road from shimla to spiti

charly26 · Aug 9th, 2007, 23:29

I would like to travel on september from shimla about rekong peo to spiti. But i was reading that a part of the road is broken down and we have to walk or climb a bit. Is it dangerous or very hard to walk this way? Because when the way is very narrow and steep i get maybe problems with the height.
Thanks for your informations.

vistet · Aug 10th, 2007, 02:53

http://masterlyinactivity.com/spiti/cableway.jpg

...well, if I remember it right , that picture is from 2004.When I tried to get there , in 2005 , the Pare Chu flood wave had ripped away a lot more than just this cableway at Malling - which has been a constant , nagging problem area for the BRO.

Vaguely remember some news story about rerouting past Malling, but can´t place it for the moment. Have been thinking about collecting & organising the news stories about the Hindustan-Tibet Road in the same as the roads to Leh, but I probably won´t get around to it before leaving for India in two weeks time (wooho !) .

Judging from other parts of HT road : dangerous , no , requiring some tolerance for heights , yes.

The site from which the picture came is a great resource on Spiti & Kinnaur : www.masterlyinactivity.com

Yogesh Sarkar · Aug 10th, 2007, 10:24

Nothing of that sort, there is now a different route that people use and Malling Nallah is all but closed. Once you enter Kinnaur Valley the roads become a little rough due to all the landslides that happen there, but nothing too serious.

Here is the trip log of my trip to Spiti Valley in June (heavy page), Spiti, where “ROAD” is a relative term…

charly26 · Aug 10th, 2007, 22:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yogesh Sarkar

Nothing of that sort, there is now a different route that people use and Malling Nallah is all but closed. Once you enter Kinnaur Valley the roads become a little rough due to all the landslides that happen there, but nothing too serious.

Here is the trip log of my trip to Spiti Valley in June (heavy page), Spiti, where “ROAD” is a relative term…

Hello Yogesh Sarkar, thank you very much for your informations. Your pictures are really beautiful and your travelreport is very interestig.
Greetings from Germany "charly26".

charly26 · Aug 10th, 2007, 23:28

Hi,
thank you for your information and the nice foto.
I wish you a good time.
"charly26".

rishabh6296 · Aug 13th, 2007, 05:25

I came back from Spiti a few weeks back and i can assure you that the Kinnaur route is far better than manali route towards Spiti which for 70-80 odd km. has nothing but boulders on a narrow dirt track,one hell of a ride.

Aug 9th, 2007, 23:29	#1
charly26 charly26 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 10	road from shimla to spiti I would like to travel on september from shimla about rekong peo to spiti. But i was reading that a part of the road is broken down and we have to walk or climb a bit. Is it dangerous or very hard to walk this way? Because when the way is very narrow and steep i get maybe problems with the height. Thanks for your informations.

Aug 10th, 2007, 02:53	#2
vistet Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Umeå , Sweden Posts: 1,687	Fancy a ride ? http://masterlyinactivity.com/spiti/cableway.jpg ...well, if I remember it right , that picture is from 2004.When I tried to get there , in 2005 , the Pare Chu flood wave had ripped away a lot more than just this cableway at Malling - which has been a constant , nagging problem area for the BRO. Vaguely remember some news story about rerouting past Malling, but can´t place it for the moment. Have been thinking about collecting & organising the news stories about the Hindustan-Tibet Road in the same as the roads to Leh, but I probably won´t get around to it before leaving for India in two weeks time (wooho !) . Judging from other parts of HT road : dangerous , no , requiring some tolerance for heights , yes. The site from which the picture came is a great resource on Spiti & Kinnaur : www.masterlyinactivity.com __________________ high road to .. Last edited by machadinha : Jan 10th, 2008 at 09:50. Reason: removed image tags

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Yogesh Sarkar Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Delhi (India) Posts: 1,018	Nothing of that sort, there is now a different route that people use and Malling Nallah is all but closed. Once you enter Kinnaur Valley the roads become a little rough due to all the landslides that happen there, but nothing too serious. Here is the trip log of my trip to Spiti Valley in June (heavy page), Spiti, where “ROAD” is a relative term… __________________ My Travelogues \| My Blog \| Ladakh Travel Guide

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charly26 charly26 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 10	road from shimla to spiti Hi, thank you for your information and the nice foto. I wish you a good time. "charly26". Last edited by machadinha : Jan 10th, 2008 at 09:51. Reason: removed full quote

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Aug 13th, 2007, 05:25	#6
rishabh6296 Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: new delhi Posts: 727	I came back from Spiti a few weeks back and i can assure you that the Kinnaur route is far better than manali route towards Spiti which for 70-80 odd km. has nothing but boulders on a narrow dirt track,one hell of a ride.

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