The First Breath of Auli Air Let’s be real for a moment—most of us spend our lives staring at mountain wallpapers on our laptops or scrolling through endless “aesthetic” reels on Instagram. But standing in Auli is like walking straight into one of those screens, and trust me, no camera can capture the actual scale of what you see here. I remember the first time I reached Joshimath; I was exhausted. The 9-hour drive from Dehradun had taken its toll on my body. But the moment I stepped into that cable car and started ascending towards Auli, the fatigue just vanished.