Seed Co. on the hunt in the himalayas

Here's Pinkeye from Landrace Roots having a nature break on the ascent. Notice how steep the "steps" on the right hand side are....and we hadn't reached the steep part yet. Good fun was had.

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Some more Himalayan views. These plants were growing at over 3000 meters and the local area below us was called Kutla. Beautiful place.

Here's a view from a window on top of the world. Imagine waking up here every morning? Don't go sleep walking.....

Below is a small collection of hybrid cream seeds. They are strong, robust and dark, exactly what you want in a seed. No shortage of these little beauties up the slopes.

Hey dude. just stopping by to say hello and check for new pics. I stil cannot pm you.

Wow Hom, this is exactly what this forum is all about. Welcome to RIU and I'm looking forward to more pix!!

Come on folks, show this man some Rep love!!

Just amazing stuff here.....

Cheers for the kind words folks. Here's a link to a video we made up the mountains. Youtube sucks balls but here it is anyway. Have a few different ones to show but in this clip we hang out with Super Bobby as he shows us how to make super cream, the most expensive type of hashish up the mountains. This little guy is a complete legend. Can't wait to get back up there.....

http://youtu.be/4_1IR9acm0w

.....and here's a clip of Bobby making some regular cream. We had a great few days exploring these peaks and staying with Bobbys amazing family. What a place to wake up every day. Magic. If you're any good at rubbing, ya can make 10-15 grams of cream in a day. Bobby was a master.

http://youtu.be/pR6ZDiM2wxE

In India it's very hard to find unadulterated charas/hashish unless you have a good connection. Even some people in the mountains are selling shitty cut stuff so ya have to be careful when buying. One way to bypass this nonsense is to climb directly to the fields and source your stash from the farmers. Here at least the quality has not been tampered with. The farmers take pride in their creams and jungli's and would never sell something sub par to a prospective customer. below are a few pics of some of the local creams....

This piece was made by Bobby in the first video above. Super cream....notice how sticky and gooey it is...such a task to roll a spliff but very much worth it..

This is a piece of jungli cream rubbed from wild jungli/sativa plants which grow everywhere in the valley. jungli is the cheaper variety in the mountains The taste is completely different to regular cream and the high is very powerful too. The people that live in the lower valleys make this stuff as they don't have access to the cultivated fields high above. Some types can be a bit harsh or maybe have a bit more plant matter in em, but if you meet a good rubber, the quality can be outstanding.

This was some of the tastiest smoke i aquired on the trip. Some very dark tosh balls in the background and some 2 year old cream from Grahan valley. The flavour and taste of this cream was just amazing. I just wanted to keep smoking it and was very very sad that i didn't buy more when I was up there. You will not find this quality anywhere in India unless you are the luckiest person alive. Once I left that valley, I never came across this stuff again. I WILL be going back there and I still have Prabat's (the maker) phone number too. sweet.

Wow ! Hon in that 2nd vid it looks like he's sitting right on a ledge and if he were to lean back a little to far the fall would be rather nasty !!
Just incredible stuff here, please continue.....

Nice post! Thanks Hom. Love the travelogue, love seeing plants growing on the mountains, love hearing about seed collecting. I've wanted to hike in that region for a long time, but just for tourism. Now maybe I have a second reason for going!

Great stuff Hon!! That looks like it was an awesome trip. I spent a bunch of time (Late 70's & early 80's) up in the mountains of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Meeting the local growers was great. I have always wondered why Hash making never made it over to the new world?

Hash making is most common when large numbers of plants are grown very close together with little or no cultivation. That's just not feasible in the "new" world because of the bans on growing it. Even though the bans have been lifted in a few areas, traditions die hard.

Cheers lads. It is an amazing place to explore and trek. Especially in the Harvest season because in Autumn the views of the higher mountains are very clear and crisp and the sun shines down almost every day without fail. It helps that wild ganja is growing at every turn. Also, when we reached the steeper parts of the climb, it was the cannabis that we clung to as we climbed the last few hundred meters or so....It sure is a tough sturdy plant.....and a lifesaver. Here's a few more pics from the expedition. Enjoy.

Some seeds from above Rashol and Malana valleys.

Some big ladies from high above Kutla village. These girls thrive up in these high altitudes. Covered in resin and great hash makers.

Close up of the same ladies.

Big momma heavily laden. The only additional ferts these ladies were given was lots of cow shit. God bless the Nepali porters who drag these huge loads up and down the slopes. Not an easy job folks....and they get paid peanuts for their efforts. Ya see some things in India that really make you think about how good we have it in the west. We are lucky as fuck lads.....

Piece of cream I made myself above the clouds at 3000 meters.