Goecha La - In Search of Kangchenjunga with George Thengummoottil
This film is a journey to the Himalayas, the Goecha La trek of Sikkim. The film portraits the journey of George Thengummoottil from Kolkatta to Yuksam in Sikkim and his eight day trek from Yuksam to Goechala Pass via Tshoka,Thangsing and Lamuney.This fantastic trek takes him to an altitude of 5200 Meters above sea level. The film was shot on Canon EOS 500D Camera powered with solar panel. The film gives a ten minute description on the people and culture of Sikkim
Written & Directed by George Joseph Thengummoottil
Travel Arrangements Dhanaraj Gurung Red Panda Tours and Travels, Yuksam, Sikkim
Trekking Team Chew Zi Yi Joe Kaczmarski
Camera Lucas Tan Wenjie George Joseph Thengummoottil
Recording Studio Crea MEDIA LABS
Graphics geoshrad IMAGES
Narration Jelu Jeyaraj
Title Song Somnad Chetri
Technical Assistance Rohit A Chelat Boominahan Saravanan Thomas Joseph Thengummoottil
Location Managers Tula Ram Gurung Ben Kumar Gurung
Yaks and Logistics Somnad Chetri
Food and Beverages Sn Subba
Acknowledgements
Government Monastic School, Silnon, Sikkim, India
Aakash Tamang and Family, Yuksam, Sikkim
Pramod Rana , Abhilash Rana and Family, Jaigon, West Bengal
The People of Yuksam
Devi Bhakta Suberi, Thimpu Bhutan
Xtreme Solutions, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu
Albin Mathew, Photographer
Sambat and Surendar, Coimbatore
Smohit PM
Tanzeela Wajid
Élwin Jámés Wílmót (E'jAy)
Yad Shiyad
Contact
Dhanaraj Gurung, Red Panda Tours, Yuksam : +91 9733196470 (sikkimtraveler@gmail.com) http://www.facebook.com/redPandaIndia Red Panda offers good trekking in Sikkim at affordable rates.
George :http://www.facebook.com/coimbatore
Lucas :http://www.facebook.com/lucas.tan.332
Joe:http://www.facebook.com/thebluesman1991
Chew: http://www.facebook.com/chewziyi
Rohit :http://www.facebook.com/rohitjy
5 Comments
Zen(zen4men@hotmail.com)
Aug-04-2012(Sat)
Absolutely brilliant work, George! I thoroughly enjoyed watching your film, which almost makes up for not being there. I look forward to seeing more. Zen UK
George(george@theindia.info)
Aug-05-2012(Sun)
Thank you dear Zen.
I could not make it to that point I have wished. This is my first one, and so there are a lot of pitfalls with the film.
I really want to make a better film on trekking in Sikkim. I am collecting more information on sikkim to do it.
Thank you
George
Bob Lamoon(bob_lamoon@hotmail.co.uk)
Sep-16-2012(Sun)
Fantastic film George. The record of your trip is inspirational. Maybe someday soon I will get there.
