Roopkund after Milam Glacier

Originally Posted by devleenas

Hi ,

Hi,
You want first of training from N.I.M. Uttarkashi or another Institute to cross Ronti Saadle it is a Expedition & if you cross Ronti saddle then reach inj aother vally so you take route like Loherjang-dedna-bedni-bhaguapassa-homekund-bhaguapassa(Patalnauchoni)-bedni-wan-Loherganj
First of all you may plan properly because if you had same in Milam Glacier then you had don Nanda Devi East base camp.
Roopkund is the easy trek not tough but you need more extra days because weather suddenly change cause of trishul peak & One mre thing is acclimitizatin Greetings to all IM’ers
Well, I (in a group of 4) have done Milam Glacier this year June and it was my very first serious trekking experience .
I have been planning for my next trek since then and its time I need some advice
Do I qualify for trekking in Roopkund ??
I was initially interested in the same but then after reading posts on Roopkund where they speak of crossing over to Ronty Saddle I felt I should reserve Roopkund for the future when I will be experienced enough to go beyond hemkund

It will be great if anyone can suggest us treks that can be completed in 2 weeks time next year in the months of May-Sep .

Originally Posted by devleenas

Hi Rolling,
Looking at all the places you went so far, Milam Glacier will be an easy trek for you..
We were a group of 6 , 3 of us , 1 guide and 2 porters . We didnt carry much food other than maggie and soup.People usually do carry food on mules .
Started from Munisiyari , that reminds me ,get your permits done , either get it done before you arrive ( your guide can manage it ) or reserve a week day to get it done . During weekends the regsiter office stays closed and it’s a lot of trouble to get it arranged .

1st Day : Munisiyari – Lilam (4 hrs) :
Our first halt was Lilam , started from Munisiyari around 1.30 after lunch and reached Lilam by 5. It a easy walk to Lilam. In Lilam you will find pwd guest houses and even a kitchen very near to where you will stay .
2nd Day : Lilam to Bogdiyar (6-7 hrs):
Started from Lilam around 5 in the morning and reached rargari (rail gari) by lunch. had lunch there and set out for Bogdiyaar .Upto Bogdiyaar the stretch is fairly good . No steep ascents, covered greeny track and you will even find a hot water (the sun warms it) hole to have a refreshing soak.
3rd day : Bogdiyaar to Rilkot ( 6 hrs) :
From Bogdiyaar you will have to ascent a steep climb to reach Nahardevi . Beyond Nahardevi there are series of 5-6 big glacier that you will need to cross. It depends on which time of the year you are going to Milam . If its in September I believe you will go much down the valley and cross a snow bridge .Be very careful with the kind of shoes you wear while crossing glacier . At places its very slippery and a false step can throw you right into Gori Ganga . I was confident of my Nike shoes but it ditched me big time .Had to grope on a stick and also holding on to one of our porter Inderkumar I somehow managed to cross the slippery edge .Todays halt was at a place called Rilkot .The route was damaged and broken by rain at some places and it was quite a tiring day . At Rilkot you will again find a place where you can have roti and sabji and also eggs . Rilkot is the last place where we got eggs , else the usual diet is roti , chawal , dal and some kind of curry .


4th Day : Rilkot to Martoli (3 hrs)
From Rilkot we headed towards Martoli. This is again an easy track except for the initial climb from the Rilkot valley. Martoli is the most beautiful place in this entire route . We loved it completely . The weather turned excellent and its was fiercely windy. In Martoli we planned to park for the day . We had rooms to stay but since we didnt use the tent for this long in the journey , we decided to stay in tents .
There is a Nanda Devi temple in Martloli , a very beautiful place and you will get fascinating views of Nanda Devi ranges , Martoli peak and also Bridge Ganga Pass. Martoli provided an excellent rest day and also we had a nice camp fire at night with bhoj patra wood .

5th Day : Martoli to Burphu to Milam ( 4 hrs)
Next day we set out quite late in the morning but we reached Milam via Burphu within 3 in the evening . The stretch going down from Martoli is badly broken but after that the route is a much broader track .We had lunch at Burphu . On the way you will get views of Nanda Devi and Trishul from a place called bilju.
Reached Milam by 3.30 and headed for the ITBP camp.In Milam you will have to hand over your cameras to the ITPB post and also show your permits .Milam is a nice place with rows of deserted houses and we walked up to the Milam Village for supper .Our guide knew a guy there who had just returned from a hunt in the upper tracks of the glaciers sorrunding Milam Village. He went to collect what he named “Kira Grass” , one end of it is grass like and the other end resembles a dead worm. Till date I dint know what it actually is. Tried googling it but didn’t get much help. According to Kushal (the guy) Tibetans buy them at exorbitant prices.
Milam to Milam Glacier is a 3 -4 hours walk .You will find various coloured rocks . There is supposed to be a trail going beyond the glacier snout which we didnt find .
We had only 8 days in hand and we missed NDEBC badly . Well even if you are strained on time I will suggest you first visit NDEBC and then Milam Glacier .
The return journey is almost the same .That very day after visiting Milam Glacier we went straight to Rilkot. It was a long route and when we reached Rilkot it was almost dark. The following day we travelled from Rilkot to raragri and halted there. From Raragri the last leg of the journey was upto Munisiyari.The last 4-5 kms of the stretch is bad.The road is very steep though its a concrete path but with last few drops of energy left its an extremely difficult walk.

You actually made me write my travel log . Was kind of very lazy to do it . Hope this helps you. A browse through India Mike will help you find much much well written and detailed logs and also with maps attached.Try finding a log by Jeroen .
All the best for you journey .

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