Having accumulated winter gear for my Iceland and Siberia expeditions, it’s become a compulsion now to go on one winter expedition every year. While in pursuit of a winter expedition, received an email from Nidhi, Founder of Wander Beyond Boundaries (WBB) regarding the Kel-Suu winter expedition in Kyrgyzstan. Even before completely reading the brochure, I had already decided to be on this winter expedition. The next task was to find a competent partner. The first name that came to my mind was Arvind, my childhood friend and classmate, and my partner on the India – Myanmar – Thailand road expedition.  Passed on the brochure to him and after minutes of…