How's Snow on Rohtang Pass this Year ?

Lovemax

50K kms's till now.
Anyways... yogesh have a nice journey planned ahead for leh - Hope to keep my plans for same roads again.

Cheers
-M-

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Yogesh Sarkar

yeah will be going there september most probably and as for you. try and keep a "few" more days for ladakh, 5days for a delhi-manali-leh-manali-delhi trip aint enough!

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mk26in

Hi max, how was ur trip to Haridwar ?

Any pic ?

Mk

mk26in

Hello Max,

Where do u get your bike serviced/repaired? In Authorised Service Centre or any Knowledgeable Mechanic u have ? I am from Gurgaon and here we have two Authorised Service Centres but both have heavy rush of Customers and they can't provide good service to everyone.

Mk

Lovemax

Thanks MK for checkin it out.
Trip was fantabolous except the weather was not gud from my standpoint as was overcast and my photos didnt come out gud. Weather was cold in evenings.

I wud post them in about 2 weeks as I am goin out again plus no pc thesedays - have no time to re-size to put up anywhere yet.

But wud do it sooon

Cheers
-M-

Antrek

I stopped riding bikes since the last few years.

The 3978 meters high Rohtang Pass would open for vehicular traffic on the April 25. AND this year, I would drive the first jeep to Leh which means over the 5100 meters Baralacha Pass and the 5380 meters Tanglangla on the morning of May 10, 2006

Do you want to jump in ??

Cheers.

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nevilleb

End of May is a good bet, actually!

nevilleb

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Lovemax

The news really offers a big relief...
Thanks Antrek, what a big break .. I was sure it will open up early this year.

-M-

mount cleverest

Hey Antek,
Thats a massive piece of information you have come up with..not doubting the credentials but yet, if you could share the source of the information.

mk26in

Yes ANTEK,

This is going to be great. But where did u get the info

tell us soon.

Mk

mk26in

hmmm....well lucky that u are, going out again. We'll wait for pics.

ciao.

Antrek

Well, I am there practically every second day, I live in Manali and every body wants to go to rohtang Pass all the time, I have four jeeps which are heading North of Manali every day and a team of 25 staff / guides who work in the North of Manali. Thats how this is current and actual info.

Today, the road clearing machines have reached the Beas Nullah which is 2 kilometers short of Marhi from Marhi Rohtang is 16 Kilometers and all of it is not heavily snowed in. The snow clearing machine clears about 2 Kilometers a day this means in 10 days the machine would reach Rohtang by the 22nd April then the Aemy officer would check the road, then they would find parking for the cars. So 25th can be the safe reaching date to Rohtang AND beyond Rhtang too we have snow clearing machines working at Baralacha , Lachungla and at Tanglang la.

Anyways this story is too long I must cut it short infact try to... then I have a seasonal base camp half way to Leh at Sarchu that happens to be the oldest, biggest and the very best since the last 15 years. And I send more than 1000 travelers to Leh driving on this road every year. This is why I know this. Cheers.

mount cleverest

Amtrek: Impressive..very impressive..and thanks..

Since you are so close to the action..almost in it..will you keep the mortals at IM informed of the updates..as and when you can?

Would you also be keeping yourself abreast with the happenings on the Hindustan Tibet road circuit? Any news with the Palling Nallah?

Styler

Hi Naushad,

I hope with you around, we can expect some Logistic Support on the way and at Sarchu Camps.
BTW do you know who runs the camps at pang? Last time i went i found tents at pang better than at Sarchu, and i felt the stopover at Pang more comfortable.
Any good hotels you would recommend at Keylong.
I normally like to have 2 stops at Keylong and Pang.
Can you give us some info about fuel (Petrol / Diesel) supplies on the way. How much should one carry in a Can for a Scorpio ?
Your recommendations would be really appreciated.

Styler

Antrek

At Pang you have the Khampas (sort of nomads) running dining tents cum dormitory accommodation. One does not get a tent to ones self. There is one owner for each dining / dhaba tent.

At Sarchu my camp has proper beds and a tent is provided for two people, attached toilets, good coverings and generator poered electricity. Pang is 4600 meters high and Sarchu is 4200 meters every thing above 4000 is hard very hard for human beings. Thus do loads of water atleast 4 liters and use some electrolite poders all the time.

Keylong has many Guest houses some of them are really good and is at 3300 meters. You would find a place of your choice to stay at Keylong very easily.

Even Jispa 35 Kilometers North of Keylong has a good Guest house.

Deisel / fuel - you do not need to worry about at all. The Scorpio has 55 liters fuel tant and Manali to Leh is 485 Kilometrs. To be safe you could refill on the way at Tandi 7 Kms. short of Keylong and 110 Kilometers from Manali. From Tandi you would have 55 litres of deisel and 375 kms to reach Leh. No need of carrying the messy deisel saperately.