tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76940395457983053842023-09-02T18:02:27.291+05:30Garhwal 'Nature Beyond Imagination'Garhwal is known as Devbhoomi, meaning the Land of Gods. The holy land houses some of the most revered religious destinations of India. The Himalaya range in Garhwal are said to be the home of the gods. This land is very sacred for the Hindus as well as the Sikhs. Garhwal has always been associated with spirituality, temples, pilgrimage, holy shrines and mountain tourism. Garhwal is one of the state in India which has some of the most important pilgrimage shrines.Garhwal Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950873509071837noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694039545798305384.post-13373683404688791272010-10-15T22:41:00.000+05:302011-04-13T23:09:51.408+05:30Trek to Mandani Valley<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklorUOHqimXOjKw_Wc_6U7EvITvGo9pBR23_VmZyeuoMWCZYZ2nsU-CpttioOH229rgb-5VRlahEoarXHGHaS_ALfb3khDSslnDtD4hDALWQGO49QTX22BUMWqYMhjH-inzb-gmw80vc/s1600/CP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklorUOHqimXOjKw_Wc_6U7EvITvGo9pBR23_VmZyeuoMWCZYZ2nsU-CpttioOH229rgb-5VRlahEoarXHGHaS_ALfb3khDSslnDtD4hDALWQGO49QTX22BUMWqYMhjH-inzb-gmw80vc/s320/CP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">“If you want to see heaven in the living life, visit Mandani.” A local person introduced Mandani with these words, during my Madhymaheshwar visit in 2008. I was curious<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to visit mandani since than. October 2010, now it was the time to visit Mandani. We finalized the following schedule : Ransi on 6<sup>th</sup> , Paturi on 7<sup>th</sup> , Dagla on 8<sup>th</sup> , Mandani on 9<sup>th</sup> , Yeonbuk Col Base on 10<sup>th</sup> , Mahapanth on 11<sup>th</sup> and Kedarnath on 12<sup>th</sup>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWkb7sqc6xZSGTUG0JdhzngmLgK-iAQlUGukernTlZx0cbneY-Qc9o_fK93UmVRel0_HXB_nN2PZBa_gXEpapU9TsLrDBs_Og79Zjsefa9Su61Js7uHmWECdZAhOUgF7rhjlq9hGutmQ/s1600/AB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWkb7sqc6xZSGTUG0JdhzngmLgK-iAQlUGukernTlZx0cbneY-Qc9o_fK93UmVRel0_HXB_nN2PZBa_gXEpapU9TsLrDBs_Og79Zjsefa9Su61Js7uHmWECdZAhOUgF7rhjlq9hGutmQ/s320/AB.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">But plans always require nature’s support for proper execution. Land slides at Selubagarh gave a 4 hrs. break to our journey and we could reach Ukhimath by 10 PM on 6<sup>th </sup>instead of Ransi. But our passion send us Uniana by 8:00 AM next morning. Devendra was waiting with his team and we reached Ransi before 9:00 AM. Ransi is better option for night stay, one will get the room in less amount and next morning he has good time to select guide / porters if required. After lunch we took blessings of Rekeshwari Devi and started day 1 trek at 11 AM. After 3-4 hrs of steep climbing we camped at Sanyara bugyal. Sanyara is an ideal and beautiful camp site which provides excellent view of Budha Madhymaheshwar, Panwashera Area, Tungnath & Panwali area.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF1LvqS3WEA1tR6ZEB-E28YMA_iwQV7A1TAVj9nOV3ZFxV2pQlhZPd1Af2vf_H-U_Gndkt0kxoIYHN8gbW3y2s5u7XCK_d-5BZc-VtTM4yO5vpo4aEjDOBqudxD_Xxnn27BRxSeaI_uI/s1600/AG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF1LvqS3WEA1tR6ZEB-E28YMA_iwQV7A1TAVj9nOV3ZFxV2pQlhZPd1Af2vf_H-U_Gndkt0kxoIYHN8gbW3y2s5u7XCK_d-5BZc-VtTM4yO5vpo4aEjDOBqudxD_Xxnn27BRxSeaI_uI/s320/AG.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div align="center"><strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Morning at Mahapanth Col</span></u></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwzkvYLRb-powQgi3mtMJoMmEqJkPaSV2GVNZC8Qmi5QanagBY4ZFGDEMpeasXCHNT64XtpimJLHgBhGm_uxA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div align="center"><br />
</div></div>Garhwal Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950873509071837noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694039545798305384.post-2319814380899154742010-01-27T16:20:00.000+05:302010-09-18T20:16:06.693+05:30Dayara Bugyal Trek in Winter<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">After visiting Devaria Tal in winter, I decided to do treks in winter also as Himalayan beauty looks amazing in these days. This year I decided for a weekend trip to Dayara because I need to manage only 1 day leave (25<sup>th</sup> January), 24<sup>th</sup> and 26<sup>th</sup> were holidays. I shared my plan with Pramod, Thanna & Lokesh, everybody got ready as nobody had visited Dayara Bugyal in winter earlier. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Dayara Bugyal, Located at a height of 3,048 metres above Uttarkashi, the magnificence of this rolling BUGYAL (meadow) will surprise even the most intrepid traveler. The slope of bugyal is ideal for skiing and Uttarakhand government has included it in it’s tourism development master plan. A ski resort has to be developed and rope way to be made but still Dayara is waiting for development.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><br />
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<div>Thanna & Lokesh were coming from Srinagar and thay had left Sriganr at 11:00 AM by thanna’s car, While I had to start from Roorkee and Pramod has to join me from Haridwar, He was at his home (kotdwar) and on bed rest on doctors consultation. He was facing problem in his one foot and it was a tough time for him as he was feeling pain in his foot while walking. I hired a car and planned to left roorkee by 02:00 PM, due to a training schedule. But I could leave roorkee at 02:30 PM. Pramod was waiting for me in Haridwar. It was the time of Kumbh fair, but luckily we got the clear road and crossed Rishikesh before 04:00 PM. We were hoping to reach Uttarkashi before 10:00 PM.<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">The Sun has set when we reached at Chamba. Chamba is a small hill station, and well connected by road from Rishikesh, Mussoorie, New Tehri & Gangotri. It’s approx. 60 km. from Mussoorie & Rishikesh. Nice place for weekend trip to Delhi & NCR people. Some good hotels are there. One can visit a day trip to Tehri Dam or <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Surkanda</placename> <placename w:st="on">Devi</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Temple</placetype> from here . It was completely dark when we left Chamba. We reached Uttarkashi at 09:30 PM, Lokesh & Thanna was already waiting for us. So we had a late night dinner. (As 10:00 PM is late night in mountain in winters). Uttarakshi is a famous town of Uttarakhand . It’s situated in the bank of Bhagirathi</place> <placetype w:st="on">River</placetype> on Gangotri Highway and is the main night stay point of pilgrims in yatra season. It’s approx. 170 km. from Rishikesh at an elevation of 1150 mts. above sea level. Two famous temple Viswanth & Kuteti Devi are located here. One can get hotels, dharamshalas & guest houses for night stay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Next morning we got up early and left uttarkashi at 07:30 AM for Bhatwari. I have asked Ramesh to take one portor with him as we were carrying tent for night stays. Ramesh reached<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bhatwari when I was sharing our plan to forest range officer of Bhatwari for forest department formalities. Earlier we had planned to trek from Barsu, but range officer suggested me to start it from raithal, as the trek is easier and views are more beautiful from this side. So we changed our plan and make it from Raithal side. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Charhethi is approx. 2-3 km. from Bhatwari on Gangotri highway, and one has to follow a separate road for Raithal from here. We purchased ration in charhethi but I’ll suggest to keep ration from Uttarkashi because food quality was not good t here. Raithal is only 7-8 km. from charhethi and provides good view of valley. It’s 30-40 families village and population should be approx. 100 to 120. GMVN rest house is also available for night stay. Some old garhwali style houses looks beautiful. A Temple of God Someshwara is also there. If you reach uttarkashi by time, Raithal is a better option for night stay.</span></span></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOyjWK5QKeTNSCe4jwmTqMm4GHuc0fYEKKHtweSFzkRMBiN37G0fmH8eHFJTYJa_Gf55hc9CSs4Xakv0RX-6_pvUVXTlgCSP4LNOTlgvvboRvYqoDqbaUQ9jnxzpuSZUcFIyZyHWiEbo/s1600/ae.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488859823199282962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOyjWK5QKeTNSCe4jwmTqMm4GHuc0fYEKKHtweSFzkRMBiN37G0fmH8eHFJTYJa_Gf55hc9CSs4Xakv0RX-6_pvUVXTlgCSP4LNOTlgvvboRvYqoDqbaUQ9jnxzpuSZUcFIyZyHWiEbo/s320/ae.jpg" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">It was 12:30PM when we completed our village round. Lunch was unavailable as no hotel was there so we ate Maggie and started our trek by 01:00 PM. Dayara bugyal is approx. 09 km. from here. A 5-6 ft. wide trek has already made by forest department. Trek provided scenic view of valley until we entered in the dense forest. Jungle root is also beautiful and now we were getting the snow patches in the root so we hoped to see a good layer of snow in dayara. After 4-5 km. trek we reached Goi. Chhanies (Summer Huts) of raithal villagers were there but without life. If you are in a family trek than Goi is a best place for first day camping, which fulfills the basic requirement for a good camping site. Good camping ground, drinking water source, a little play ground and good view of the valley.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">We had decided to stay in dayara, so left goi and followed the trek. We were walking slowly and I was the last member. After approx. an hour trek while ascending in an open place I turnaround to see the back root but I was astonished to see the panoramic evening view.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Suddenly I heard a voice “Aaram se aao sahib hum dayara pahunch gaye hain”. He was our portor who were coming back after taking water. I sat there for approx. 15 – 20 min and clicked some photographs. The ascend was ending just 50 mts. above from here but instead of dayara bugyal I saw some chhanies. I didn’t feel bad as it was evening time and I was enjoying the last sun rays on mountains. I left the chhanies and followed the trail but soon I turned back remembering the porters words.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">It was small village but without life. I listened voices coming from a chhani and entered. Ramesh was preparing to light the stove, Lokesh was putting the wood pieces in fire place of kitchen. We were hungry as we didn’t have lunch. I opened my bag and distributed Matthi and bakery biscuits kept by Pranita (my wife). It gave a little relief to everybody while I missed my family. It was my first night in a chhani, which was beautiful, a small kitchen with a nice chulha (fire place), min 4 people can sit and sleep beside it. A 3 X 7’ bedroom in the back of fire place having good layer of leaves. We opened our mattresses and lokesh started maggi preparation for RC, while our porter collected snow to melt for hand washing and pot cleaning. Villagers have collected enough wood pieces inside the chhani and now fire had changed it in a warm cottage. Definetely it was a better option than tent and as per me it was free gifted night in a majestic cottage.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">I got up early to enjoy the sun rise. It was a cold morning of Juanuary. Night snow fall has changed this place as a village of heaven. I was standing in front of chhani and it was a perfect place to enjoy the sunrise. It was a one of fabulous sunrise of my life. My friends came out only after complete sun rise. After daily routine job and having tea we moved to Dayara. Dayara was just 80-100 mts. from there. It was gentle and perfect slope for skiing. A thick layer of snow was looking amazing but it required more snow for skiing. We hoped that it’d be ready by end of February for skiing. After seeing the beautiful place I was not happy with my planned leaves as it was the perfect time for dayara – dodital trekking, but I was helpless due to tight schedule, so I took a 2-3 hrs. round trip in dayara. We had a good lunch at 12:00 noon and everybody was relaxing when we saw the drastic change in weather. We caught the back trail immediately and now we were walking very fast but the nature gave a gift of snowfall instead of rain for 30 minutes and we were in the uttarkashi before sunset.</span><br />
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As per a legend, Pandawas were searching lord shiva to seek his blessing, to atone for the sins of committing fratricide during Mahabharata but the Shiva wanted to avoid them. Pandawas searched him in many places and reached in the Garhwal Himalayas. At one place Bhima saw a Bull grazing in the Himalayan meadow, He immediately recognized Shiva and ran towards him & caught his back but Shiva disappeared in the ground and his body parts reappeared in the five different areas, which are known as the Panch Kedar. Hump at kedarnath, Arms at Tungnath, Face at Rudranath, Navel at Madhymaheshwar & Hair at Kalpeshwar. Pandawas built the temples in these five places.<br />
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Kedarnath is one of 12 Jyotirlingas and is situated at 14 km. afoot distance from Gaurikund in the altitude of 3581 mts. Gaurikund is well connected to the other cities of India by road. Every year many pilgrims reach Kedarnath from this route, but some amateur trekkers reach Kedarnath from other trekking routes also. Some of the famous trekking routes are:<br />
1. Ghuttu - Panwali kantha - TriyugiNarayan - Kedarnath<br />
2. Ghuttu - Gangi - Masar Tal - Mayali Pass - Vasuki tal - Kedarnath<br />
3. Ransi - Manani Bugyal - Kham Pass - Kedarnath<br />
Some people also follow the Gangotri Kedarnath Terk via Auden's Col and Mayali Pass.<br />
We had a meeting in Tehri on 9th May 2009 to finalize this year trek, Raju Bahi was asking for the Dhumdar kandi trek, but at last the Auden's col was finalized and tentative period was decided, August last to Sep. 1st week. Negi Ji and Sharma ji took the responsibility of all the arrangements. The date was finalized over telephone and everybody met in Uttarkashi on 28th August. Following 10 days schedule was finalized to reach to kedarnath.<br />
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29th Aug Uttarkashi - Gangotri - Nala Camp<br />
30th Aug Nala camp to Rudragaira Base Camp<br />
31st Aug Rudragaira Base Camp to Moraine Camp<br />
01st Sep Moraine Camp to Auden's Col Base Camp<br />
02nd Sep Auden's Col Base Camp to Khatling Glacier Camp (Auden's Col Crossing)<br />
03rd Sep Khatling Glacier to Khatling Zero Point<br />
04th Sep Khatling Zero Point to Chowki<br />
05th Sep Chowki to Masar Tal<br />
06th Sep Masar tal to Vasuki Tal (Mayali Pass Crossing)<br />
07th Sep Vasuki Tal to Kedarnath<br />
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I met Pramod, Raju bhai and Ravi in Rishikesh. We hired a taxi for uttarkashi and reached there before 4:00PM. Negi Ji and Sharam ji was also there in a hotel. They had arranged all the technical equipments & ration for the trek. Guide Ramesh was already selected and he took 4 nepali and 2 garhwali porters with him. They all were agreed for the suggested itinerary but not looking comfort as they wanted to stay in Gangotri on 29th. We planned to leave the Uttarkashi as soon as possible in the next morning and hired the taxies in night. But it was 08:00 AM when we left Lord Vishwanath temple.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGv2Q-EqllytOSlUi1RMxKLigNe5hZ0JE85IIa1O20X08DmCqpCuGUINSxdJEn3eurug5-s6-WirNsehmDEwPenbaw_6ZoSw6fKEwk-qU_Xt4paVbqANknliQfS6nqpjliakXxme-TZok/s1600-h/ab.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444790307620696226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGv2Q-EqllytOSlUi1RMxKLigNe5hZ0JE85IIa1O20X08DmCqpCuGUINSxdJEn3eurug5-s6-WirNsehmDEwPenbaw_6ZoSw6fKEwk-qU_Xt4paVbqANknliQfS6nqpjliakXxme-TZok/s320/ab.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
we reached Gangotri by 12 noon, but we could leave Gangotri at 2:45 PM as the porters took lot of time to share and pack the load. The route goes via forest and is a good climb after 1 and ½ km. from Gangotri. After 1 and ½ hrs. trek we crossed the Rudragaira Gad and waited for porters as they were walking very slow. Now the weather became changed and rain was started, so we pitched our tents in Jungle camp site instead of Nala Camp. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBaXxXMIxyycrzir4AnRxVUd35XvmdX-Zw7o-KiWHPZSe_WTqCE-zWDzKkMFCLYmavA9CNQriXcNLM1vLgsZYdIMHXa4Q4No_FqwkY5BGaGvUxQ4i2hc7K6f-KlVwxzwbfVNtYDtRB2k/s1600-h/ac.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444790315269365458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBaXxXMIxyycrzir4AnRxVUd35XvmdX-Zw7o-KiWHPZSe_WTqCE-zWDzKkMFCLYmavA9CNQriXcNLM1vLgsZYdIMHXa4Q4No_FqwkY5BGaGvUxQ4i2hc7K6f-KlVwxzwbfVNtYDtRB2k/s320/ac.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 212px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">We camped near a stream but we couldn't drink water whole night as the clean water was not available in the camp site.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5HCF5uYlg-j8WxH9ILt-o2eszooP9hFCXnDTqzpON-9baLL4xB0mEVqdzTOsKj45HqZs-uC-LpQfX68n7OHN9JLUGeJhBfVrCNyTsaEii1xvpnihPGciDJ49cu_NGq8A1SsFIT2L3tM/s1600-h/af.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444790318491543714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5HCF5uYlg-j8WxH9ILt-o2eszooP9hFCXnDTqzpON-9baLL4xB0mEVqdzTOsKj45HqZs-uC-LpQfX68n7OHN9JLUGeJhBfVrCNyTsaEii1xvpnihPGciDJ49cu_NGq8A1SsFIT2L3tM/s320/af.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
Next day we left the Jungle camp site by 9:00 AM after breakfast. We had to reach Rudragaira base camp. Our today's route was long with some screezones. We reached nala camp after 1 and ½ hrs trek. Nala camp site is good camp site. There was a 200 mts. steep climb from nala camp, than more then 1 hrs. trek till the stream. There was a steep climb of 500 mts. from here which took the max. time. Some of the team members were not satisfied by the porter’s performance, as some of them were walking very slow, while the team members wanted to pitch the tents by time. The weather was cloudy since morning and rain welcomed us when we reached at Rudragaira base camp site. Later we came to know that two porters were suffering from AMS so we gave them medicine.<br />
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Next morning was good & everybody was looking fine but the weather was not supportive and became cloudy. The defined path was getting ended in a glacial river. Ramesh gave us idea about the trail after river and we left the camp at 09:30 AM. The glacial river was at the 15-20 minutes distance from site. There was no trail after river and we had to do steep climb on a moraine. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmJU0Zw3-_gshQhG7yl8n3bkC2coGag7Sc7PFfa7KMh6tRbkCu62tajybjtJfIHSnNXH53-jf52Nwx7NUuiztxXzepjT9TCJ5UiPyjbYpMxBdsmpYU1TjcUEFKv0LJQGVw5JaHxYoO2U/s1600-h/ay.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444792367085259362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmJU0Zw3-_gshQhG7yl8n3bkC2coGag7Sc7PFfa7KMh6tRbkCu62tajybjtJfIHSnNXH53-jf52Nwx7NUuiztxXzepjT9TCJ5UiPyjbYpMxBdsmpYU1TjcUEFKv0LJQGVw5JaHxYoO2U/s320/ay.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5XRo5t-jU8vgO04_noQ8zW8ce-V4Cju-qW7Hz8aHQCPTglY_37C2Tfhhk53Mb4mywfeMleXSmKdJ795mcBndna39V7MzDNci2EagvKXYyoQ344iGTS8eGlEppTN1Cqw6LKnQbwUb_Es/s1600-h/aq.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444790337132073202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5XRo5t-jU8vgO04_noQ8zW8ce-V4Cju-qW7Hz8aHQCPTglY_37C2Tfhhk53Mb4mywfeMleXSmKdJ795mcBndna39V7MzDNci2EagvKXYyoQ344iGTS8eGlEppTN1Cqw6LKnQbwUb_Es/s320/aq.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOztkton5NJc9J1nGQ0SsRVy2hbYIOKF2Z8eFio7jD53l1hjU4an6BkQlxTS-Fm50ot-lU0EdABOuVy0eM5Y_Gx0pv8KMgCQyUYRgm4Xus4-zHlJY9ghe2uwx2vJaQbwFCIg6snSjHnfs/s1600-h/an.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444790332366969042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOztkton5NJc9J1nGQ0SsRVy2hbYIOKF2Z8eFio7jD53l1hjU4an6BkQlxTS-Fm50ot-lU0EdABOuVy0eM5Y_Gx0pv8KMgCQyUYRgm4Xus4-zHlJY9ghe2uwx2vJaQbwFCIg6snSjHnfs/s320/an.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">We crossed another river after 30 minutes trek from here, in which the current was high then the previous river. After 2 hrs. trekking on Ridges, boulders and moraine, we reached in a top from where Suresh bahadur showed me the today’s camp site, which was looking beautiful. This camp site is known as Moraine camp site and rain again welcomed us when we reached at campsite. The weather was cloudy and most of the time the camp site was covered by fog. In evening we got the view of Jogin I with the moon. Our today's trek was not very long but it was full with horripilation which increased our energy.<br />
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Next day 1st September, the weather was completely bad. Probably our today’s trek was not long but everybody was ready for tough and glacial trekking. Ramesh informed us that we’ll reach in Auden'c col base camp site within 2-3 hrs. We left the camp at 10:00 AM. The trail was on boulders and moraines only. While leaving Gangotri, we came to know that one another group had left 1 day earlier for the same trek and now were seeing them to follow the Auden's col. After approx. 2 hrs. trekking we reached in a place just before a glacier, coming from Gangotri peak.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFgcBNL-yYaZQqDlTQ7jpKWiPghnHT5vrfWEmWN4Pz1oDL2jpW8ZQ6l7yubKVe3KC2Jzc2PSlZbNDpt9i-4j-m9FDjhqHNDHPx7HiizvVXC-Bm_mAsHovKCuVW0-9yVkgZMnn8DHetZQ/s1600-h/bi.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444792381226376722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFgcBNL-yYaZQqDlTQ7jpKWiPghnHT5vrfWEmWN4Pz1oDL2jpW8ZQ6l7yubKVe3KC2Jzc2PSlZbNDpt9i-4j-m9FDjhqHNDHPx7HiizvVXC-Bm_mAsHovKCuVW0-9yVkgZMnn8DHetZQ/s320/bi.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 212px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
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The place was used as a base camp by the first group. Suddenly the blizzard started and everybody started to cross the glacier after negj ji’s hint. We crossed the glacier in approx 30 minuets and pitched our tents on a moraine. That was our Auden’s col base camp site. The weather became very bad now the whole area was covered by fog. We did puja for better weather. The weather became clear in evening and we were enjoying amazing beauty of Auden's col glacier and Jogin Peak. We decided to leave the camp site early so we had dinner early and went inside sleeping bags. The night was too cold and the sound of avalanches was not allowing us to sleep.<br />
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Next morning suresh bahadur came with tea at 04:00 AM and we left the camp site at 06:30 AM. Weather was clear in Auden'c Col area but the clouds were coming from the downhills, so everybody wanted to reach at top as soon as possible. Everybody was hoping to complete the climb within 4 hrs. After one hrs. of moraine & glacial trekking negi ji asked everybody to ropeup. Because the route was steep and through crevasses. But the speed had become slow now due to high altitude, We had to stop for breathing after every 5-10 mtr. climb. We rested in three places for few minutes. It was 10:00 AM now and we were congratulating each other to reach on the top safely. Other team members were also there at the top, who had to do night stay at top due to bad weather. They were from Gujrat.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzSBQNJ-KW8dj0iDlvZw8G3al2Rf9LJpPpM1EzMV1XfeE-eQcdYLQXpjUIoT1xhUkXmQkB4Hvvc_KEruRYTeuU4Ov3bhLS--CSA0PrYhkAEyA4Jxxd5GjtNOzbi10egTztxyJuFmgwVw/s1600-h/bu.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444794351281156898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzSBQNJ-KW8dj0iDlvZw8G3al2Rf9LJpPpM1EzMV1XfeE-eQcdYLQXpjUIoT1xhUkXmQkB4Hvvc_KEruRYTeuU4Ov3bhLS--CSA0PrYhkAEyA4Jxxd5GjtNOzbi10egTztxyJuFmgwVw/s320/bu.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBtN24jPhUp4_wiDwc3E53U3pJZUn6dlaJnRSKywSs5K-ExnzhLn8_cnO3D8nsvhJziWBOarN5PkvKW8C6xw7nSgZgLu9h0cDYsCCKxkYnc-6erx3yeBC_rytOi6SNtSCPeqCppVf4Pc/s1600-h/bn.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444794330004794898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBtN24jPhUp4_wiDwc3E53U3pJZUn6dlaJnRSKywSs5K-ExnzhLn8_cnO3D8nsvhJziWBOarN5PkvKW8C6xw7nSgZgLu9h0cDYsCCKxkYnc-6erx3yeBC_rytOi6SNtSCPeqCppVf4Pc/s320/bn.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknX7OeynnxE5XfQEfW0_QSmqha8Mnwqzu7vYTKQ6NSEQWJN81nTVVU3VFSlKaCVq3SvyCxoSEFVb-4phQ8SXoB7Ug_f_W6ha-6v8H4LxPD4BejfjXUIxLC3qkOB1AIMLbeM_xnF-6T1U/s1600-h/bl.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444792384624890626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknX7OeynnxE5XfQEfW0_QSmqha8Mnwqzu7vYTKQ6NSEQWJN81nTVVU3VFSlKaCVq3SvyCxoSEFVb-4phQ8SXoB7Ug_f_W6ha-6v8H4LxPD4BejfjXUIxLC3qkOB1AIMLbeM_xnF-6T1U/s320/bl.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> The whole area was looking awesome from the top and now I was standing before Rabbit's ear and the moment was unforgettable. We did puja at top and saw the 160-170 mts. descend slop. We had just 60 mtr. rope and the first group had also the same length rope. They had fixed their rope in starting, so our rope got fixed in later part of the descend. The rope was still 30-40 mtr. short to get down at ice field, and we had walk on steep ice slope without rope. We took 2-3 hrs. to got down as the members were more now.<br />
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Now we were walking in a glacier which was joining the khatling glacier. After 2-3 hrs. trek we camped in khatling glacier because the snow fall had started which continued till late night. I was suffering from the AMS problem from the Auden's col top and not feeling good. Most of the porters were also not feeling good and went inside sleeping bag early. Next morning I got up late, other members were also sleeping. The snow of Himalayan peaks was looking like milk poured by God. Today's awesome Himalayan beauty can't be explained in the words. We took dalia in breakfast which works as multi vitamin dose.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeDChDFOAPYpxNpUAoLhQBEKgCS3WTPKM9RedDVAGzN8TqFlrB6rLmXRjIy_GQYZyE8ZXf4cavQ7_B2cuMogeiY9XGYG57GJGcyt9m_UY26RDBiM9eMAEcahIyHEtEiXEGBB7E9Ucb9I/s1600-h/ca.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448044566402917506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeDChDFOAPYpxNpUAoLhQBEKgCS3WTPKM9RedDVAGzN8TqFlrB6rLmXRjIy_GQYZyE8ZXf4cavQ7_B2cuMogeiY9XGYG57GJGcyt9m_UY26RDBiM9eMAEcahIyHEtEiXEGBB7E9Ucb9I/s320/ca.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4i6bmBFg1wTbKlDKLImjngFkXMUwqtCsg9A819oPabVPWCsBpjGXq2tLjX5Iw1PUMsZ_r-pQJSSFfyDqjECa27str3wZVSMlBGV3gmkDDNzfRFbveNZ_AvsEP9Iz5EBtKDKDYCQH2To/s1600-h/by.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444794360526839090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4i6bmBFg1wTbKlDKLImjngFkXMUwqtCsg9A819oPabVPWCsBpjGXq2tLjX5Iw1PUMsZ_r-pQJSSFfyDqjECa27str3wZVSMlBGV3gmkDDNzfRFbveNZ_AvsEP9Iz5EBtKDKDYCQH2To/s320/by.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 212px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
Our Today's aim was Khatling zero point but we were very late and started at 11:00 AM. The route was becoming tough now, as the crevasses of khatling glacier are wider and deep in this area. After 1 and ½ hrs. trek we reached in a water fall area, where we had to cross the rocky area using a rope. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0Q5aP-MJZymLwHVB4D7mrwGyBXmEAfj-yOFxv11_k6V1Y2repGxRTWJ0RisGoN0Ju5xd7UEyEOt9VocNexfAbSNXMiKGELaLiCXYCsvTX4xLefr_hg8lGYcnHJ8G8bSK3b-_OwLGPMc/s1600-h/ck.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448044584342262578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0Q5aP-MJZymLwHVB4D7mrwGyBXmEAfj-yOFxv11_k6V1Y2repGxRTWJ0RisGoN0Ju5xd7UEyEOt9VocNexfAbSNXMiKGELaLiCXYCsvTX4xLefr_hg8lGYcnHJ8G8bSK3b-_OwLGPMc/s320/ck.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 212px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Here we again saw the first group who was crossing khatling from another side. We crossed the this area in 1 and ½ hrs. and did the camping before khatling zero point as the rain was started. Snowfall started in evening which continued till late night. We couldn't sleep whole night as our tent was fallen down three times due to heavy snow fall. Here I appreciate the Pramod's effort, he came out three times and again fixed the tent in snow fall, while I was lying inside the tent only. The rock falling in the nearby area was also horrifying us.<br />
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Next morning the immediate trail after the camp was a screezone, where the rock falling had started in night, but we were lucky that no land slide was happened when we crossed that area and now we were at Khatling zero point. Suddenly the heavy rock fall started and we had to escape to save our life. After ½ hrs. we were in a safe area. We crossed the Bhilangana River and camped in a beautiful camp site chowki after 2 hrs. terk, The camp site was approx. 2 km. from the Bhilangana river. The rain again started and continued till late night.<br />
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Next morning we again got up late due to rain. Our today's destination was Masar tal. The masar tal trek was very beautiful and the whole area was abounds by different Himalayan flowers.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBe3PD9SwqlJnZMOWv34hU2kHl-Uci4zg2i7B5DZ5h0dY9BxPvgElB2cpz8T1gxHQvNcAQAnNWWcIwNIaq2m5v7sanM77j9BiQc6r_MryL1JoBVoxlWX-AQe5-faj_WI7BZmUu0-LppgQ/s1600-h/cu.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448044584888341506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBe3PD9SwqlJnZMOWv34hU2kHl-Uci4zg2i7B5DZ5h0dY9BxPvgElB2cpz8T1gxHQvNcAQAnNWWcIwNIaq2m5v7sanM77j9BiQc6r_MryL1JoBVoxlWX-AQe5-faj_WI7BZmUu0-LppgQ/s320/cu.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> After 2-3 hrs. easy trail, suddenly the steep climb started and we were again walking on snow which was getting increased with the height. We camped just 50 mtr. down from masar tal. The camp site was beautiful but all the team members were surprised to see the heavy snow in this area. Because most of the team members had done the Ghuttu - kedarnath trek in same time in 2007 but the whole area was without snow at that time except Mayali pass. The weather became clear in evening and the night was full moonlight. The Himalayan peaks were looking awesome in the moonlight.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvIHQfcoStgH4igDU8IoDP5IFEQyVwiW6819IKc2TvuH5wZ9lueFf8dfP0q7RZvsHP8F8jpxz1GkU4a0O1SUz4gdnN3yf6gBBWT1smcL3iAH1lJVZqSs09VJKTDnY2XBwnfVYtxks6ys/s1600-h/cz.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448044593431326866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvIHQfcoStgH4igDU8IoDP5IFEQyVwiW6819IKc2TvuH5wZ9lueFf8dfP0q7RZvsHP8F8jpxz1GkU4a0O1SUz4gdnN3yf6gBBWT1smcL3iAH1lJVZqSs09VJKTDnY2XBwnfVYtxks6ys/s320/cz.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 212px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
Next morning, we left the camp site at 07:00 AM. As per the plan we had to camped at Vasuki tal, but due to lack of kerosene we had decided to reach kedarnath on the same day, so we spend only few minutes at Masar Tal and reached masar top with in 1 hrs.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6j4nkZ_f2YF6g666KYhn-VQetWIwUIB817uSKXDKoPyr-79ykmw_5_RXSPDoSXbuevBvMzexKk0P51BpaVKV7Qmk45K54X-Osr9jKOztc39uxOA4uTZCahC7wZhdaH5wtBk1G4BYpjB8/s1600-h/dc.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448046119510310466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6j4nkZ_f2YF6g666KYhn-VQetWIwUIB817uSKXDKoPyr-79ykmw_5_RXSPDoSXbuevBvMzexKk0P51BpaVKV7Qmk45K54X-Osr9jKOztc39uxOA4uTZCahC7wZhdaH5wtBk1G4BYpjB8/s320/dc.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 212px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKRdWO_6UoAn9xeL9Mh_r53Wt-thuHx5zfhEn57ouOEK5t2bHQ1YCfFAQREME3PIpJ_PQSdFD6SEVx63T4zXfAiwV54je5TsgjPUD8-BMM7Wfw-s0rqCpAOuGDERnV6u0age_jS827eI/s1600-h/do.jpg"></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0Y2VP9DoqRerRdnk4KzSbCEyYN1WH6IkCgrnA95uRzAP_3sYP4v4TFox7P3kOdMKC7Wka5xaFZqURQ42P_No6ZvSJlsR-IKExWz-231UUKXCtiI9E5k4Sc4oi8Rby3gV9ESLwiS85qI/s1600-h/de.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448046124383925330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0Y2VP9DoqRerRdnk4KzSbCEyYN1WH6IkCgrnA95uRzAP_3sYP4v4TFox7P3kOdMKC7Wka5xaFZqURQ42P_No6ZvSJlsR-IKExWz-231UUKXCtiI9E5k4Sc4oi8Rby3gV9ESLwiS85qI/s320/de.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
The trail was very tough and we were trekking on big boulders in 2-3 feet snow. Again the view was amazing from Masar Top and we stayed there for more then 30 min. The trail was again on big boulder and the snow was 2-3 feet, the Mayali Pass was looking like an ice field and a lake originating from Mayali Pass was frozen.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfv4RwoPACeHbLNKrvNsuQ4fyGYAau25hNhFEgpi7pANGoU_pLXDjMGEquKr98K5y4ecK8X5Kw37iaFVsnvNXeRiBq-7q5sQ4fNZJMhIOAqtkFNGUC6K7dx5gqo1tq9oV9R3Si4DS_oU/s1600-h/dh.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448046126385459314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfv4RwoPACeHbLNKrvNsuQ4fyGYAau25hNhFEgpi7pANGoU_pLXDjMGEquKr98K5y4ecK8X5Kw37iaFVsnvNXeRiBq-7q5sQ4fNZJMhIOAqtkFNGUC6K7dx5gqo1tq9oV9R3Si4DS_oU/s320/dh.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">We reached at Mayali top after 2 hrs. trek. We did there puja, but the weather was again bad so we left the top and now we were following a steep descend of boulders, which was covered by snow. The trail was very tough and the snow was not getting ended. After 2 hrs. trek we saw a beautiful lake surrounded by mountains, It was Vasuki tal. We left the Vasuki tal at 4:00 PM and reached at top before complete dark. Now we could see the kedarnath which was still 5 km. We reached kedarnath by 08:00 PM.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLkZodx_nhpo_6pkKwh-c48yoUMU5N16eV4gdVhiBHfG_cFTToiiEWMltDxgezn4blq6AQOAzuKJgo0mEyhYt86B7S9p18LlNXhT1UgUCi636meHqNq7f5HXdIjI73pu64BUu2zw_SRA/s1600-h/dl.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448047084394713810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLkZodx_nhpo_6pkKwh-c48yoUMU5N16eV4gdVhiBHfG_cFTToiiEWMltDxgezn4blq6AQOAzuKJgo0mEyhYt86B7S9p18LlNXhT1UgUCi636meHqNq7f5HXdIjI73pu64BUu2zw_SRA/s320/dl.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 212px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
Our today's trek was very long and everybody was tired but everybody was happy to complete the trek safely. Next day we left the kedarnath after Puja at kedarnath temple and reached gurikund by 12 noon from where we hired a taxi for Srinagar.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVznQEV-lPI9Ov-l07DQtdZ9L-eJSCE0RmujS0edE-3XW0ulISaDZ-5I6oZSCmuN5NaOYtRnLYxDoFhwo0NBho8csgiq6AGYJESkF3Q8TTTy_p-ZATmmzZhHqqm0GD-9Ae1DfqDmlNeww/s1600-h/do.jpg"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448046737988554466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVznQEV-lPI9Ov-l07DQtdZ9L-eJSCE0RmujS0edE-3XW0ulISaDZ-5I6oZSCmuN5NaOYtRnLYxDoFhwo0NBho8csgiq6AGYJESkF3Q8TTTy_p-ZATmmzZhHqqm0GD-9Ae1DfqDmlNeww/s320/do.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 212px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></span></a>Garhwal Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950873509071837noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694039545798305384.post-2752482833128315082009-04-20T18:39:00.065+05:302010-07-01T18:58:03.318+05:30Bhavishya Badri (One of Panch Badri)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The five Badries are revered by all as the apt tribute to Lord Vishnu. Badrinath is devoted to the worship of Vishnu who, according to an amusing tale, usurped this place from Shiva. For Vishnu had come here as the gods once did, to offer penance. He loved the place so much that he plotted to unseat Shiva from his meditation here. He took on the form of a beautiful child and began to wail. Shiva's wife, Parvati picked him up but could not calm the child. Since his wailing continued to disturb Shiva, he shifted to Kedarnath in exasperation, leaving the spot free for Vishnu to occupy. But remainders of Shiva's stay continue to linger, most visibly in the name, badri, a kind of berry that Shiva was most fond of, and the gigantic tree, invisible to the morale eye, that served Shiva. Considered one of the Char Dgam or four principle places of Hindu worship at himalayas, Badrinath's four subsidiary badries include Bhavishya Badri, Yogdhyan Badri, Vridha Badri and Adi Badri. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHFNIvLq0WXMAztGOMuydOXxkSPkWt7Lo0zKKhje93kELEAY4bJtlqCLJibB3Q58a58HAbsVrT_GPh8AdZtoeoT3Fcq1i8qjCfm2P1oQuktRtMxb1evryWo_XWmjWyEKvIN8g5BDM99Q/s1600/au-bb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHFNIvLq0WXMAztGOMuydOXxkSPkWt7Lo0zKKhje93kELEAY4bJtlqCLJibB3Q58a58HAbsVrT_GPh8AdZtoeoT3Fcq1i8qjCfm2P1oQuktRtMxb1evryWo_XWmjWyEKvIN8g5BDM99Q/s320/au-bb.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bhavishya Badri is located at 2,744 mts. amidst the thick forests surrounding Tapovan. According to a divination, it is here that all devotees will throng once Badrinath is no more. While there can be no conceivable reason why this should happen, scientists agree that Joshimath, the entry point into the area before the final, most strenuous climb, is sited on an ancient landslide and has been sinking, and with a barrage coming up close by, may actually see the fulfillment of the divine prophecy. But whatever happens, Bhavishya Badri is popular even now. Enshrined here is the lion headed image of Narsingh. Visitors pass the serene the Tapovan a place known for its hot water springs en route to the banks of the Dhauliganga, and on to shrine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">April 2009, two continuous holiday 12 and 13, I got a nice opprotunity to start my Himalayan journey in coming season. I wanted to make this trip a combination of Trekking, Biking and holy so I made a plan for Bhavishy Badri, which is more then 300 km. from my town Roorkee and I just need to manage 1-2 days additional leaves for the trip. I asked my travel partner Pramod for the trip and as usual he became ready. I moved at 2:30 PM from Roorkee on 10/04/2009 by bike and reached Srinagar by 8:00 PM. I stayed with lokesh and next morning at 7:00 AM we continued our journey.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now Lokesh has joined me, Lokesh, our best photogrpher and my photography guru. We reached at kaliasaur before 7:30 AM and went to Dhari Devi temple. We did there puja and came back. </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We left the kaliasaur at 9:15 AM and reached Nagrasu at 10:00 AM. We had there breakfast and from there we moved to Joshimath at 11:30 AM. Pramod and Anil Tolia (Pramod's Collogue belongs to Niti Valley) joined us in pramod's bike. Whole route was looking very scenic as it's starting of summer and all the peaks were snowy, weather was clear and open sky. We reached at Joshimath by 2:30 PM and had lunch there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pBYMhizPbYwvR2fxqyTtY2qgYuaeMZ4WTm46nK2t6jscJ7X2NF3iLZKVf3m3a9M-bHKy-CJKXIo111gWZuQuzrUfiJP_Z9qprP4j-hMHvhZWV38dOEzTXMypxungPpPOhqlB_DiR0Fk/s1600/ad-bb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pBYMhizPbYwvR2fxqyTtY2qgYuaeMZ4WTm46nK2t6jscJ7X2NF3iLZKVf3m3a9M-bHKy-CJKXIo111gWZuQuzrUfiJP_Z9qprP4j-hMHvhZWV38dOEzTXMypxungPpPOhqlB_DiR0Fk/s320/ad-bb.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvilCxLb-QsWY5OaCTDqE8iR-4IOASr77aihoopE66BnsTAsAiLFZVP5UMkyoxbryL8VQm0hA3eiGuncs7cTGqI3stRnFkhRRAnPE07-LJYigqHJ2x6b-jbN9dT6VmsY79i0KE51L7h8Q/s1600/ae-bb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvilCxLb-QsWY5OaCTDqE8iR-4IOASr77aihoopE66BnsTAsAiLFZVP5UMkyoxbryL8VQm0hA3eiGuncs7cTGqI3stRnFkhRRAnPE07-LJYigqHJ2x6b-jbN9dT6VmsY79i0KE51L7h8Q/s320/ae-bb.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We wanted to visit Auli and then wanted to move to Tapovan but ropeway was under maintenance so we changed our plan and moved directly to Niti valley. After 10 KM. from Joshimath we got wonderful view of Nanda devi Peak. We stayed there for more then 1/2 hrs. and moved towards Tapovan. After 2 km. we got a Nanda Devi peak view point and stayed there again. We thought to stay at this place till sun set and wanted to view Nanda Devi in sun set but we had time so everybody agreed to go beyond tapovan. We knew that permission is required from Malari. So we decided to visit lata village.</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We reached at Lata road head where villagers live in winter. Now they have migrated in their main village 2 km. from here. All the houses were empty. We Stopped our bike under a shop shed and started trekking to lata village. An unknown mountain was looking awesome in sun set. From road there is a steep climb to lata village. we reached there before complete dark and asked villagers for night stay. A person Raghubir singh Rana proposed us to stay in his home and we went with him. He opened a room. Actually they came back just 2 days back from their winter houses so the rooms were not ready but they managed everything within 30 minutes. It was their festival time as the Idol of Nanda Devi shifts to main Nanda Devi Temple on Baisakhi. After dinner we enjoyed their local festival where villagers were playing Jumelon (local Dance). We wanted to record the festival but villagers didn't allow us even to take a single photograph, we respected their feelings and record the whole program in our memory and enjoyed a lot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We started Trekking at 10:00 AM. It's a 2 km steep climb from here and then 1.5 km. gentle climb to Subhai village. From here route became more picturesque and one enjoys the hiking. There is a temple situated in subhai village which is also known as Bhavishya Badri. But as per the local people original temple is situated in forest, after 1.5 km. from village which is again a climb but not ascent. We reached at temple by 12:00 Noon. Temple is situated in a wonderful location but it's condition is bad and it must be renovate as soon as possible.</span><br />
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Now it had raining with winds but we started our bikes and moved to joshimath. We took 1 and 1/2 hrs to reach joshimath from there (not more then 25 km.) due to bad road condition and dusty wind. <br />
We statyed for 30 min at Birahi and had their maggy and tea. we reached at karanprayag before complete dark. Now the road condition was very bad between karanprayag and gaucher which we were crossing in headlights with wind. Rain again started at Gaucher but we were at nagrasu before 08:00 PM. We stayed there in a hotel and next day we left to srinagar by 8:00 AM. I had the breakfast at Srinagar and left srinagar by 11:00 AM and reached roorkee before 4:30 PM. Trip was nice and we visited more then our expectations specially we visited Lata village without any prior plan and where we enjoyed the local festival. <br />
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</span>Garhwal Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950873509071837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694039545798305384.post-54460928239132009372008-09-20T17:42:00.001+05:302010-07-01T18:38:37.793+05:30Nandi Kund Ghiya Vinayak Pass (Madhymaheshwar Kalpeshwar Trek)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Jy4ZbDAKquhKq2Q6ogpNiRThPyf2fbkdc3Ju3loP4nyYQjrgNneZ2TeF7IBqSg4mEeHDaX30rWrN-oa9FKx309U5qL-RwIsNEYGAH1qeQaQ3P3fUn45LGCwiEHVDZo_CLbNAuuOvCRk/s1600/aq.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Jy4ZbDAKquhKq2Q6ogpNiRThPyf2fbkdc3Ju3loP4nyYQjrgNneZ2TeF7IBqSg4mEeHDaX30rWrN-oa9FKx309U5qL-RwIsNEYGAH1qeQaQ3P3fUn45LGCwiEHVDZo_CLbNAuuOvCRk/s320/aq.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nandi Kund is a located approx. 4800 mts. in Madhymaheshwar - kalpeshwar trail. The trail commands a beautiful view of lush green meadows and lofty snow covered peaks. There are some very old woods, which are worshipped, as belonging to the Pandavas. It is a lake spread over an area of one and a half km. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Trail covers Madhymaheshwar, kachani Dhar, Pandav Sera, Nandi Kund, Ghiya Vinayak Pass (5200 mts.), Bansi narayan and Kalpeshwar. Shiva is worshipped at Madmaheshwar in the form of navel - shaped lingum. Located at base of Chaukhamba peak, at an altitude of 3,289 mts, the classic temple architecture belongs to the north - Indian style. The Pandav sera valley is 3-4 km. wide and local people believe that Pandavas stayed here for a long time, dig a canal and transformed it into a cultivable land. Ghiya Vinayak pass is really a challenging task for trekkers where one has to walk on big boulders and an descent slope towards Vaitarni.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bansi Narayan Temple is 8th centaury temple and is a beautiful place to view Himalayan peaks. Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of matted hair at Kalpeshwar. Kalpeshwar is a favorite spots for sages who come here to meditate, following the precedent of Arghya who performed austerities and created the celebrated nymph, Urvashi, here, and the irascible Durvasha who meditated under the wish fulfilling tree, Kalpavriksha. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was thinking about almost decided Nandi Kund Ghia - Vinayak trek during our madhymaheshwar trip in August 2008. We (Raju Bhai, Ravi and me) met at Rudraprayag and reached Mansuna by Taxi and did night stay in lodge. We bought ration and medicine from Ukhimath. Here I searched a person Rajendra Singh, to whom I met few years back while my Kedarnath yatra. He arranged a porter (Pratap Singh) and we moved to Uniana next morning by taxi.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Real trekking started from here and we reached Gaundhar via Ransi. We saw devendra at Gaundhar who met us at Panchwati during Madhymaheshwar trip and at that time I proposed him to guide us for the Nandi Kund Trek. But due to mobile connectivity problem I couldn’t contact him. Rajendra Singh (our Guide) was not feeling good and not looking confident for the trek. We again asked devendra and he got ready with two conditions. </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. He would join us next day from Madhymaheshwar </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Till Madhymaheshwar we will have to take the service of old guide </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We reached at Madhymaheshwar by evening and stayed in costly lodge of Panwar. Next morning Raju Bhai & Ravi went to Budha Madhymaheshwar, while I did trek preparation at Madhymaheshwar. Devendra reached at 9:00 AM, so we sent Rajendra back. We did Puja and moved towards kachani Dhar.</span> <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One can guess about the trail from madhymaheshwar, dense forest in starting, than long meadow and ascend rocky trail. Today we could cover a long distance If we would have started early morning but we moved very late. We found a camp site and camped near Bhairon temple. We saw some metal parts there, devendra told that these were the parts of a helicopter which was crashed in fifties. En-route we had carried some wooden pieces so prepared food using it. We went into sleeping bags early because we planned to visit Kachani tal next morning and then towards Pandav sera. So we got up early, did breakfast and moved to kachani dhar. Camp site was approx. 6 km. from Madhymaheshwar and kachani Dhar was 6-7 km. from here. Madhymeshwar was looking beautiful from here. Kachani Dhar is a ridge at 4000 mts. A straight rock at one side and a gentle meadow in another side. Kachani Tal is 2 to 2 and ½ km. from here and situated in a different route from Nandi Kund trail, having ascent climb. Kachani Tal is a bautiful blue green water lake. We stayed there for some time and returned from tough trail. The trek was hard from kachani Dhar without an identified trail. After 12 - 15 km. from kachani dhar we pitched our tent in rocky area. The place was not an ideal place for camping so we had to work hard to plane the area for night stay.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next morning we moved to Pandavsera after breakfast. Pandavsera was 3-4 km. from here. Enroute we met a Bengali pair who were coming back from Nadi kund with some porter and guide. Pandav Shera is an amazing valley with special vegetation which looks like wheet plants. A beautiful stream is flowing among vegetation. Now the trail became tough and ascent climb in a rocky area. The whole area was abound by Fen Kamal and Braham Kamal so we were hiking carefully and trying to save the flowers. The trail was strenuous but the amazing beauty of valley was encouraging for trek. Guide had shown me the way direction so I was leading by idea. Now the oxygen level was down and the altitude was approx. 4800 mts. I waited in a place for the other members and we all got relaxed at that place. Nandi kund was near to this place but the trail was strenuous and we were unable to manage more then 1 to 1 & ½ km. / hrs. After 2 km. we reached near a river which was originating from Nandi Kund and looking like a man made canal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beauty of this place was awesome so everybody agreed to camped there. Nandi kund was approx. 1 km. from this place. We camped near stream. Other team members visited Nandi kund in evening except me and Pratap. I enjoyed the nature near camping site. It was too cold and I was not having enough clothes so Pratap gave me his woolen coat and coffee which gave a little relaxation from cold. Next morning daily routine job seem a challenge due to cold, however we managed and then moved. First view of Nandi kund was awesome. It was 2 to 2 & ½ km. green blue water lake in circle. A temple is located beside the lake in which we saw some old swords. As per the local people these were the Pandawa’s swords. Lot of rubbish was spread by pilgrims so we collected the rubbish in a bag. Now the sun had arisen. We enjoyed the amazing beauty of nature. Now other team members have reached and they took bath in lake and we did breakfast after Puja . After some time we moved to Ghia Vinayak pass. It was a challenge to find the pass because only devendra had done this trek earlier and he did it in June, at that time that area was snowy and he forgot the way due to different condition. Ghia vinayak pass is approx. 3 km. from Nandi Kund and is a strenuous rocky trail.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Devendra stood near a rock, kept his baggage and started to search the pass. He could find the pass after a hard job. Now it was 12:00 noon. We did puja at pass and did a photography session. There was an awesome view of Nandi Kund in one side of the pass and the amazing view of Vaitarani river in another side, which was a steep slope without trail which was a challenging task. The whole scene was looking imaginary. Now we were walking on boulders. I was facing problem while climbing down due to feet ache. Suddenly the whole area became misty and we were trailing the way. We walked very slow and reached in a plane area near Vaitarani river. Aachari kona was near to this place from where, one can go to Rudranath ji. We relaxed here for few minutes and then moved, because we wanted to reach Bansi Narayan today.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The trek was easy from here and we were following the trail made by Kedarnath forest division. En-route we saw many wild animals and Monal bird. The route goes through Manpai Bugyal. After crossing this we relaxed near a temple (Panch Dyula) and enjoyed the natural beauty. Devendra had not the exact idea about the distance from here, so we were not sure that we could reach Bansi Narayan by evening. Soon we got a camp site and pitched our tent. This place was a dividing zone of tree line and meadow. After Madhymaheshwar all the camping site was with a straight rock at one side. It was beneficial because one part of the tent remain safe from rain water, frost, wind and storm. Ravi seemed tired today as we had done 18-20 km. trek.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next morning we started timely. En-route a wide leaf vegetation (fern) which was spread in a big area and giving the feeling of Jurasic park. We climbed down towards a river and crossed it using a temporary bridge and followed the ascent climb to reach at the top. We relaxed near a temple (Jakh Dhyal) where our mobile found network, so we talked to our family members. We ate many fruits (Cucumber, Peach, and Orange ) at temple (offered by pilgrims to God). View of Nanda devi peak was marvelous from here. now the route had changed into a gentle slope. We saw a flock of sheep and a shepherd. We gave him a part of ration & kerosene. We were near the Bansi Narayan Temple. It is an ancient temple built by huge stones. There are caves in nearby rocks where one can stay at night. We did Puja at temple and moved. The route goes through a dense forest from here. En-route we met a bangali group who was going to Rudranath ji. Most of the members of the group was tired and hopeless.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now we could see the Devgram village, which was looking beautiful. One can reach to Dumuk village from devgram after crossing the ‘Kha Khal’.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Soon we were walking among the traditional cultivated field of ‘Rajma’. Here we ate some pods. We kept our backpacks at Devgram and went to visit Kalpeshwar Temple. Temple was 1 to 1 &1/2 km. from here. With the visit of Kalpeshwar temple I had done my Panch Kedar Yatra (Journey). This temple is different from other Kedar Temple. We saw some archives which was not readable, as per the priest these were written by ‘Pandawas’. Priest did Puja and prepared tea for us. We gave him remaining ration and kerosene. We wanted to reach at road head but we could reach at Salna village before complete dark. We reached in a N.G.O. (Janadesh) office and requested him for night stay. He arranged night stay and dinner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next morning we moved early. Helang was only 4 km now. we walked very fast and reached on Badrinath highway after crossing bridge. From here we got the local taxi for Chamoli and from chamoli to karnaprayag, from where we moved to our individual direction.</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Devaria Tal is situated on the Chopta - Ukhimath road about 2 km. from road head at Sari</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">village. This lake has captivating surroundings with forests all round. The reflection of the mighty </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chaukhamba peak in the lake creates a beautiful effect. The road is motorable upto Sari, 12 km. from Ukhimath and from there one has to trek about 2 kms. All arrangement have to be </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">made for night halt at the spot. There is another trekking route from Ukhimath to Deoria Tal </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which is 6 km.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A sparkling lake surrounded by dense forests. The famous Himalayan trouts are found in</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">abundance in the lake. Here is a dazzling body of water in the midst of an extremely dense</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">forest of oak, pine, and deodar. Fed by natural springs in its depths. It provides an idyllic retreat </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for rest and recreational activities. The lake about 1.5 kilometers in circumference, calm and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">placed in a setting equally calm and lovely, in direct contract to what lies ahead of the trek </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">when, after a few kilometers, the scenery will change to rough, rugged and awesome in its wild </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">beauty. A beautiful camping site, while behind the lake is the magnificent back - drop of the blue </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">sky playing with the mighty peaks of the Himalayas truly a veritable temple of nature. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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In ancient time this trek was being used by adventurous pilgrims while their pilgrimage travel from Gangotri to Kedarnath. Some followed Gangotri – Budha Kedar – Ghuttu – Panwali Kantha – Triyugi Narayan – Kedarnath and some Gangotri – Bedha Kedar – Khatling Glacier – Mayali Pass – Vasuki Tal & Kedar Nath. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mayali Pass Trek is loved by many trekker as one can enjoy actual Himalayan life in Gangi & Reeh, Dense himalayan forest, Beautiful Himalayan meadows, Himalayan peaks like Jogin Group, Kirti Stambh, Meru, a High altitude pass (Mayali 5000 mts.), three high altitude lakes Masar Tal, Painya Tal & Vasuki Tal and a famous pilgrim center Kedarnath.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whenever I remembered my khatling Masar Tal trek, I felt very bad because we had to return back from maser tal due to heavy snow in June 2001. Now the time has come to complete this trek in Sep.2007. For this trek we started preparation activities from first week of August. I was posted in Gairsain (Chamoli), Other team members were Sh. Shiv Singh Negi (Hitam) Tehri, Mr. Anil Sharma (Advocate) Tehri and Mr. Rajendra Rawat (Raju Bhai) B.E.L. kotdwar. I was keen to complete this trek because of failure in 2001 but I was known to the problems what we could face. Negi ji & Sharma ji were doing arrangements of ration & fuel so we took responsibilities for tent and medicines. I had already taken leave, because I don't want that the trekking preparation get effected due to official work load. Sep. 01 2007, me and raju bhai reached New Tehri in evening. It was a rainy day, so I was thinking about the success of trek.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We stayed in Keshav’s room, who is posted in New Tehri and lives in a govt. house. It was raining whole night. Next morning weather was little changed then we went to Negi ji’s house where we took bath and lunch. Here Negi ji introduced us to Kedar Bhai, he was also fond of trekking & mountaineering and few days back he did manali – leh by his maruti 800 car. While lunch he shared his Manali–Leh exp. His actual name is not kedar, but he was named Kedar by his friends, because he has been visiting Panch kedar every year since last 25 years.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUd540gcyWzlxF8aj64sWbc2pfGbMHMw-akedhk-bp0zL-rKHfagrkyQRKsxL598mjJ_SAIzcgUJHAU5_4-RlRZTgvDlcRt2ua-oQe1rWq1x7Li-oDbqwZDfGNHbzdsxrn7tvhKKy9HYw/s1600/ac.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUd540gcyWzlxF8aj64sWbc2pfGbMHMw-akedhk-bp0zL-rKHfagrkyQRKsxL598mjJ_SAIzcgUJHAU5_4-RlRZTgvDlcRt2ua-oQe1rWq1x7Li-oDbqwZDfGNHbzdsxrn7tvhKKy9HYw/s320/ac.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We loaded our luggage on bus and moved to Ghansali, enroute we heard that a bus has got accident in same route and many local people have died. Most of the victims were from Ghuttu and near by area. We reached Guttu by taxi from ghansali and stayed in GMVN TRH. </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On 03/09 we wasted our lot of time on porter search and at last we got two nepali porters who came ghuttu few days back and finally we started our trek very late. We reached Reah via debling village. Sky was clear and land was green everywhere. Our porters (Kali & Kamal Bahadur) had got tired as they were not experienced porter, we were encouraging them to move forward. I was again on same route after 6 years but nothing was changed except some electricity poles without wire. Before Reah, Raju bhai and sharmaji were trapped among bushes and could come out only after hard job. Sharma ji’s leg started paining now and reah was 6-7 km. from here.. </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It became dark slowly-slowly and everybody lighted the torch. Rain was started and we were walking fast to reach Gangi. Negiji, Raju Bhai and porters had moved fast so me and sharmaji were in last and got distance from our friends, suddenly sharmaji slipped from the route and fell down in slope, I was shouting only. It was a dark and rainy night and I was alone for rescue. Sharma ji was lucky that he was dangled in a tree 20-25 feet below. I focused torch light and saw him on tree in a deep ditch. Bhilangana was flowing just behind him. I kept my backpacks and shouted for help but no body listened me. I couldn’t leave sharma ji in this situation so I decided to rescue alone. I went down slowly slowly and stood with the help of a tree and after a strenuous work, sharma ji could come back on trail.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s was a dark night and I was helping sharmaji to walk. Our friends were waiting for us in a next turn but they were in another side so they couldn’t listen my voice, we didn’t tell them anything and moved ahead, suddenly we heard dog’s bark and we became hopeful that we were in safe zone, because dogs live with people only. After moving forward, we saw a temple and two saint were sitting there. After their permission we went inside, where they had set a fire. They have made an asharam near the temple for saint and travelers. Here we told the story to other members, Negi ji prepared tasty dinner and we had a good sleep.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next morning we started porter search because nepali porter was not ready to move ahead with us, so we sent them back and started porter search in Gangi village, which is the last village of route. After visiting gangi we came to know that they have to celebrate a function on 5th , only then any local guy can join us. We had no option except to stay there. It was good that we were with saint otherwise we could face problem. 05/09 It was a festival day in Gangi. Shepherds were coming back from high altitude after summer. Villagers were welcoming them and playing local musical instruments. Each shepherds was coming with 800-1000 sheep. Lord Shomeshwara’s temple is located in the middle of village.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On 07/09 we started trek from gangi with Kundan, his son Jai and Tirepan Singh. After few mts. walk we had understood that one more group was going ahead because every camp site was filled with rubbish. We reached kharsoli (2896 mts.) in evening. Which was 16-17 km. from gangi. Next day we started at 8:15 am, from here the trail was beautiful and snow capped peaks were looking fabulous. En route we met to a shepherd, whose one sheep was died last night. We purchased mutton from him. We met a maharashtriyan group en-route who were going to khatling glacier. We reached chowki (4000 mts.) at 2 pm and pitched our tent. We lived in a cave in 2001 but this time we could not go there because water level was high in the river.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chowki is base for Khatling & maser Tal and is 14 km. from kharsoli. Maharastriyan group had pitched their tent near us. We burn the fire in night and enjoyed mutton. From this place tirepan singh was not ready to go ahead so only Kundan and his 14 yrs. son were with us as porter. Next morning (09/09) we moved towards Masar Tal but this time I was feeling tiredness. It might possible that in 2001 we left our backpacks at chowki site and this time we were carrying more load due to porters problem. It was a steep climb and it's tough to hold our breath. While holding our breath we were viewing Himalayan peaks which were looking marvelous. Till evening we reached few mts. down from Masar Tall, where a group of Bengali trekkers have pitched their tents. We also pitched our tent and did rest due to tiredness and enjoyed Himalayan beauty at this location. Here we met the guide of bangali group karan singh who was from uttarkashi and was an experienced guide. Raju Bhai and Jai singh went to masar tal for photography.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We stayed here for few minutes, jai singh faced the AMS problem here, after a little puja we moved ahead. We were in steep slope and walking on boulders, after trekking in such tough trail, we saw the beautiful lake Painya Tal. It was a beautiful lake. Land was without vegetation. We didn’t stop here because we had decide to reach Kedarnath as we had already wasted our lot of time in gangi. Now the vegetation zone started and the land was filled by Braham kamals & Fen kama and we were climbing down in green land. From here we saw the Vasuki tal. I had already visited vasuki tal so I know the route from here. Now it was the time of kundan singh and he didn’t want to walk now due to tiredness, but he had to walk as rain has started and his son jai singh was feeling cold. It was a continuous rain and sometimes rain is getting changed in snow fall. We left our ration at vasuki tal, because we could get everything at Kedarnath. Raju Bhai gave his pullower to jain Singh, our youngest team member (14 years).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<img height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZtdhOCSvkr2zt85DpgWNgxxtf9Y58beLpRnPv5Qh1gWMOHxuigDDxRhQ5r727pPdoVvs-mJqtMrPjoj1i6ZAztL0iR1XRer0LZZ-QuK_Afmi7Dbj4_2tNa5Rk8rX1AEKn_wnD0_HrzU/s320/bb.jpg" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 339px; mozopacity: 0.3; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 8183px; visibility: hidden;" width="96" /> <div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Garhwal Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950873509071837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694039545798305384.post-61742551303974859642007-06-02T10:15:00.019+05:302010-07-02T10:26:22.702+05:30Rudranath (One of Panch Kedar)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Devotees come to Rudranath to offer ritual obeisance ti their ancestors, for it is here, at Vaitarani river that the soal of dead cross when entering another world. The temple of Rudranath at 2,286 mts, entails trekking through ridges at almost twice that height before reaching the meadow where it is located. Within the sanctum, Shiva's image is worshipped in the form of his face.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week of June 2007, I went to Pauri. One day when I got up in morning I thought about to visit Rudranath. Rudranath is one of five shrines of Lord Shiva in Garhwal (Panch Kedar). I just started to think about such partner who would be adventures, courageous and ready to visit such places and same day 3 friends got ready for pilgrimage. D.S. Negi, Thanna (Thaneshwar) and Makan Singh. Thanna & Makan had already visited the shrine so they became ready to accompany till motor road. We had a detailed discussion about the route. We were intimidated by them (Thanna & Makan) that the route most toughest route but we took it positively & started the journey with more passion.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We did necessary arrangements and left pauri at 1:30 PM by Negi’s Car for Gopeshwar. Next morning we reached at sagar which is 4 Km. from Gopeshwar and base for Rudranath.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In sagar there is trust named Sagar Aashram, formed by Sh. Yoganand Ji. Yoganand Ji is working in a bank at Gopewhwar and do spiritual elucidation time to time. He is grandson of Mr. Shyam Singh ( Famous Patwari ( A person who keeps records of village account) of Niti & Mana Valley). Pilgrims can stay and have good food at ashram. Thanna & Makan decided to stay in ashram untill we come back from Rudranath. We take necessary things & left Sagar at 8:00 AM. Steep climb starts from here and after 4-5 km. we reached at a small Bugyal (Grass Land) where we saw a hotel with STP, PCO signboard. We got WLL phone there and did a phone call to our family members. Here we took tea and after a little rest we moved forward. We were trekking in a dense forest and steep climb but the route was very enjoying. We were enjoying birds chirping and viewing different types of vegetation, Negi was testing wild fruits and explaining its name and taste after seeing this I couldn’t stop myself and tasted some fruits. It’s most dangerous to touch, sniff and taste wild flower & fruits, if you don’t know about that flower or fruit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We reached at Panar Bugyal For which we were horrified by Thanna & Makan and we had to think about the journey but the Himalayan beauty made it easy. Panar is a beautiful Bugyal and one can enjoy the beauty of Panar only after visiting it, but we need strong will to visit these types of places. We didn’t stay here and moved forward slow & steady. Here we got a hotel where most of pilgrim do night stay because it’s not easy to reach Rudranath in one day. We met some shepherd also who lost their 80 gots next day, in cloud burst. Rudranath is about 8 km. from here. Rudranath is situated at 3286 mts. but one should cross 4000 mts. height enroute. When we reached at top we stayed there for few minutes and ate wet grams which we were carrying with us and a lemon also. Negi was taking care of water. He was carrying a water bottle in his hand. We saw a rat on the way, Negi introduces that as dawar rat. It looks like a little rabbit. After 4-5 km. from Panar we reached at panch ganga bugyal, where a person of dumuk village was running a shop and his income was totally depend on pilgrims. It was 2:30 pm and time for lunch, so we had alloo parantha. We listened his experience, he was telling about fuel problem what he faced in current season and totally depend on forest which is far from this place. Rhododendron tree has changes it’s shape in this height and looks like shrub, which is used as fuel. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We gathered information about Ansuya Devi trek and came to know that there is a steep slope from here But we decided to follow the trail while return and moved to Redranath. Enroute we met four local ladies who were going to Rudranath ji & carrying ration & wood. We saw fist view of Rudranath from here. Temple is located in a nice slope. 4-5 Dharamshalas are available here, some of them are in good condition. We walked through a gentle slope and after 10 minutes we reached at temple gate. We found a natural water spring and a kund near gate. We sat in open area of temple for few minutes and did rest. Natural beauty worked as a medicine and we forgot the tiredness of journey. It was 4:30 pm so we did arrangements for night stay and dinner. </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a group of temples with different shapes of Shivlings, which looks very beautiful. We joined evening Puja. Rudranath is the place where lord Shiva is worshipped by face. Idol looks very nice in cave shaped temple. Temple gate is made by mud and wood. Idol is slightly bend to it’s left side. After puja we met priest Tiwari ji who was talking to every pilgrim and asking about their journey, food and accommodation. We stayed in a dharamshala and had dinner, prepared by a local guy and went to bed. Next morning we thought to take bath but water was too cold so did panch snan (Washed hand, face & feet) only. Morning puja started at 9:00 am.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After having breakfast we started moving back and followed Ansuya Devi trail. It was steep slope and we had to walk on boulders, at some points the slope was more the 70 degree. Negi was doing this type of journey first time and was facing problem while getting down. I was thinking, that two days back I was thinking about to visit Rudranath ji and today I was coming back from there. Route is not too wide but one can walk easily. After crossing this area we entered in forest. Most of the vegetation was known to me and Negi ji was introducing the unknown. Here one can get confused due to thick layer of leaf. Fortunately we didn’t face any problem. After forest area we found some sheds made by shepherds, we sat with them and listened their experiences. We gave them a small amount for their warm hospitality. Ansuya devi temple was visible from here and just 4 km. from this place. Trail goes via forest but this is a good route. Ansuya devi temple is situated in a nice location, after visiting temple we were in hurry to reach on motor road. We reached there at 6:00 pm and called our friends who had already visited temple same morning and night stay at sagar. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next morning we moved to sari village which is base for devaria tal. We did breakfast at chopta and reached Sari village. We confirmed lodge for night stay and dinner and moved to Devaria tal. Devaria Tal is just 2 to 2.5 km. trek from sari village. It’s 125 mts. long and 75 mts. in width. Here some local people were running shops for tea and food. We took some snakes there and stayed till evening and than return to sari village. Next morning we returned to Pauri. </span>Garhwal Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950873509071837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694039545798305384.post-1539114451324541932005-09-01T19:18:00.021+05:302010-07-01T19:25:21.391+05:30Kedar Tal Trek<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Uttrakhand a land of snowy peaks, glaciers, Bugyals, Beautiful valleys, natural springs, dense forest and a rich culture. Uttarakhand is heaven for nature lover, trekker and mountaineers. Month of September is the best for trekking so we had done our planning and fixed schedule for kedar tal, which is located near gangotri in the uttarakashi district. We (Raju bhai, Badola ji & Myself) started from kotdwar by bus and our destination was uttarakashi for that day. Raju Bhai and Badola ji love trekking and also hiking since a long time, I was lucky to join them. We reached uttarakashi by evening and met our fourth team member Shiv singh negi. I was amazed to see his love and dedication for trekking & mountaineering in this age. We gathered all the information about trek from NIM uttarakashi and hired porter from uttarakashi.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Uttrakhand a land of snowy peaks, glaciers, Bugyals, Beautiful valleys, natural springs, dense forest and a rich culture. Uttarakhand is heaven for nature lover, trekker and mountaineers. Month of September is the best for trekking so we had done our planning and fixed schedule for kedar tal, which is located near gangotri in the uttarakashi district. We (Raju bhai, Badola ji & Myself) started from kotdwar by bus and our destination was uttarakashi for that day. Raju Bhai and Badola ji love trekking and also hiking since a long time, I was lucky to join them. We reached uttarakashi by evening and met our fourth team member Shiv singh negi. I was amazed to see his love and dedication for trekking & mountaineering in this age. We gathered all the information about trek from NIM uttarakashi and hired porter from uttarakashi.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next morning we got up early and reached gangotri by 1-2 pm, We packed our baggage and started trekking. In starting porter was not ready but we started with “Ganga Maiyya ki jai”. After crossing Bahgirathi by bridge we gave messages to our family members from local PCO. I purchased a walking stick. There was steep climb in starting. The trail goes through dense forest of Deodar to the left side of Bhagirathi. After climbing till next few km., gangotri was still visible just down. While hiking this trail Negiji was sharing his experience. He had done Basic, Advance & Rescue course from NIM uttarakashi and had provided service to many TV channels which are discovering this area. He had already climbed many Himalayan peaks. I was trying to collect maximum information, but the route was so steep so we couldn’t talk for a long time. Uttarakhand is definitely a challenging task for them who loves trekking in virgin mountains. Trekking is also best option to see the tradition & culture of the area.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was evening now but we were unable to find the proper place for camping, There were many screezones in the trail so we were hiking very carefully. A little mistake could change the scene. Now the low altitude vegetation had ended and high altitude vegetation started. A dense birch forest started now. While crossing this forest we got an open area which is known as “Bhoj Kharak”. We decided to stay there because there was no safe camping area till the next few km. This place was 9 km. from Gangotri. We gathered some wooden piece and burn fire. We were 6 and were feeling congested in the tent but we had to manage. While dinner preparation we shared old experiences, one porter sang very good songs after dinner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next morning after having breakfast we moved fordward, after walking for few minutes the birch forest ended and grass land started.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In between we had to walk on boulders. The trail was sliding so we were walking very carefully. While following this trail I was enjoying Himalayan beauty, which was a different experience and can’t be explained by words. It was a fearful enjoyment for what I visit the great Himalayas. After such a tough hike we reached at Kedar Kharak and pitched our tent there. It was 1 PM and after having snacks we planned to visit Kedar Tal same day. After taking necessary things & compass we moved to kedar tal which was 4 km. from here, but it was a tough trail, after few minutes walking we were walking on big boulders. It was very risky to cross that area but It was like heaven, world of glaciers in open area. We were hearing the avalanches sound, coming from glaciers which was horrifying us. While hearing such sounds and walking on a ridge we saw a big blue lake “Kedar Tal“. The lake is located at 4425 mts. Mountaineers make it base camp while submit to Group of Jogin Peaks. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After climbing down for few meters we reached at Kedar Tal. We stayed here for little time and enjoyed the beautiful painting of God. Soon we got the back trail to kedar kharak. Enroute we faced blizzard for few minutes. We reached at kedar kharak very late and in dark. We prepared dinner and portor sang songs after dinner. Next morning we got up early and finish daily routine job. After breakfast we walked very fast till Gangotri. We got the taxi for uttarakashi after Gangotri Temple visit. We did this trek in a short time but this was one of my good trek and gives me lot of energy whenever I remember it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>Garhwal Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950873509071837noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694039545798305384.post-76237725346909202992003-06-02T10:23:00.008+05:302010-07-02T10:26:00.765+05:30Dodi Tal Darba Top Trek<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dodi tal is located in 3024 mts. in uttarakashi district of uttarakhand. Dr. bahuguna had already contacted to NIM and had gathered all the information about the trek, he had arranged a porter cum guide also. We reached uttarakashi by bus. We had already done all the preparation for the trek.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chaunhan was waiting for us when we reached at uttarakashi. As per him he had already joined many expeditions and had a rich experience. We left srinagar early so we reached there by time. We reached sangam chatti (14 km. from uttarakashi) by taxi, had light food and started trekking. After 3-4 Km. climb we reached Agoda village, here some people has developed there home as lodge, but we moved ahead as we had time till dark. This village was the center of 1991 earthquake in uttarakhand. People are good & hospitable of this village. They have good agriculture land. After 2 km. from this village we saw some closed shop near a natural spring. Shopkeepers might have gone to their village in night. We decided to stay in verandah of a shop. We burn the fire prepared dinner and boiled some potatoes for morning breakfast. Weather was bad. From here the trail converted into steep climb. There was a dense forest enroute where we saw monal bird. We saw many local villagers there, who were engaged in shop and some were pilgrims who went Dodital to worship. After 16 km. hike we reached at Dodital. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We reached here in afternoon because porter and my partners hiked very fast and I was helpless so followed them. This is a crystal clear water lake, surrounded by dense Oak, Pine, Deodar tree. The lake has so many fishes specially the Himalayan golden traut. Few shops and a forest rest house is available. A ganesh temple and Annapurna devi Temple is built up there. We sat in verandah of forest rest house, guard was not there so we prepared and ate food at verandah. Here we met some trekkers also. It gives a nice pleasure to share your experience with other trekkers. After that we searched out the surrounding area of lake. While trekking one should respect and accept the local tradition and culture, then he will be easily acceptable and welcomed by local people. Now the forest guard had reached and we got a nice wooden cottage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next morning we visited temple & found a register for entry, after seeing this I came to know that two days back a team of trekkers from kotdwar (BEL) has visited this place, later we all became friends and go for trekking together. We packed our baggage and followed the trail for Darba Top, the trail turns into a steep climb after few meters and we were hiking in forest. After few minutes hiking the forest ended and grass land started. There was no trail so we were seeing the top and making our own way. Lake was looking very beautiful from here. Many flowers were bloomed in bugyal. After 3 km. steep climb we reached at darba pass. After reaching here we saw such natural Himalayan beauty which can not be explained by words. There was a gentle slope in other side. Whole area was good grass land and the ocean of flower. We stayed here for some time and met a shepherd who gave us idea about the route. There was no trail so we stood on a ridge and were making idea about the trail. Here we did mistake, we left the glacier way and followed an easy slop and after moving few steps it converted into a descent slope. We could only walk due to big grass, in other season it’s impossible to follow this trails without equipment, second there was no water in the route. To search the water we left the way and went towards river, and we had to return from there. That time we were thinking about our porter cum guide chauhan but he was also helpless because what he could do, when trail was not there. We had already faced these types of problem many times. After hiking the grass land and then forest area we reached at road head in dark and this place was hanuman chatti. Which is situated enroute to Yamunotri and pilgrims stayed here, who visits Yamunotri. We hired a room, prepared food and slept. While sleeping I was thinking about today's trail and it was impossible to reach without a rich experienced person. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next morning we reached janki chatti by bus. We left our most of things at hanuman chatti and kept only necessary things. Yamunotri was 6 km. from here. Dharamshalas, hotels and lodges are available near temple. Yamunotri river originates from here. Bali pass is near from here, which is used to enter in tons valley and opens near ruinsara tal. One natural spring is also available here, after taking bath in hot water we visited temple and prepared rice in the hot natural water, had it and kept some for our family members as prashad and reached hanumanchatti by afternoon but we couldn’t get a direct bus to srinagar so we decided to stay there. Next day we reached dharasu by bus, here thanked to chauhan moved to our destinations Srinagar & Pauri. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>Garhwal Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950873509071837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694039545798305384.post-38490196877517479902002-06-01T14:33:00.000+05:302010-07-01T19:18:37.041+05:30Har Ki Dun Runisara Tal Trek<span style="font-family: arial;">Har-ki-Dun, situated at an elevation of 3566 metres is surrounded by glittering peaks and dense forests. The forests are rich in wild life and are a veritable paradise for bird-watchers and nature lovers. Har-ki-Dun, a relatively small, unspoilt valley very similar to the Valley of Flowers, is 8 km. froom Osla the last village in the region. To some trekkers it is a preferable destination as it involves mor<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqQG2lv3f06euonhIIiBml317C86kuKW78k_nRBVFnjo3jzlL-lYjoFqT6kufvLmI3fAcuNOJOCbGroVVkoL7E3f1ufZdKVLjk48XA6GSZhR8EcuD43nR1VKBVRdJk8iQO-W5-VLlq_Y/s1600/aa-osla21.jpg"></a>e of a trek, is not so often visited, and is not yet commercialised. From Har ki Dun it is possible to climb many named and un-named peaks and to cross over the ridge to Yamunotri.</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqQG2lv3f06euonhIIiBml317C86kuKW78k_nRBVFnjo3jzlL-lYjoFqT6kufvLmI3fAcuNOJOCbGroVVkoL7E3f1ufZdKVLjk48XA6GSZhR8EcuD43nR1VKBVRdJk8iQO-W5-VLlq_Y/s1600/aa-osla21.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488864369809953666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqQG2lv3f06euonhIIiBml317C86kuKW78k_nRBVFnjo3jzlL-lYjoFqT6kufvLmI3fAcuNOJOCbGroVVkoL7E3f1ufZdKVLjk48XA6GSZhR8EcuD43nR1VKBVRdJk8iQO-W5-VLlq_Y/s320/aa-osla21.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 213px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> <span style="font-family: arial;">We finalize our har ki dun trek over telephone. Myself, Dr. Shekhar Bahuguna, Thapliyal ji and our Nepali porter, who loves nature & trekking and always get ready whenever we call him for any trek. He even comes in low charges. We agreed to meet at dehradun, so thay came from srinagar and myself from kotdwar. They had done all the arrangements & packing at srinagar. Next day early morning we caught the bus for naugaon. We had to follow Dehradun-mussoori-Naugaon-Purola-mori route. One route goes to yamunotri from naugaon via barkot. It was a raini season so road condition was very bad and we had to change the vehicle in many places. En-route we met a Bengali group who were also going to the Har ki Dun, they were five and from railway. From naugaon we got bus for purola. The whole valley is very beautiful. Mussoorie is 35 km. from dehradun and naugaon is 82 km. from mussoorie. From mussoorie to naugaon we had to change the vehicles in 7-8 places. This belt is a good fruit belt specially apple. A navodaya vidyalaya was looking very beautiful in these hills. Purola is 19 km. from naugaon. It is situated in a very beautiful valley. We purchased hunter shoes for porter from here. We covered purola to mori by taxi. Mori is a small market and surrounded by dense forest, from here one route goes to Hanol–tyuni and another towards har ki dun. We reached natwar 12 km. from mori by taxi, enroute we paid entry fees of Govind WildLife Sanctuary to forest department.<br />
We did night stay at sankari which is 13 km. from natwar. Calcutta group was also with us. Taluka is 10 km. from here. Half route was done by taxi and then we started proper trekking for har ki dun. Each of us was carrying 17-18 kg. weight. Taluka is a small market and had lot of tourism possibilities if road will be approached. It was 2:00 pm now, trail was easy and people were available in short distance. One thing I noticed that children were begging for toffee and sometimes it was begged by elders also. Enroute we crossed villages, where houses were built in a different style, beautiful double story houses. Our porter was carrying heavy baggage so we hired a local porter. We did night stay in verandah of a shop at seema village. A natural water spring was making a nice sound.</span><br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnh9JcOlfejJWz8IW5NMDM74ls5sOajSIeZfRL4iH6Lvh1bmqvrCFK_XXfNix8E1-rgNOjuPxe8XXORl7se5WqT4FsEA51UMmqs5JZlUQErjaEvlZZs6HnsYu5U3s5sdGhTttSrw0CmoY/s1600/ab-vill11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488864075669302354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnh9JcOlfejJWz8IW5NMDM74ls5sOajSIeZfRL4iH6Lvh1bmqvrCFK_XXfNix8E1-rgNOjuPxe8XXORl7se5WqT4FsEA51UMmqs5JZlUQErjaEvlZZs6HnsYu5U3s5sdGhTttSrw0CmoY/s320/ab-vill11.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 213px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> Next morning we started early and reached osla. This place is 14 km. from taluka. This trek is heaven for photographer, beautiful Himalayan peaks, villages, forest, river, springs, animals, birds and people everything was different from rest of the world. </div><div>Next morning we started early and reached osla, this place is 14 km. from taluka. GMVN has made a tourist rest house here. We met a school group of 60-70 students in osla, who came for eco tourism study in this area, but they were not much familiar with the himalayan trekking, so they couldn't complete the trek. Most of the students were tired or wounded. We took tea in a hut and I purchased roasted potatoes which we ate later enroute. After a steep climb of 13 km. we reached at har ki dun (3566 mts.) “The hanging valley of God”.<br />
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Mp6DPH0UGQ4DWdkENkVSo5a_kNZczsTsaq5k-2psANhhxC-hZdYCs0O3c-38dnDs7f6o39pvmwJYTpwlA_1-AB0TImElGwRbqa-jADBSKSujq6Ao5jduWIBRjEBZUfP_inRqfSB7eWo/s1600/ac-vill21.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488864065561722418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Mp6DPH0UGQ4DWdkENkVSo5a_kNZczsTsaq5k-2psANhhxC-hZdYCs0O3c-38dnDs7f6o39pvmwJYTpwlA_1-AB0TImElGwRbqa-jADBSKSujq6Ao5jduWIBRjEBZUfP_inRqfSB7eWo/s320/ac-vill21.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 207px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> We met Calcutta group enroute. Most of the members reached there but with difficulties. One GMVN rest house and a forest rest house is there. Doors were opened so we decided to stay there. No one was available to take care of rest house. It was dark now and we congratulated everybody to reach there safely, specially to Thapliyal ji because few months back his leg got fractured and a plate was fitted, but he reached there with courage & passion. I was suffering from headache now, so I took medicine and did rest, friends made dinner and after having dinner we went inside sleeping bags.<br />
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<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYm4rSAVmz-bq25m3LNR-twZ_nmma4Lu57jDgxo-BVzIOTrJIQhr_RPFvc514b7m0LPOUmMjESjrdosYHIRIgBYsSTEt7Om7Ljg_ybSFAAgzUocZjaGwVOQ8KVPq8NqeRPflCZJ8JEb0/s1600/ag-har-ki-dun41.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488864045028355618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYm4rSAVmz-bq25m3LNR-twZ_nmma4Lu57jDgxo-BVzIOTrJIQhr_RPFvc514b7m0LPOUmMjESjrdosYHIRIgBYsSTEt7Om7Ljg_ybSFAAgzUocZjaGwVOQ8KVPq8NqeRPflCZJ8JEb0/s320/ag-har-ki-dun41.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> Next morning we went to jyundhar glacier. Jyundhar glacier was spread in a big area. We worshiped here and had breakfast which we carried. We stayed here for few minutes, suddenly the snow fall started with winds, we save ourselves in a shed of rock and returned, when it became slow. We reached har ki dun till late evening. This whole area is like a dream land, which one can’t imagine without visiting the area. Now forest employees had reached there, they gave us a wooden hut for stay. It was very beautiful and the wooden floor was providing relaxation from cold.<br />
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<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPMNlAlwKKYFFPoGOEz-q5K1e9xHKiubFL-4EyGaqZpJeun41pD-UpLMgMmfrcjgB0kHW6NOZToQ79kl6MU-nCKFESyGpWeQaMhJc1JFKsr5oB70oWoUA4fLNxXNlZB7mTrN64ywP2qM/s1600/al-jyubdharpass1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488863447381241090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPMNlAlwKKYFFPoGOEz-q5K1e9xHKiubFL-4EyGaqZpJeun41pD-UpLMgMmfrcjgB0kHW6NOZToQ79kl6MU-nCKFESyGpWeQaMhJc1JFKsr5oB70oWoUA4fLNxXNlZB7mTrN64ywP2qM/s320/al-jyubdharpass1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 215px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> Next morning we followed the back route after breakfast. We walked very fast till osla, from osla we took another route which goes to ruinsara tal (Saptrishi Kund). There was a little climb in that route, we camped in a beautiful bugyal, which was surrounded by forest.<br />
While pitching the tent one should take care of some important things, e.g. place should be safe from water if rain started, pots should not be cleaned and waste food should not be thrown near tent, otherwise wild animals can come & damage the tent. Kitchen tent should not be opened other wise wild animals can destroy the food. Here We met two Israeli trekkers, thpliyal ji sat with them for long time. They shared their experience to one another in night, we also thought about to go to yamunotri valley after crossing Bali pass which is near to ruinsara tal.<br />
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<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYP8WEmRmc_PDsBFXiilLuE8dnhp8TuR5pZa9t0uXhGmV5Jt57mnL7E4uX3Vo1YJGH6n7mPDBf-HCJWVeIep2BB37gdZZAlMyzPaHSzpGOeq24HrqDf7eZq9HODnduWAYOHCS8GuS0ns/s1600/ao-ruinsara21.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488861400301446546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYP8WEmRmc_PDsBFXiilLuE8dnhp8TuR5pZa9t0uXhGmV5Jt57mnL7E4uX3Vo1YJGH6n7mPDBf-HCJWVeIep2BB37gdZZAlMyzPaHSzpGOeq24HrqDf7eZq9HODnduWAYOHCS8GuS0ns/s320/ao-ruinsara21.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Next morning we climbed a hard trail which goes parallel with ruinsara gad. There is birch forest before ruinsara tal, after crossing the forest, a beautifull lake Ruinsara Tal is located in the base of hills. There was a shed in a cornor so we decided to stay there and after keeping our baggage there we searched the near by area. Next morning we got up early and climbed up to few km. to see the bali pass route, bali pass was in another side of river and we could go to yamunotri after crossing it. But this time it was very difficult to cross the pass without equipment. So we followed the same way to return and walked very fast till seema. We did night stay in same verandah. We were tired so ate early and went inside sleeping bags.<br />
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<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7DQhat0tIbhcO51HQDhYgl5rSyzPjAbyWUhZNwav7fZmTEjqAyOWEHVJLmvL4s3h0wVfsl4Mkxqg9MtYWbPOa0I-c2uCCafz5eGD-8dZGDBKC3SDELxzZCp81zbqYFjcp0m-ve5dDYY/s1600/ap-balipass1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488861389507276786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7DQhat0tIbhcO51HQDhYgl5rSyzPjAbyWUhZNwav7fZmTEjqAyOWEHVJLmvL4s3h0wVfsl4Mkxqg9MtYWbPOa0I-c2uCCafz5eGD-8dZGDBKC3SDELxzZCp81zbqYFjcp0m-ve5dDYY/s320/ap-balipass1.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 211px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> Next morning we got up early, It’s very important in trekking to got up early only then you can enjoy the natural beauty in morning, which can not be seen later due to weather change, second you may reach timely to your destination. We walked very fast and reached taluka. Then we did a little trek and rest by taxi till mori. Form mori we got taxi for hanol, which is situated in mori - tyuni road and just six km. from mori. We did night stay in hanol, prepared food ourselves. Next morning after taking bath we went to Mahasu Devata temple for worship .This is a famous temple of this area so you can see here so many pilgrimage. We wanted to go to the chakrata but we didn’t get any vehicle for chakrata, so we took the bus for Puola and next morning we got direct bus to Srinagar.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sahastra tal is one of the toughest trek of garhwal. Ghuttu in Tehri garhwal is base for this trek. Other team members were Dr. Ajay Shekhar bahuguna & Sh. Thapliyal Ji. We did all the preparation for trek in bahugunaji’s house at srinagar . We packed everything ration, medicine, fuel and other necessary things for trek and booked a nepali porter. We did preparation till late night because we wanted to check everything which was required in such treks. This was the learning time for me because both the partners are good experienced trekker and I was exited to do my first trek with them. We went to bed very late and got up early.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9db-OdAiuorZOdcibrLJtK-bNcxErSOZSjbDy_UsyaO8Yx-Vo_JeZOTI5V8e6SFBAkMhTxVz5qUd-znIWKc0kcTkcw8Io7QheLPX3gNNfUNWZk6zpE2ajqxXnUd6Jzn7WpgWUbd3vPA/s1600/ag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9db-OdAiuorZOdcibrLJtK-bNcxErSOZSjbDy_UsyaO8Yx-Vo_JeZOTI5V8e6SFBAkMhTxVz5qUd-znIWKc0kcTkcw8Io7QheLPX3gNNfUNWZk6zpE2ajqxXnUd6Jzn7WpgWUbd3vPA/s320/ag.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sahastra tal is one of the toughest trek of garhwal. Ghuttu in Tehri garhwal is base for this trek. Other team members were Dr. Ajay Shekhar bahuguna & Sh. Thapliyal Ji. We did all the preparation for trek in bahugunaji’s house at srinagar . We packed everything ration, medicine, fuel and other necessary things for trek and booked a nepali porter. We did preparation till late night because we wanted to check everything which was required in such treks. This was the learning time for me because both the partners are good experienced trekker and I was exited to do my first trek with them. We went to bed very late and got up early.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next morning we hire a local porter cum guide Gajendra from here and purchased potatoes and rice from village shop. Now we were five Dr. Bahuguna, Thapliyal ji, nepali porter, gajendra & me. Kalyani is five km. from gangi and till this place gangi people come for agriculture. We were walking very fast but mountain was stopping us. We found a camping place before evening, which was kharsoli (2896 mts.).</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kharsoli is plane area where river was divided in two streams. We searched a safe camping place and pitched our tent. We all prepared food at night and shared our whole day experience & problems. After dinner we boiled potato for breakfast. Next morning after breakfast we did packing and took photographs and moved. The trail was beautiful and can’t be explained by words. From here route is easy but long. We met a shepherd in the route whose sheep were grazing in the forest, he was ill. We gave him medicine. Bhelbagi is 27 km. from Gangi where one rock is hanging in mountain slope, gajendra told that this is called khatling because it looks like a Ling. Most of the trekkers return from here, we did a photography session and moved. Here we had to cross the Bhilangana River by bridge which was made by two logs, rivers was flowing rapidly and river noise was horrible. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After crossing it we reached in an open valley, we gathered some wooden sticks for fire and reached in a cave after crossing a small river. Water was too cold in that river and I was feeling very cold, which I couldn’t forgot till now. This place was chouki. 8-10 people can stay comfortably in cave. One person started soup preparation and one started to clean the cave and manage the baggage. It was sun set time and sun rays had made this valley as heaven. After sun set dinner preparation started. I learned a lot with this group and one most thing that this type of trek can be done in light and enjoyfull environment. We sang songs while dinner preparation and analyzed whole day activity before sleep.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next morning we moved to khatling zero point with minimum baggage. The trail was tedious and it was tough to hold our breath. Enroute we found a big lake which was introduces by gajendra as Lama lake. Reflection of nearby peaks was looking marvelous. Khatling is near to this place and we had to cross a glacier to reach there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was amazed to see the frozen lake in June. This lake is situated in 4000 mts. and surrounded by hills from most sides. I couldn’t guess the lake size due to snow but it should be 2 km. in circle. We did photography session and had biscuits & wet grams. We stayed here for a short time suddenly snowfall started. We decided to leave the height and climbed down. A trek goes to kedarnath from here via Mayali Pass , Painya Tal, Vasuki Tal but can not be completed without equipment. I thought to complete this trek in future. Dr. Bahuguna never forgot do puja in these places.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While climbing down we saw the cave at chouki & became happy to see that nepali porter had unfolded the wet clothes and tent in sunlight. After reaching there we prepared food while food preparation an altercation started among Dr. Bahuguna & Nepali porter, Thapliyal ji also made dispute while resolving the issue. After having lunch we moved back, it was 2:00 pm. We had to climb down so we decided to walk till dark. We started searching camp site before dark. We stayed in a cave near bhelbagi and took biscuits & soup in dinner. We were not talking to one another because of afternoon altercation. We face this type of problem some times in high altitude area which are due to AMS.</span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next morning we moved to Gangi. We had left glacier, bugyal but still snowy peaks were visible from here. In some places we crossed birch forest areas. Enroute a shephard’s dog barked at nepali porter and he showed stick to him suddenly some dogs encircled the nepali porter and after lot of efforts we could set him free. We climbed down very fast and reached gangi by evening and did night stay in verandah of primary school. we forgot all disputes and started new planning for Sahastra Tal trek. We prepared local vegetable (Ogal’s leaf) and rice and ate with papad, pickle, ghee… delicious food.</span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next morning we took Sahastra tal trek information from gajendra, he explained very well. He had good knowledge about trek but I was feeling backache so we told him to call one more person and he called Bhim. Trail to Sahastra tal was very tough. It was steep climb up in forest, sometimes I was thinking that they are misguiding us and when we reached at the end of forest gajendra told us that there are two ways to reach tadi udiyar (cave). One way will take one more day hike from here and from another way we will reach there today but in second route we will have to cross 100 mts. slippery rock area which is most dangerous & difficult. We sat for few minutes for discussion and we discussed that If we will not follow this risky trail we will always think that we didn’t follow that trail due to fear and we decided to follow same route. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We crossed that patch very slowly & safely otherwise we could go in a deep ditch, after crossing this we were walking in a ridge. We were bristling while crossing this zone. Then bugyal started and we have again got the height and walking on grass land. In this route we got route sign using a heap of stones so that unknown/ new people can find the right direction. At last we reached at tadi udiyar which was base of a tilt rock and the open area was covered by a big stone. This place was sufficient for 7-8 person. Our nepali porter was fell ill in evening. We were worried about him and gave him medicine, but next morning he was quite well. We hadn’t big pot to prepare food, so that night we prepared food in two shifts. In first shift we gave to all porter & guide.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next morning we moved to Sahastra Tal and followed those stone signs. We visited 12-15 lakes in this area but every lake was frozen like maser tal here we saw a shed made by stones, gajendra told us that a group of some person comes in area with priest and priest does the Bhagwad Geeta path and other listened. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Several lake are situated in this area due to it's geographical condition. It was not easy to stay there for long time due to high altitude so we decided to move ahead. From here. Now we had to send back to Gajendra and Bhim Singh. We thanked them and after remuneration we gave them some magi packets for route because they had to stay in Tadi udiyar this night. Sahashtru peak was looking very beautiful from here. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were walking on snow and wanted to come out from this zone. We couldn’t walk so long till evening and pitched our tent in a slope of kukhadi dhar (Top)(4600 mts.). when we were pitching our tent suddenly I suffered from headache & vomiting. I didn’t take medicine but licked lemon and became normal after some time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had to melt snow to dink & for dinner preparation. We filled our bottle and kept with us inside sleeping bag so that it could remain in water form by body heat and we can drink water when needed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We took dinner in time and went in sleeping bag Next morning I came to know about night storm, all team members hold the tent whole night, they tried a lot to awake me but helpless. Next morning we climbed down to next slope, we were hiking very slowly because the land was filled by snow. At one point I went deep inside snow and other team members pulled me up. But we got the right way and we came out from snow zone and saw a shepherd’s tent at lower slope. In whole route were carrying two bottles with us one was of water and second was filled by gram & water. From this place one shepherd joined us he was going to his village for some necessary things, fortunately we also had to follow the same route so we got a friend who was known to that area. After climbing down we saw some huts of shepherds, we met them, it gave us nice feel because we were seeing only one another for last few days. We prepared dinner in these huts and slept. It was raining whole night. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next morning our local friend proposed us to visit a lake which was not in main trail, we couldn’t deny and went there. That was a unknown lake but one of the beautiful small lake in that area. We came in main trail and thanked to him, he showed us the right way and followed his route. It is very difficult to measure our trek in km. but now our body had become habitual to hike with the backpacks. Now we reached in another beautiful lake Masur tal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A temple was located in a corner of lake with a room as dharamshala, It’s doors were opened. It was raining heavily so we stayed here and prepared food. After some times the weather became clear, then we searched nearby area. After staying here for few hours we started walking and walked till late </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">evening and reached in a village.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That was a big village, we planned for night stay in verandah of primary school. That was our 9th night after leaving road head and we had hiked appx. 175 km. We took dinner early and went inside sleeping bags because we had decided to wakeup early. We woke up early and moved for Budha Kedar that place was 6 km. from here. we walked very fast and reached Budha Kedar a small bus terminal. We became emotional to see all this because we were coming from such area where nothing exist.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We took there bath and shaved after a long time & changed our clothes. We went to Budha Kedar temple which was under renovation at that time. After temple visit we took breakfast & got the bus for srinager, my firneds went to their home and I got the bus for pauri my hometown, but unable to understand whether I was dreaming or it was real story. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Garhwal Hillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373950873509071837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694039545798305384.post-37565151777445338021999-09-01T10:26:00.000+05:302010-07-02T10:41:09.387+05:30Kagbhusandi Tal Kunkun Khal Trek<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YsNayZPtCdl-hX1Vexby0-NwSdbVpTejK77Q5eu8oNzv8cCj-uEsDiBnSM6SfYMDluCTO4Du6XeE--p2XiW0nWCUQD3meunCPvrz_hdUX13J3Crgya0Yhv_wmWBkEEaA_gGUm3BV7MA/s1600/ao.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" rw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YsNayZPtCdl-hX1Vexby0-NwSdbVpTejK77Q5eu8oNzv8cCj-uEsDiBnSM6SfYMDluCTO4Du6XeE--p2XiW0nWCUQD3meunCPvrz_hdUX13J3Crgya0Yhv_wmWBkEEaA_gGUm3BV7MA/s320/ao.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kagbhusandi tal is one of the best trek in garhwal and strenuous also. In this route one has to face big shrubs, rivers, glaciers, passes and rocky area. I suggest every body to start from bhyundhar village and get down at paika village and hire professional guide one can also hite erxper guide from Govindghat & bhyubdhar village but be careful when selecting guide . we followed the following route. Trekking distance is near about 60 - 65 km.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 1 : Govindghat - Bhyundar Village - RoopDhungi (12 Km.) </span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 2 : RoopDhungi - Samartoli - Raj Kharak (14 km.) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 3 : Raj Kharak - kagbhusandi (6 km.) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 4 : KagBhusandi - Panch Vinayak - Brahmakund/ bhains tal (8 Km.) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 5 : Brahamkund - Farswan Vinayak - Painka (15 Km.) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Day 6 : Painka village to Road Head (2.5 km.) </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We (Rajendra, Shaili & manu Bhai) started from govindghat and hire some nepali porter cum guide from bhyundhar village. It was a simple trek till bhundhar village and little tough till roopdungi which was our first camp site. But second was tough when we had to pass big shrubs, rocks & trees. Here we had to cross a rives in two places using a single tree. After samartoli we had to cross a glacier but we crossed it easily and as I felt that that glacier portion was easy in compare to the other potion of route. After crossing this we wad to walk on boulders and moraine till kagbhusandi Tal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lake is beautifull and like a star fish at the height of 17000 ft. some people comeback from kagbhusandi using same route but i suggest to get down at Painka village which has more scenic beauty. After getting down from kagbhusandi tal there is a small river where we found shining stones like diamond. But I suggest not to pick up these because I collected near about 1 Kg. stone but from this place we had to climb panch vinayak which is steep climb more then 85 degree gradient and we reached at top with the helps of herbs in between I had been throwing stones one by one & at last I could take just few stones. Panch vinayak is a nice place for photography but as you could understand the situation we had to hold our breathings. One can view most of the peaks form here like Bhrigupanth, thailya sagar, chaukhanba... From Panch vinayak there is gradient slope to brahamkund which is again most beautiful area. No Kund or lake exist in this area but in 50 sq. meter area there is soft grass and water appears in many places we pitched out tent at brahmakund. Last day was from braham kund to Painka village (15 Km.) and toughest trail. From Brahamkund to farswan Vinayak is rocky area and slippery zome (2-3 km.) then gradient slope till painka village where we had to walk on rocks and that's why I suggest to start from Bhyundar because it's steep climb if one start from Painka village and even have to walk between rocks where you can get confused.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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