Goecha Trek 27th OCT - 7th NOV 2011, Partners welcomed

Hi,

I am pondering on working out a plan to do Goecha La + Kanchunjunga Base Camp Trek starting from 27 Oct, New Delhi, will be a 10-12 days trek. Looking for itinerary help as well as seeking trek partners.

Will be posting my tenative itinerary and travel plan. I am in touch with guide and its team in Yuksom.


27 Oct - Leave from New Delhi - Rajdahani Express
28 Oct - Arrive New JalpaiGuri, leave for Yuksom via taxi (shared)
29 Oct - Yuksom - Tsohka -18km Trek (can be split in two days too)
30 Oct - Tsohka - Dzongri - 9km Trek
31 Oct - Dzongri - Chaurigang - 12km
1st Nov - Chaurigang - Bikbari - Dzongri- 16km
2nd Nov - Dzongri relax
3rd Nov - Dzongri - Thangsing - 8Km
4th Nov - Thangsing - Lamune or Zematang
5th Nov - Lamune/Zemantang - Goecha la pass - Lamune, whether permits and stamina works we can do Goecha to yangitar
6th Nov - Laumne - Kokchurung
7th Nov - Kokchurung - Toshka
8th Nov - Toshka - Yuksom (again can be done in 2 days)
9th Nov - Yuksom - New Jalpai Guri
10th Nov - New Delhi


Ideally i will return on 12th Nov to Delhi given its Saturday.

This is very tentative, can be improved for sure.
I am looking at 600-800rs per day from Yuksom to Yuksom

Larger the group lower can be the be the cost

Trek route map

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Hi, I am Dipankar from Kolkata, I am interested.Let me know more detail (like how many people in team or an thing you like to share ).You can write me cybermen01@gmail.com also.

Hi Dipankar,

Currently its just me, trying to build up a team so that it can be fun, tentative itinerary is already posted, feel free to ask questions so that i can answer accordingly.

Hi Viny,Thank for your early reply, I am positive,can be a team member, Your Itinerary and date are ok for me.Keep informing as your plan going on.

Great to have you, most welcome
Feel free to spread the word among your friends, if they could join it would be fun to go around

Hi Viny,

I am due to hike up there with a friend in the first week of October. If for any reason, we don't go then, I might join you. I will keep a tab on the thread. I am a localite here in Siliguri, so will be glad to help.

Regards,

hey Johy99,

Thanks for extending your hands, i am sure either way you will be very resourceful to us
Do share you travel plan, guide details etc.

I specifically didnt took Oct 1st and 2nd week, as i was told this is the rush period, as durga puja leaves etc push out a lot of tourists in to this region leading to unwanted high prices and lack of services, so post diwali was given as best time to start with.

Wish a you a very happy trekking Lets keep in touch with.

yes viny you are right, we should avoid Oct 1st & 2nd week. I already told one of my friend (to whome I meet in mike india and last year we six all are from mike india finish Ladakh trip)and he is also interested.

Cool would be fun to have good team up there
Also, I am trying to figure out if HMI base camp (Chaurigang) is considered as Kanchenjunga basecamp or not, there is no clarity on this. I will talk to the guide there to have some clarity. Feel free to discuss any thing that comes in mind in regard to trek, like equipments, itinerary, weather, activity etc.

I did checked out trek on google earth, it looks good

I also found that Green Lake trek also leads to Mount Kanchenjunga base camp, which is in zemu glacier valley. http://himalayan_journeys.tripod.com/SKTRK-151.htm

But few also call the HMI base camp as Kanchenjunga base camp, which lies at chaurichang, planed to cover on 31stoct.

And every Goecha la planner should visit http://www.panoramio.com/user/137404...ha%20la%20trek

Trekker covered photographs of almost entire trek, so we can virtually explore the same. Try this on google earth.

Thanks for the updates Cybermen and Viny. Problem is I have a trekking partner who has very little flexibility with time. Still, we are seeing if we can go a bit later. Will lay out details once they are finalized.

Glad to see that you are keeping in touch with, kindly share your email address, so that I/We can be in touch with you, I am sure you could be a great help to us, when we arrive EAST

Hi Viny,
Your itinerary looks okay. Makes sense to spend two nights camping at Lamuney. It is a lovely and scenic place. Look out for blue sheep which frequent the area. There are foxes too but I didn't see them. Lamuney is the last site permitted by the Park for camping. Chemathang/Zemathang is some 2-3 hours further up from Lamuney and camping is no longer permitted there.

Yeah. The HMI training camp is mistaken for the Kanchenjunga base camp, which is actually in Nepal since (I think) one is not permitted to climb the mountain from the Indian side due to religious/cultural beliefs.