Gangotri - Gomukh -Tapovan Trek

Hi Kaus I am from Chinsurah & I want talk with you over ph abt gomukh tapovan so can you send your mob no.

@ kaus want to talk with you.......

Dear any one can help me.......

1) We will going there between 19th to 29th Oct, 2012. Is it good time to go?
2) How many chances for snow fall in this time?
3) Can we walk or stay during ths snow fall?
4) Can we go to Tapovan during this snow fall time?
5) Approx weather temperature in Oct?
6) How we get the permission?
7) Can this available through Fax from Kolkata?
8) How much time taken for permission?
9) What is the per head per day cost of permission for Gomukh & Tapovan?
10) Is it possible to go same day from Haridwar to Gangotri? If yes then how and where we taken bus or jeep?
11) How much cost taken for share Jeep and prvt. Car from –
Haridwar to Uttarkashi :-
Uttarkashi to Gangotri :-
& Haridwar to Gangotri :-
12) Where we stay in Gangotri and how much price is there?
13) Is it require for Tent and all food etc throughout this trek?
14) Lal Baba Aashram or GVMN room is available in Bhujbasa and also available lunch & diner there?-(as per my itinerary)
15) Is Mata ji or Mouni Baba available in Tapovan during this period?-(as per my itinerary)
16) One of my friend's wife (age-28) in our group, is she go there? (This is first trek in her life)
17) Is it possible to go toTapovan during this time? and can we reached in same day from Tapovan to Gangotri?
18) Can we see the Neeltal from Tapovan?

Lots of questions........ Pls don't mind.

1)Not sure if middle Oct is good enough to ascend Tapovan.
2)Every chance of Snowfall is there.Even in June we had a bit of Snowfall.
3)The last climb to Tapovan might be quite dangerous if snow falls.
4)same as 3)
5)I know a friend of mine having trekked to Tapovan in late Sept withstanding tremendous cold weather.
6)Available from Court Bunglow Forest Office, a 2 km walk from Uttarkashi bus stand. For a particular day 120 persons are permiitted from Uttarkashi Office and 30 permissions are given from
Gangotri check post.On Sundays and holidays all 150 permissions are given from Gangotri check post.
7)Not available by fax
8)On first come first basis the total permission episode should not take more than 15 minutes. The office opens at 10am.
9)Rs150 per head for the first two days and then on Rs50 for each extra day.
10)You have to go to Uttarkashi first and stay at least one day for the permission.From Haridwar Government bus available at 6.30am and 8.00am for Uttarkashi. Fare is Rs 257 per head. 8.00 am bus reaches Uttarkashi at around 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
11)Full 10 seater car demands Rs 6000 to Rs 7000 for Haridwar to Uttarkashi.
12)So many hotels and ashrams are there in Gangotri but in June the cost was quite high.
13)Depends upon the rush. Like we couldn't get accomodation in Tapovan and stayed in our tent
14)Lal Baba ashram is preferable as total 70 people can stay in there at a rate of Rs 300 per head
including fooding, much cheaper than GMVN.
15)NO MATAJI in Tapovan ONLY MOUNIBABA is available who can afford 15 to 20 people's accomodation
16)My daughter aged 11yrs could do it, why not she? Only courage and self belief is required.Take plenty of Glucose water, and sip after every 15 to 20 steps, take time while climbing and to avoid breathing trouble spend a night at Gangotri for acclimatization and take homeopathy medicine Coca-6 ever one hour from Gangotri itself.Remember all headaches and vomitting happens due shortage of water in the body so drink lots of glucose water.
17)Not sure if mid Oct is proper to go to Tapovan.You have to stay in Bhujbasa one night on your trek to Tapovan from Gangotri.
18)Yes Neeltal can be trekked from Tapovan.But it cannot be readily seen from Tapovan.

happens take

Thanks @kaus

Can anyone provide me for good Guide and Potter Phone No. but not any agency people.

@ indranilroy

I think I gave this no as per your request here

hi @Kaus
Congratulation for your successful trek to tapovan with your family.
please throw some light on the diesel stove episode , I'm planning for Tapovan early this oct.

Guys, you shouldn't mention your mobile number so openly in any such forums. Private message is a better way of doing that. Identity fraud....etc.. just a suggestion

Bengali mai has not been staying in tapovan for last few months. She would have moved back to tapovan by now. I met her in . Bhojwasa. She had fractured her leg few months back while going to tapovan. I will post her photo tomor

here's the pic of bengali mai... I am with her at bhojwasa...

Dear Friends,

Myself deepak, i had started one thread for tapovan trek by 13th Aug. Need advise/details.
please answer

are you saying that you started a thread in which you asked a question? if yes then that wasnt necessary as we already have an active thread that covers tapovan and Gomukh. please close the new thread if no one has replied and post your question here. you will get more response to your query by doing this.

thanks a lot chandan sir, sorry wasnt knowing rules.. thanks for information...

Dear Friends,
Hi to everybody, as informed by Chanda sir i am putting my request please adivce . We are first timer in case of trecking...

We 3-4 friends from office are planning for small trekking to Gomukh & Tapovan by mid of Aug (13th Aug specifically). We are going by own vehicle. Need advise on below points for this trip.

1. Any major risk for our trip during this monsoon period (Although rain god is not happy this time )
2. Pony/Porter need to be booked in advance or we can book in Gangotri, not mentioning utterkashi as we are going first to Yamnotri & then Gangotri.
3. How many porter will be required.
4. Average Cost of 1 pony & 1 porter.
5. How/where to get permits for trekking & cost.
6. How to arrange accomodation/food during trekking. Cost for the same.
7. Things we should carry along with us.

And your Experienced advices for the trip. Please answer friends.

We are going first to Yamnotri & then Gangotri.