Auden's Col

joemondal · Feb 22nd, 2006, 12:16

Hi Jyoti
No mention.
But, hey guys I didn't mean to discourage you. Honestly.
I believe that if there is a good amount of snow deposition in the previous months, this trek is quite do-able. And there indeed has been such a precipitation in the last couple of seasons.
cheers

AvidTrekker · Feb 22nd, 2006, 13:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by joemondal

Hi Jyoti
No mention.
But, hey guys I didn't mean to discourage you. Honestly.
I believe that if there is a good amount of snow deposition in the previous months, this trek is quite do-able. And there indeed has been such a precipitation in the last couple of seasons.
cheers

Discouraged?? In fact, I am encouraged.

I try to do what I call the ""outer edge"" treks. Meaning they are just a little short of Mountaineering expeditions.

For example, Manirang Pass in Kinnaur.

And now, Auden's Col in Uttaranchal.... if you are well prepared its not really very difficult. Yes, you cannot take first timers.

Thanks for the elaborate write up, joemondal.

I am encouraged.

jyotipg · Feb 22nd, 2006, 15:22

Avid,

There have been reports of much lesser snowfall this year..
So, may be the ideal year for your for this trek..

..

One of the lesser known trek is the Nandi Kund trek abt which I have querried you several times..

And how abt Dhumdhar Kandi pass?? A 3D view of the route on google earth gives a good idea of the difficulty level..

I have been spending a good amount of time in weekends on google earth taking virtual tours of some of these esoteric treks. Its really addictive..

AvidTrekker · Feb 22nd, 2006, 23:13

When I was at Har ki doon, I asked the guide about the Dhumdhar Kaandi pass
[Ruisara tal to Harsil] He said it was do-able... as was the Badaasu Ghati [Borasu pass]

Of course, we have a narrow window of 15 Aug to 15 Sept for most of these difficult passes..... some can be attempted upto 5th of Oct as well....

AvidTrekker · Feb 22nd, 2006, 23:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by jyotipg

One of the lesser known trek is the Nandi Kund trek abt which I have querried you several times..

I have NO idea about this Nandi kund trek. I did try to find out.... but not hard enuff.

Quote:

I have been spending a good amount of time in weekends on google earth taking virtual tours of some of these esoteric treks. Its really addictive..

Can this Nandi Kund be seen on Google earth ??

AndreasW · Feb 23rd, 2006, 11:55

Quote:

And how abt Dhumdhar Kandi pass?? A 3D view of the route on google earth gives a good idea of the difficulty level..

Quote:

Originally Posted by AvidTrekker

When I was at Har ki doon, I asked the guide about the Dhumdhar Kaandi pass
[Ruisara tal to Harsil] He said it was do-able... as was the Badaasu Ghati [Borasu pass]

Of course, we have a narrow window of 15 Aug to 15 Sept for most of these difficult passes..... some can be attempted upto 5th of Oct as well....

Read more:
http://www.indiatravelogue.com/adve/moun/moun3.html

AndreasW

AvidTrekker · Feb 23rd, 2006, 18:42

AndreasW, you should get Himalayan citizenship!

Now it seems the two passes {Audens & Dhumdhaar} are competing with each other for degree of difficulty....

joemondal · Feb 24th, 2006, 12:48

'Discouraged?? In fact, I am encouraged.'

Avid, That's the spirit, my man!

All are challenging - Auden's, Borasu, Gibson, Lamkhaga, Dhumdhar...
Quote:
Mountains are not fair or unfair - they are just dangerous. Reinhold Messner
Unquote:

A couple of pics from the article are attached..

And here's wishing you A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Avid!!! God Bless.

cheers
joe

AndreasW · Feb 24th, 2006, 13:28

Oh, yes... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Avid! - All the best in mountains and plains!

Hmmm, Himalayan citizenship... what should I do?

Cheers
AndreasW

jyotipg · Feb 24th, 2006, 15:01

Avid.. Wish you a very happy birthday...

Joe,
Thanks for posting the pics and keeping this thread alive..

Cheers,
JP

AvidTrekker · Feb 24th, 2006, 22:11

Thank you joemondal, AndreasW, jyotipg... for the warm wishes.

It seems to be some sort of good omen that I am being wished on the Auden's col thread... rather than the "Birthday thread"??

Here's to Auden's col then....

My friends of Pin Parvati trek are planning Kaali heni Pass--- BadaBanghaal---Thamsar Pass--- Billing this year.... Its not really very challenging but a beautiful trek..

I don't know whether I'll go or not...

bohemraj · Jun 11th, 2006, 13:04

Hi Joe,

can you pass me some info on Lamkhaga? Am planning to cross it from Harshil around last week of August. Any kind of info will be helpful.
I know that lots of trekkers from Bengal crossed it in recent times. Do you knowanyone of them whom I can contact personally?

Cheers,
Raj

Voodo Child · Aug 18th, 2006, 17:54

Hi I want to go to Kalindikahal in the first week of October ,Is it viable?Or is it better to go to Mayali Pass.I am deperats for info as i have to get my school to sanction leave
I would be really glad if someone can guide me a bit.
Thnx

landoormama · Aug 18th, 2006, 18:21

Hi Joe mondal ,
I read Bidyut Sarkar's article on his Trans Himalayn Exploits in a very Old Magazine and was very much impressed , he did it solo without a guide in the seventies .
If you could do me a favour ! could you give me his email i.d I would want to write to him.

Thanks for all your help .
Cheers

VSK Sharma · Aug 19th, 2006, 11:01

Hi everyone,
The article by bose is good one but is from the otherside i.e. Kedarnath to Gangotri and reading it really makes one feel weak. Well no doubt it is a tough trek and requires crossing two high passes and walking on two heavily crevessed glaciers, but if the conditions are good one(propely covered) should not have problem crossing it. The main problem seems to be on the 04th day of moving out of Gangotri when getting down from Auden's col and traversing the kathaling glacier.
I am going for this trek this Sep and plan to depart from Gangotri on 09/10 Sep.It seems to be a 10 day trek and we move out Kedarnath. hope we will be able to finish it.
Bye

Feb 22nd, 2006, 15:22	#18
jyotipg Lives virtually on IM Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 445	Avid, There have been reports of much lesser snowfall this year.. So, may be the ideal year for your for this trek.. .. One of the lesser known trek is the Nandi Kund trek abt which I have querried you several times.. And how abt Dhumdhar Kandi pass?? A 3D view of the route on google earth gives a good idea of the difficulty level.. I have been spending a good amount of time in weekends on google earth taking virtual tours of some of these esoteric treks. Its really addictive.. __________________ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/himalaya_trekkers/

Feb 22nd, 2006, 23:13	#19
AvidTrekker mantra yoga teacher Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: body in Mumbai, head in Himalaya Posts: 2,665	Dhumdhar kaandi pass When I was at Har ki doon, I asked the guide about the Dhumdhar Kaandi pass [Ruisara tal to Harsil] He said it was do-able... as was the Badaasu Ghati [Borasu pass] Of course, we have a narrow window of 15 Aug to 15 Sept for most of these difficult passes..... some can be attempted upto 5th of Oct as well....

Feb 23rd, 2006, 18:42	#22
AvidTrekker mantra yoga teacher Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: body in Mumbai, head in Himalaya Posts: 2,665	Thanx AndreasW AndreasW, you should get Himalayan citizenship! Now it seems the two passes {Audens & Dhumdhaar} are competing with each other for degree of difficulty....

Feb 24th, 2006, 12:48	#23
joemondal Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 44	'Discouraged?? In fact, I am encouraged.' Avid, That's the spirit, my man! All are challenging - Auden's, Borasu, Gibson, Lamkhaga, Dhumdhar... Quote: Mountains are not fair or unfair - they are just dangerous. Reinhold Messner Unquote: A couple of pics from the article are attached.. And here's wishing you A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Avid!!! God Bless. cheers joe Attached Thumbnails

Feb 24th, 2006, 22:11	#26
AvidTrekker mantra yoga teacher Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: body in Mumbai, head in Himalaya Posts: 2,665	Thanks all of you... Thank you joemondal, AndreasW, jyotipg... for the warm wishes. It seems to be some sort of good omen that I am being wished on the Auden's col thread... rather than the "Birthday thread"?? Here's to Auden's col then.... My friends of Pin Parvati trek are planning Kaali heni Pass--- BadaBanghaal---Thamsar Pass--- Billing this year.... Its not really very challenging but a beautiful trek.. I don't know whether I'll go or not...

Feb 22nd, 2006, 12:16	#16
joemondal Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 44	Hi Jyoti No mention. But, hey guys I didn't mean to discourage you. Honestly. I believe that if there is a good amount of snow deposition in the previous months, this trek is quite do-able. And there indeed has been such a precipitation in the last couple of seasons. cheers

Feb 24th, 2006, 13:28	#24
AndreasW Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 222	Oh, yes... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Avid! - All the best in mountains and plains! Hmmm, Himalayan citizenship... what should I do? Cheers AndreasW

Feb 24th, 2006, 15:01	#25
jyotipg Lives virtually on IM Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 445	Avid.. Wish you a very happy birthday... Joe, Thanks for posting the pics and keeping this thread alive.. Cheers, JP

Jun 11th, 2006, 13:04	#27
bohemraj Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 7	info on Lamkhaga Hi Joe, can you pass me some info on Lamkhaga? Am planning to cross it from Harshil around last week of August. Any kind of info will be helpful. I know that lots of trekkers from Bengal crossed it in recent times. Do you knowanyone of them whom I can contact personally? Cheers, Raj

Aug 18th, 2006, 17:54	#28
Voodo Child Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1	Hi I want to go to Kalindikahal in the first week of October ,Is it viable?Or is it better to go to Mayali Pass.I am deperats for info as i have to get my school to sanction leave I would be really glad if someone can guide me a bit. Thnx

Aug 18th, 2006, 18:21	#29
landoormama Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nepal Posts: 133	Bidyut Sarkar Hi Joe mondal , I read Bidyut Sarkar's article on his Trans Himalayn Exploits in a very Old Magazine and was very much impressed , he did it solo without a guide in the seventies . If you could do me a favour ! could you give me his email i.d I would want to write to him. Thanks for all your help . Cheers

Aug 19th, 2006, 11:01	#30
VSK Sharma Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pune,India Posts: 377	Auden's Col Hi everyone, The article by bose is good one but is from the otherside i.e. Kedarnath to Gangotri and reading it really makes one feel weak. Well no doubt it is a tough trek and requires crossing two high passes and walking on two heavily crevessed glaciers, but if the conditions are good one(propely covered) should not have problem crossing it. The main problem seems to be on the 04th day of moving out of Gangotri when getting down from Auden's col and traversing the kathaling glacier. I am going for this trek this Sep and plan to depart from Gangotri on 09/10 Sep.It seems to be a 10 day trek and we move out Kedarnath. hope we will be able to finish it. Bye

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