找他,真是个爱摆造型的人 :)