I remember stumbling out of the hut in the still of the night and being awestruck and terrified by the massive silhouette of the mountain towering over me. Ive had a lot of exhilarating experiences in my life so far, but never have I been so aware of my weakness as I was in that silent moment in the shadow of such a powerful mass.

Ferrous Generator Unit. Banthanti

When I was a boy the ferrous generators had had sufficient capacity to run the mines and provide heat to the town below. That was In the days before the skies had become choked with brown dust blowing from the heaps of slag.

By the time I finally reached the high passes the dust had quietly settled, the rot had set in and the vast mountain landscape had begun to exact its merciless revenge.