Veteran trekker,mountaineer, cyclist and author Satya Ranjan Sen passes away today (18-03-2016) at his residence in Ichapore, West Bengal at the age of 65.
Satya Ranjan Sen
Satya Ranjan Sen (65) was a retired Defence Officer from Ichapur (North 24 Parganas), West Bengal, India. He is a famous name among Bengali trekking and mountaineering community having successfully completed numerous treks to many mountains and coastal regions of India. He was also among one of the Indian travellers to travel extensively all across pan India and document them. He was also a renowned cyclist and had successfully led a cycling trail covering four foreign countries - Thailand-Laos-Vietnum-Combodia (2013-2014). Many of his documents and journals are published in some of the Bengali travel magazines. He was a keen writer and wanted his travel journals to be read as a work of literature and not just some informative document. He took basic mountaineering training from Manali in1989. He took part several expedition In Himalaya that includes Gangotri - Three Peak (1993),Chow Chow - Kang-Nangla (Himachal), Kalindi (Garwal) He was mentioned several times by news media for his cycle expeditions.
Cycling:
- Jammu to Leh (2002)
- Thailand - Laos - Vietnam - Cambodia (Cycling in 4 countries)
Coastal Trekking
- Gangasagar to Chandipur (Orissa) - 2003
- Paradweep to Chilika (Orissa) - 2004
- Chatrapur to Kalingapattanam - 2005
- Kalingapattanam to Bisakhapattanam - 2006
- Bisakhapattanam to Kankinada - 2007
- Yeanum (Kankinada) to Adivipalem - 2008
- Adivipalem to Dugrajpattanam - 2010
- Kadalore to Parangaipeta - 2012
- Parangaipeta to Point Kelimer - 2013
Trekking in Himalayas
- 1972: Sonprayag - Gourikund - Kedarnath
- 1972: Badrinath
- 1985: Hanumanchatti - Yamunotri - Hanumanchatti
- 1985: Bhairavghati - Gangotri - Gomukh - Gangotri
- 1985: Gorikund - Kedarnath - Gourikund
- 1985: Badrinath
- 1988: Sarhan - Sangla Valley
- 1993: Gangotri III peak expedition
- 1994: Kalindi Peak expedition
- 1994: Gangotri - Kalindi Pass - Badrinath
- 1995: Chow Chow Kanglangna peak expedition
- 1997: Lenk - Madmaheswer - Kenk - Ukhikath
- 1997: Ukhimath - Chopta - Tungnath
- 1997: Chopta - Mandal - Rudranath - Mandal
- 1997: Mandal - Helong - Kalpeswer - Helong
- 1998: Karnprayag - Adibadri - Helong - Dhayanbadri via Urgam village -Onimath - Bridhyabadri - Pandukeswer - Yogabadri - Badribishal
- 1998: Joshimath - Tapovan - Vabishyabadri
- 1999: Gourikund - Kedarnath - Gourikund - Badrinath
- 2001: Uttarkashi - Gangnani - Sangamchatti - Agoda - Dodital - Uttarkashi
- 2001: Uttarkashi - Chowrangi khal - Nachiketa Taal - Chawrangikhal - Uttarkashi
- 2001: Bridhyakedar - Mahoswra Taal I&II - Buro Kedar
- 2001: Gourikund - Chorabaritaal - Basukitaal - Gourikund
- 2002: Khati Village - Pinadri Zeropoint - Kafni Glacier - Purkia
- 2002: Purkia - Khati - Sunderdunga
- 2002: Maiktali BC - Devikund - Khati
- 2003: Jammu - Leh cycle expedition
- 2005: Gobindo Ghat - Ghangria - Valley of flowers - Hemkund - Ghangria - Badrinath
- 2008: Badrinath - Nilkanth BC - Holds'worth col - Panpata BC - Panpatia snout - Panpatia I, II and III camp - Sujol Sarovar - Madmaheswer - Dayar Bugial - Hatni top - Kedarnath
- 2010: Chakkibank - Chamba - Varmore - Hadsar - Manimahesh - Varmore
- 2010: Munsiari - Milam Glacier - Munsiari - Saattal - Harshil - Tal 1, 2 .., 7 - Harshil
- 2011: Har ki Dun - Jamder Glacier - Marinda Taal - Har ki Dun
- 2012: Tungnath - Kartikswami
- 2014: Saptarishikund - Nandadevi Raj jat
- 2015-16 - Uttarakhand (*incomplete list)
