Roopkund Homkund Trek Advice

Thanx Arjun
for the valuable information. You have answered all my queries.

Regarding the time frame...its quite kind of fixed. We'll try to prepone...but less chances.... What do you say? Is it totally impossible to trek till roopkund during that time?

hello sumitsaha,
i am saikat from chandannagar also planning for roopkund at the same time. may i join with you. i have a detailed information for this trek but i am alone.would u join me???

hello sumitsaha,
i am saikat from chandannagar also planning for roopkund at the same time. may i join with you. i have a detailed information for this trek but i am alone.would u join me???

Hi Saikat,
I can team up with you for the trek to Satopanth. I am planning to do it around 3rd week of Sept. Please send me your phone no. through PM for further planning.

Hi Samit, your planning is good,Since you will be there in october expect some snowfall.I wld suggest stay at gwaldam b'coz you will get rations easily there next day go for lohajang and start trek.You can contact a guide (Harish Singh Bisht-09410480975)very good and reliable person.Also keep day or two reserve.

Friends,

I am planning to do the roopkund trek in Sep. I donot have any company if anyone is willing to join me please buzz me on +91-9663396422 or drop me a note on girish.gopalarao@gmail.com.
I have the details worked out and my dates are flexible. Preferably from Sep 15 - Sep 25. I guess this is a better time rather than later in Sep

Cheers
Girish

You can join the trek from Himalaya Trekkers in mid september.

Hi Friends,
We three friends are planning for a trip to Ronti Saddle and beyond on 24th September. We will reach Loharjung on 26th and proceed forward on the next day. If everything supports us we will reach Ronti probably on 1st October. From there we will try to turn left and reach Sapta Kund just below Nandaghunti. According to the guide we have contacted, the route is virgin and couple of years back he had tried this route with a team from Kolkata. But due to some technical problem they had to return on the second day. This year we will try to find the route to Sapta kund with him. As far as the satellite map is concerned it may take 3 - 4 days to reach Sapta Kund from Ronti. If we are able to find the route to Ronti we will stay there for a day and then return to Sutol by the conventional route.

We three friends are planning for a trip to Ronti Saddle and beyond on 24th September. We will reach Loharjung on 26th and proceed forward on the next day. If everything supports us we will reach Ronti probably on 1st October. From there we will try to turn left and reach Sapta Kund just below Nandaghunti. According to the guide we have contacted, the route is virgin and couple of years back he had tried this route with a team from Kolkata. But due to some technical problem they had to return on the second day. This year we will try to find the route to Sapta kund with him. As far as the satellite map is concerned it may take 3 - 4 days to reach Sapta Kund from Ronti. If we are able to find the route to Ronti we will stay there for a day and then return to Sutol by the conventional route.

Partha, wonderful plans you have made, but pls dont take mountains for granted. prepare well and have a nice experienced guide. and i assume that you have previous trek experience of staying above 4K mtrs

Hi Friend,

We 3 are planning to go to Ronti Saddle and beyond on 24th of September. We will start our actual trek from Loharjung on the 27th. We probably will reach Ronti on the 1st October provided everything support us. From Ronti we will turn left towards Sapta Kund, at the foothills of Nandaghunti. The route is probably virgin.

I an sending you some write ups and pictures of this region.

Wishing you a successful trek.

With love.

Partha Dasgupta

Hi,
I'm mailing you some more pics of this region.
Partha

Hi,

We 3 are planning for a trip to Ronti and beyond on the 24th of September. Our actual trek will start on the 27th from Lohajung. After reaching Ronti we will turn left and try to reach Sapta Kund which is at the foothills of Nandaghunti. This is probably a virgin route.

As you are also going in the same rout and almost at the same time I want to share ideas with you in this regard.

Thanks.

Partha Dasgupta
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Dear Friend,
The route you have mentioned is simply superb. We had been to this long back, in 89 and getting a bit nostalgic. From Baguabasa we turned left and walked along a ridge and reached Kanol. From Kanol we went to Ramni and then to Sutol. Then we trekked through Pana, Jhni Jhni, Chechni Vinayak Pass, Shartoli, Dakwani and Kuari Pass. As it was a trek completed quite a few years back the name of the villages may not in in proper sequence. But the entire route is really enjoyable. Never it rose above 12,000 ft except the Pass.
Partha Dasgupta

Hi frnds ! we four friends are planning to trek roopkoond homkoond in may this year 2012....please help us with a few vital information....we are at a loss...

1. Is there any bus service from haldwani to lohajung ? do we need to break the journey ?
2. What is the approximate bus fare from haldwani to Lohajung??

3. Can we purchase ration and kerosene from Lohajung? Is these available??

4. What is approx dormitory charges in Lohajung?

5. How frequent is the return transport to kathgodam from Lohajung? Do we need to break the journey?

6. What is the average guide and porter charge per day?

7. can u please suggest a guide and his mobile number ?
Please help. Thanks in advance.