<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Trekpeek blog</title><link>https://trekpeek.com/blog/</link><description>Sourced guides to planning Indian treks with 3D maps.</description><language>en-in</language><item><title>Why see a trek in 3D before you go</title><link>https://trekpeek.com/blog/why-see-a-trek-in-3d-before-you-go/</link><guid>https://trekpeek.com/blog/why-see-a-trek-in-3d-before-you-go/</guid><description>Photos show a trek&#x27;s best view, not its hardest climb. Here&#x27;s what a 3D map of the route tells you before you go, from where each camp sits to how steep summit day really is.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title>Uttarakhand vs Himachal: where to do your first Himalayan trek</title><link>https://trekpeek.com/blog/uttarakhand-vs-himachal-first-himalayan-trek/</link><guid>https://trekpeek.com/blog/uttarakhand-vs-himachal-first-himalayan-trek/</guid><description>Uttarakhand or Himachal Pradesh for a first Himalayan trek? A side-by-side on season, difficulty, length and height, using 33 treks from the Trekpeek atlas, with picks for winter snow and summer meadows.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title>Offline maps for treks in India: what to carry and how to prepare</title><link>https://trekpeek.com/blog/offline-maps-for-treks-in-india/</link><guid>https://trekpeek.com/blog/offline-maps-for-treks-in-india/</guid><description>Phone signal usually disappears soon after the roadhead. How to prepare offline maps, what to save from a 3D trek map before you lose signal, and the navigation basics to carry on Indian treks.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title>How to read a trek&#x27;s altitude gain (and plan your days)</title><link>https://trekpeek.com/blog/how-to-read-trek-altitude-gain/</link><guid>https://trekpeek.com/blog/how-to-read-trek-altitude-gain/</guid><description>The top height is only half the story. How to read daily altitude gain and sleeping altitude on a Himalayan trek, with Kedarkantha as a worked example and the widely used acclimatisation guideline.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0530</pubDate></item><item><title>How a 3D trek map is made: from satellite data to your screen</title><link>https://trekpeek.com/blog/how-3d-trek-maps-are-made/</link><guid>https://trekpeek.com/blog/how-3d-trek-maps-are-made/</guid><description>The open data behind Trekpeek&#x27;s 3D treks: elevation from the SRTM radar mission, satellite imagery, OpenStreetMap trails and campsite altitudes, plus what that data can and can&#x27;t show.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0530</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
