Kedartal curiosity

Hi,

In almost all the threads about kedartal I have read people warning about bitter cold.Is it unusually cold there? I mean there are certainly higher camping grounds (even Bagubasa)and proximity to peaks also can not be a reason.

Enlighten me!!

You can avoid the cold if you camp at Kedar kharak, I returned from there 2 weeks back and we camped at Kedar kharak.

Kedartal is hardly 3 hours trek from Kedar kharak.

Please give some tips, because we (only 2 persons) are going this october.
You suggest if we hire tents etc. from uttarkashi. We are from Kolkata.
What may be the charges of porter. Last yr we hv paid Rs.400 for Milam.

Hi Panda Kaushik,

This is Pintu from Sovabazar. We are also going to Kedartal in October. We are probably starting on 19th or 20th October. The team strength is 4-6. When u r starting?

We have planned to start on 24th or 25th. We have set our plan like this :-
Day 1 : Train from Kolkata
Day 2 : Reach & stay at Rishikesh
Day 3 : Reach & stay at Uttarkashi
Day 4 : Arrange for ration, porter etc. and then
reach & stay at Gangotri
Day 5 : Start trek, Reach & stay at Bhujkharak
Day 6 : Reach & stay at Kedarkharak
Day 7 : Reach & stay at Kedartaal
Day 8 : Visit nearby glaciers & stay at Kedartaal
Day 9 : Visit nearby glaciers & stay at Kedartaal (Optional)
Day10 : Trek back to Bhujkharak
Day11 : Trek back to Gangotri and then to Uttarkashi
Day12 : Reach Haridwar
Day13 : Catch train
Day14 : Reach Kolkata

You can suggest.

Hi PandaKausik & PintukrBanerjee,
Kedartal is not ideal for late october. I'm also planning for this trek. From my past experience about Gangotry region that Kedar Tal trek is idal from last week of sept. and upto 1st week of Octo.

http://www.flickr.com//photos/bhaskarmitra/sets/

How is the month of July feasible for Kedartaal and Jogin b.c?

Your plan is too lengthy as per our schedule. Accordingly to our schedule:-

Day 1(SHASHTHI):- Kolkata - Amritswar Express @ 12-30 p.m. from Kolkata station.
Day 2:- Saharanpur - Dehradun - Chamba.
Day 3:- Chamba - Uttarkashi - Gangotri(Arrangement of foodstuffs,porters,Trekking stuffs etc. to be done by our guide Mr. Kishan Singh Panwar)
Day 4:- Gangotri - Bhujkharag
Day 5:- Bhujkharag - Kedarkharag - Kedartal
Day 6:- Kedartal -Thalaysagar BC - Jogin ABC & Back to Kedartal
Day 7:- Buffer Day (Kept for Inclement Weather)
Day 8:- Straight back to Gangotri, if feasible upto Uttarkashi at night.
Day 9:- Uttarkashi - Haridwar & catch NDLS-DDN AC SFST EXP at 00-30 for Delhi.
Day 10:-Howrah Duranto Express at 13-00 p.m. from NDLS.
Day 11:-Arrive Kolkata at 06-00 a.m.

Something that you might wonder that we are finishing the trek in an Ussain Bolt manner as coming down to Uttarkshi from Kedartal in one day. But we usually do it in such manner. Once we reach our final destination then we start off for the return journey in such hasty manner.

Yes. I know it. But, firstly, we want to avail our puja holidays and from my past experience, I felt that weather starts deteriorating around Dewali, whether it is at the middle of september or october.
So we are determined.

Hi. we are two people planning for kedartal in oct2012. we have two train ticktes extra in our hand on 18th oct.we have already booked our guide-kishan singh panwar,porter, ration,tent, sleeping bag all.so anyone wats to join plz feel free to contact at 9830846776/8981856044 or u can mail me at saikatrd@yahoo.com

our ittenary:
18th boarding on train
19th-haridwar
20th-drive to uttarkashi
21th- drive to gangotri-last packing
22th-bhujkharak
23th-kedarkharak
24th kedartaal
25th-back
26th- gangotri
27th- drive to haridwar-boardinh on train at midnight.

Sorry ! Extremely very sorry that we cannot be able to start before 23.10.12 due to some unavoidable reasons. Hopefully we will meet at Gangotri on 26/10/12. In that case we can take your guide porters. How much are they taking ?

pandakausik : Guide : 800 and porter : 500.00
i think this is too much, i just came back from roopkund, they charged 700 and 350. let see.

here's the link to some pictures of our kedartal trek :
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...3&l=eb1968a48e

Hello Mr vasker,
We four people are also going to Kedar Tal this Oct'12Our iteranery is as follows:-
29.09.12 Boarding Kumbh Express from Howrah
30.09.12 Haridwar-Rishikesh
1.10.12 Uttarkashi
2.10.12 Gangotri
3.10.12 Bhugkharak
4.10.12 Kedarkharak
5.10.12 Kedar Tal
6.10.12 Kedar Tal--Jogin BC--Bhugkharak
7.10.12 Uttarkashi
8.10.12 Haridwar
9.10.12 Reserve Day
10.10.12 Rajdhani from New Delhi
11.10.12 Kolkata

You can share your shedule if you like.
Regards.
I would like to request the Members of this Forum to comment on my schedule as well as the probable weather condition at that time of the year.
Thanks in anticipation

wanderlast,

I think you are starting too late. We have been told by many people that we may face bad weather/snowfall. We ar starting on 23rd October.