Milam Glacier Trek - Inputs welcome !

trinity

Hi all ,
I am slated to do the Milam Glacier trek starting 11th May . There has recently been some news of bad weather in the higher reaches . I have these questions :

a. What sort of weather can I generally expect from 11th-20th ?
b. There is a guy telling me that the PWD hasn't cleared the path all the way to Milam as yet . Does the path need to be cleared every year ?
c. Is it too early in the season to be doing this trek ?
d. Are there going to be any 'dhabas' along the way ? Or do we need to carry ration and a cook with us ?
e. Is there any place where we can find snow ? lots of it ?

I have trekked before in the Himalayas , but I am having a couple of rookies with me this time..please come forth with whatever info you all guys can on this..

kaushiks

Always do a search. You will get almost anything.

Check out the report by Jeroen. It is complete.
The Milam glacier teahouse trek - the details

I was there in December and I can tell you, it would take a quiet bit of work to clear the road. I really doubt you will get the permit. If you get the permit then it means everything is in order and you don't need to worry.

himalayaputra

Greetings from Garhwal Himalayas !!

Weather still is not very good . I doubt You can do this trek in May month.

TREKorDIE

Hi everyone,
planning to go to Milam Glacier in 1st week of April. I want informations about weather at that time and also about the route.

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ananda2193

The trekfrom Munsyari to Milam Glacier is 54 km. "HERE IS A SOME INFO I AM READING FROM A TRAVEL BROCHURE I GOT WHEN I WAS THERE!"
The base for Milam is Munsyari (2290m). Not only does a trek to Milam entail obtaining a permit but the arrangements for hiring porters/mules and buying provisions have to be made by trekkers themselves. And Munsyari is the ideal place for it.
Depart early for the village of Darkote (2 km.). Proceed further down the valley of Gori Ganga, the river which originate's from Milam glacier. Call a halt for the night at Lilam village. The second day's leg involves a gradual climb up to Bugdiar (2450 m) on the bank of Gori Ganga. Walk next day along the course of Gori Ganga to conclude at Rilkote (3200 m).
The gradual ascending track from Rilkote to Milam village (3434 m) allows one to relax. On the final day, depart early for the glacier and return to the village for lunch and night stay.Accomodation is available at every stop enroute to Milam.

I did the Pindari glacier trek in mid April ,1998 and it was not possible to reach the glacier as it was still snowbound. A guy from England I met had crampons and icepick, but he turned around because he said it was too dangerous. And Pindari is 400 meters lower than Milam. So I don't think you can make it all the way there at that time of year!
Here's a good site for the info you will need though
www.kmvn.org

TREKorDIE

Thanks Ananda,
I have already checked the KMVN site but it does not provide any information about the weather at that period of time.
However, ur iformation is heartbreaking.
R u sure that the situation is the same every year?

vistet

There is a previous thread with a lot of useful information, do a search on milam in title of thread.

TREKorDIE

thanks vistet
i hav checked that...............season mentioned everywhere is May/June & Sept/Oct.
i want to know if it is possible in 1st/2nd week of April or not.

MeCasa

Appreciate the skiing link, here's some links that say mid April is the best time of year for Milam, since you want to go early, my guess is that it depends on that particular spring

Milam Glacier

Good luck

gs_uppal

See this link where Jeroen has beautifully described the trek to Milam Glacier

The Milam glacier teahouse trek - the details

TREKorDIE

thnx mecasa,
checked the link u gave.
now, we can plan to go in mid April




thnx uppal
i hav already read the post by Jeroen. It is splendid