Motorcycle rider, outdoors man, off road explorer, mountain goat, DIY specialist, electronics enthusiast, meticulous planner, social media distance err…and work from anywhere practitioner. On a fireside chat Jobin George, who’s made Zanskar almost his backyard, frequently riding among the inhospitable terrain, shares what seduced this hermit from Kerala to Manali. This year he was again part of the first civilians to ride a new road put together by the BRO from Padum in Zanskar to Leh, on the new access route through Zangla, Singila, Photoksar, Sirsila and Wanla.