R.I.P. Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com

GTO · 25th September 2019, 17:44

Just heard from Sheel that Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com has passed away. He was in Leh & the cause of death appears to be AMS.

Am shocked! A life too young to be gone :(. He was a BHPian and I remember interacting with him about forum stuff many years back. He was super helpful & came across as a genuinely nice guy.

RIP buddy. And sincerest condolences to his family.

Update: Cremation at Hari Nagar Cremation Ground - 2 PM - 26th September

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theexperthand · 25th September 2019, 17:56

Sad to know about the demise. Have interacted with him long back in BCMTouring and XBhp.

May his soul rest in peace. May GOD gives power to his family to tide through the sad phase.

--Anoop

ani_meher · 25th September 2019, 18:10

OMG! Such sad news I liked his forum, his blog posts and his reviews. Too young to be gone.

RIP Yogesh, hope his family finds strength to face this calamity.

//M · 25th September 2019, 18:16

An extremely sad news. May Lord Almighty give enough strength to his near and dear ones to cope up with this irreparable loss.

I have interacted with him on a couple of occasions while planning some of my Himalayan trips, he had been really helpful with his inputs every time. I was reading his updates on Facebook, he had posted a couple of days back that he wasn't well due to wheezing and cold and that he had a flight to catch to Leh the next day. I am sure nobody would have anticipated the turn of events at that point of time. As soon as I got the info on Whatsapp regarding his sad demise, I immediately checked his Facebook page hoping that the Whatsapp messages were hoax texts but sadly his last Facebook post had comments full of condolence messages.

Yogesh took his last breath doing something he loved - travelling in the lap of nature. He will be missed. May his soul rest in peace.

VijayAnand1 · 25th September 2019, 18:24

I'm shell shocked! A passionate photographer and a truly avid traveller. Gone too soon.

RIP. :(

Cheers!
VJ

navpreet318 · 25th September 2019, 18:37

RIP Yogesh! I'll see you when I see you! Tiger!

May the family have strength!

wanderernomad · 25th September 2019, 18:50

An awesome guy who had a genuine passion for exploring. Had a craving for the himalayas and the solace is that he found eternal peace among the mountains that he loved. RIP buddy, thou shall be missed.

sj_koova · 25th September 2019, 18:50

That is very sad and scary news. RIP Yogesh.
I loved BCMTouring as much as I loved T-BHP.

vnabhi · 25th September 2019, 19:09

How shocking! May God give his family the courage to tide over this!

earthian · 25th September 2019, 19:14

Truly shocking news. A nice, helpful guy. A true wanderer.
RIP, YS.

antz.bin · 25th September 2019, 19:21

Whoa! I was connected to Yogesh on Facebook for a few years and I was following his latest trip to Leh, his 10th time there!

This is really shocking and really reinforces the fact that this trip is inherently dangerous and even old timers with their immense experience need to be careful.

Truly a sad day for the community. Rest in peace my friend.

BlackPearl · 25th September 2019, 19:45

Shocking news! Can't believe it and will take some time to settle in, similar to the news of Rtech and Sam Kapasi :-(

Thermodynamics · 25th September 2019, 20:42

Shocking news, I have interacted with him in BCM-touring, a down to earth person, a great photographer, warm and helpful. I guess, his popularity was such that he was invited by J&K tourism to photograph and promote tourism in the valley. One of the things I liked in his forum is that he maintained a column with live status of high altitude passes. He will be surely missed, may his soul rest in peace.

Kandisa · 25th September 2019, 21:14

Shocking news to say the least! Just heard this a while ago and still can't believe it! Over the last decade or so I saw bcmtouring growing into a full fledged travel related forum from a handful of members and YS was someone who was always helpful in guiding people for travel advisories. I really don't ve any words for the untimely demise of such a young soul. RIP

SR-71 · 25th September 2019, 21:24

This is shocking. Yogesh was kind enough to guide us on an offbeat Leh trip that I had done a few years years ago - when information on many Leh wasn't as easily available as it is today. Thanks to him we had one of the most memorable trip of our lives covering some really off beat remote areas. Its sad to hear this news. May he find peace in the after-world.

25th September 2019, 17:44	#1
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 71,783 Thanked: 320,920 Times View My Garage	R.I.P. Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com Just heard from Sheel that Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com has passed away. He was in Leh & the cause of death appears to be AMS. Am shocked! A life too young to be gone :(. He was a BHPian and I remember interacting with him about forum stuff many years back. He was super helpful & came across as a genuinely nice guy. RIP buddy. And sincerest condolences to his family. Update: Cremation at Hari Nagar Cremation Ground - 2 PM - 26th September Last edited by Eddy : 26th September 2019 at 11:32. Reason: Added cremation info
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theexperthand Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,640 Thanked: 2,497 Times View My Garage	Re: R.I.P. Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com Sad to know about the demise. Have interacted with him long back in BCMTouring and XBhp. May his soul rest in peace. May GOD gives power to his family to tide through the sad phase. --Anoop
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25th September 2019, 18:10	#3
ani_meher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 1,988 Thanked: 4,101 Times	Re: R.I.P. Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com OMG! Such sad news I liked his forum, his blog posts and his reviews. Too young to be gone. RIP Yogesh, hope his family finds strength to face this calamity.
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//M Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 6,565 Thanked: 25,131 Times	Re: R.I.P. Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com An extremely sad news. May Lord Almighty give enough strength to his near and dear ones to cope up with this irreparable loss. I have interacted with him on a couple of occasions while planning some of my Himalayan trips, he had been really helpful with his inputs every time. I was reading his updates on Facebook, he had posted a couple of days back that he wasn't well due to wheezing and cold and that he had a flight to catch to Leh the next day. I am sure nobody would have anticipated the turn of events at that point of time. As soon as I got the info on Whatsapp regarding his sad demise, I immediately checked his Facebook page hoping that the Whatsapp messages were hoax texts but sadly his last Facebook post had comments full of condolence messages. Yogesh took his last breath doing something he loved - travelling in the lap of nature. He will be missed. May his soul rest in peace.
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VijayAnand1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Stickn' Around Posts: 1,274 Thanked: 3,548 Times	Re: R.I.P. Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com I'm shell shocked! A passionate photographer and a truly avid traveller. Gone too soon. RIP. :( Cheers! VJ
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navpreet318 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dehradun Posts: 2,292 Thanked: 3,228 Times	Re: R.I.P. Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com RIP Yogesh! I'll see you when I see you! Tiger! May the family have strength! Last edited by navpreet318 : 25th September 2019 at 18:41.
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wanderernomad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,552 Thanked: 1,296 Times View My Garage	Re: R.I.P. Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com An awesome guy who had a genuine passion for exploring. Had a craving for the himalayas and the solace is that he found eternal peace among the mountains that he loved. RIP buddy, thou shall be missed.
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25th September 2019, 18:50	#8
sj_koova BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 677 Thanked: 625 Times View My Garage	Re: R.I.P. Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com That is very sad and scary news. RIP Yogesh. I loved BCMTouring as much as I loved T-BHP.
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25th September 2019, 19:09	#9
vnabhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: DC -> DC Posts: 5,998 Thanked: 2,425 Times View My Garage	Re: R.I.P. Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com How shocking! May God give his family the courage to tide over this!
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25th September 2019, 19:14	#10
earthian BHPian Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 611 Thanked: 2,131 Times	Re: R.I.P. Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com Truly shocking news. A nice, helpful guy. A true wanderer. RIP, YS.
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25th September 2019, 19:21	#11
antz.bin Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pune Posts: 1,184 Thanked: 5,462 Times	Re: R.I.P. Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com Whoa! I was connected to Yogesh on Facebook for a few years and I was following his latest trip to Leh, his 10th time there! This is really shocking and really reinforces the fact that this trip is inherently dangerous and even old timers with their immense experience need to be careful. Truly a sad day for the community. Rest in peace my friend.
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25th September 2019, 19:45	#12
BlackPearl Team-BHP Support Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Calcutta/London Posts: 3,662 Thanked: 17,375 Times View My Garage	Re: R.I.P. Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com Shocking news! Can't believe it and will take some time to settle in, similar to the news of Rtech and Sam Kapasi :-(
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25th September 2019, 20:42	#13
Thermodynamics BHPian Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 832 Thanked: 4,143 Times	Re: R.I.P. Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com Shocking news, I have interacted with him in BCM-touring, a down to earth person, a great photographer, warm and helpful. I guess, his popularity was such that he was invited by J&K tourism to photograph and promote tourism in the valley. One of the things I liked in his forum is that he maintained a column with live status of high altitude passes. He will be surely missed, may his soul rest in peace. Last edited by Thermodynamics : 25th September 2019 at 20:44.
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Kandisa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Noida Posts: 1,118 Thanked: 560 Times View My Garage	Re: R.I.P. Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com Shocking news to say the least! Just heard this a while ago and still can't believe it! Over the last decade or so I saw bcmtouring growing into a full fledged travel related forum from a handful of members and YS was someone who was always helpful in guiding people for travel advisories. I really don't ve any words for the untimely demise of such a young soul. RIP
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SR-71 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 12.97N, 77.59E Posts: 945 Thanked: 2,640 Times	Re: R.I.P. Yogesh Sarkar of BCMTouring.com This is shocking. Yogesh was kind enough to guide us on an offbeat Leh trip that I had done a few years years ago - when information on many Leh wasn't as easily available as it is today. Thanks to him we had one of the most memorable trip of our lives covering some really off beat remote areas. Its sad to hear this news. May he find peace in the after-world. Last edited by SR-71 : 25th September 2019 at 21:28.
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