har-ki-doon snow trek in late december

hi all
we and some of my friends are preparing for a snow late winter trek into the himalayas in
har-ki-doon.the trip will be for 12 days from kolkata to
kolkata in the month of december
19th.kolkata(16.40 rajdhani)---------delhi
20thdelhi(10.00am)-----delhi(15.25 janshatabdi)----dehradoon(21.00)
21st:-(dehradoon-----sankri(jeep)
sankri---taluka(12km)(trek starts from here))
22nd:-taluka----seema
23rd:-seema---har-ki-doon
24th:-har-ki-doon-----resting day
25th:-hkd----seema(osla)
26th:-osla---taluka
27th:-taluka--sankri---dehradun---night train
28th:-delhi...(16.25pm)
29th:-kolkata.(10.00am)



this is our iternary if somebody wants to join he is most welcome

Sounds great! I have done this trek in summer through YHAI. Do share your pictures here after the trek, there would be so much snow!

Hi
I am planning to do HKD in winters, late december. I have gathered that we do not generally need to carry camping gear as there are rest houses en-route.
Will they be opened in winters?Can we be sure of accommodation by booking somehow so that we get along without carrying tents/sleeping bags?

Thanks!!

Hi Abhi,

I have the urge to jump-in.

1_ How much is the trek cost (approx is enuf ) ?

I have some back-ache problems (aged 31),so does the cost involves porters also ?

Sriram.B

@ Sriram: You are 3 years late , his original post is from 2008.

My questions are still open, anyone ?

Ooops..I meant you Araib instead of Abhi..when are you planning to go exactly ?

We are planning to leave on 23rd, we are a group of 8. Shouldnt cost much, around 5-6k Delhi to Delhi.

Araib - I am planning this in January 2012. From what i gather from posts on this site, Christmas time is rushed as it has become a popular time. One option is to book through GMVN (which someone said was not possible in off-season). Other option is to fix up a guide beforehand and ask him to get the caretaker to open the huts. My suggestion is check first with GMVN (23350481, 23326620) and then one of the guides (chandan rana, ramlal, chain singh rawat).

Thanks a lot!

Another question, do you have contact nos of any of the guides you mentioned?

Don't depend on the rest houses, of which I have had not so good experience. Once, even the one at Sankari was closed in June and I had to find the caretaker to open it up. He left quickly enough and I spent one of the most spooky and adventurous nights there

You must carry a sleeping bag even if you get in touch with a guide...it will at least serve a purpose of clean cover, if nothing else. Also, there are some home stays on the way too, but do not have any contact details.

Thanks Jitu.
I guess I will be taking tents and sleeping bags now. Dont want to take risk in December end.

All collected from IM posts - not spoken to any yet, so let me know your experience when done:
Chandan Rana / Ramlal - 9410532978 / 9411380818 (one is old)
Chain singh rawat - 9412918140
Manu (NMI trained) - 9412974218 / 9410383783

Thanks Rajat!

Dec end is what i am also looking for this trek... hope to see some of IMers during the trek