Seeking partners for Pin Parvati Pass trek

lakshit · Jul 14th, 2006, 11:29

Hi everybody,
I have planned a trek to the Pin Parvati Pass and Bhabha pass coming September and would invite anyone who is interested to join me. Currently, there are three of us, and more people are welcome. The detailed itinerary is as follows :

2nd September : Meet in Delhi in Afternoon and take bus for Bhunter(500 kms, 13 hrs) Drive from New Delhi to Bhunter by luxury coach. We should preferable take a proper volvo bus becoz we are immediately starting the trek. Spend the night at a hotel in Bhunter for few hours.

3rd Sep:Bhunter - manikaran - barsheni(by bus) - Khirganga(trek) We should expect our porters and guides to meet us in Barsheni.
Barsheni -Khir Ganga (4 -5 hrs) (Open ground)The trek through the forest to Khir Ganga (2920 Mts.) is a pleasant walk except for one short steep climb in between. Khir Ganga is a Holy place with a hot water spring, small temple of Lord Shiva and a bathing tank. This is the last chance to take a hot water bath on the trek.
4th Sep: Khir Ganga-TundaBhoj (4-5 hrs) The trail is still within the limit of pine trees and is heavily wooded on this section also. TundaBhoj (3400 Mts.) is the upper limit for the pine forests and now on there is an abundance of Bhoj ( Birch) trees. Camp in a green meadow. Pass
through beautiful grazing grounds of Mandror and Nihara on the way.
5th Sep: TundaBhoj- Thakur Kuan (4-5 hrs) This is the first challenging day on the trek. The round is rocky for around 2 kms and have a somewhat tricky and risky slab to cross. The trail is steep and hard in some sections close to Thakur Kuan (3400 Mts.). This area falls within the Kanawer Wildlife Sanctuary and one may encounter small
Himalayan Brown Bears at lower elevations and Wild Sheep or the Snow Leopard at higher altitudes. Towards south is a beautiful peak Kullu Eiger (5664)
6th Sep: Thakur Kuan- Odi thach (5-6 hours)
7th Sep: Odi Thach -Mantalai Lake ( 6-7 hrs)Trek through flower speckled meadows to ysterious Mantalai Lake. There are some very unusual rock bridges on the way to Mantalai and there is an abundance of quartz and semi precious gems around here. Taking rock souvenirs from here is strongly discouraged.
8th Sep (Full Moon) : An extra day. Acclimatisation/RESERVE/REST Rest at Mantalai Lake
9th Sep : Mantalai Lake-Base Camp (6-7 hrs) The trekking is challenging, over a glacier and loose scree slopes. There is a beautiful grassy camp (4500 Mts. approx.) at the base of the Pass.
10th Sep: Base Camp-Pin Parvati Pass-Camp (5-6 hrs) The approach to the Pass is over a crevassed snowfield and all precaution is necessary on this section. Everybody is roped up as the crevasses may not be easily visible. After the pass descend over a steep scree slope to reach the first camp site in the Pin Valley (4500 Mts.)
11th Sep: Camp to ChingPut Maidan. Cross the river and reach base of bhaba pass.
12th Sep: Cross bhaba pass and camp at other side at Furtingson.. this is the beautoful campsite as good as switzerland that was mentioned by Avid.
13th Sep: Rest.. Chill out.. fart and relax.. We have been spending money, time and drilling out ourselves just for some beautiful location.
14th Sep: Trek to muling ( 5- 6 hours).. or to the roadhead at Kafnu (another 3 -4 hours).
15 sep: Kafnu - Sarahan : Take a jeep to Sarahan (85 kms. 3-4 hours) . Take a bus from Sarahan to Shimla same day (190 kms) or on the next day..
16th Sep (Friday): Reach Delhi.. those who want to stay back for a few days can rest at Sangla valley.

Anyone interested can reply to this post or mail me at : lakshitseth@yahoo.com

Cheers
Lakshit

AvidTrekker · Jul 14th, 2006, 23:42

Hi Lakshit!

Glad to see you are making good progress...

May I [?] suggest a few tweaks as per my experience last year...

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Originally Posted by lakshit

5th Sep: TundaBhoj- Thakur Kuan (4-5 hrs) This is the first challenging day on the trek. The round is rocky for around 2 kms and have a somewhat tricky and risky slab to cross. The trail is steep and hard in some sections close to Thakur Kuan (3400 Mts.). This area falls within the Kanawer Wildlife Sanctuary and one may encounter small Himalayan Brown Bears at lower elevations and Wild Sheep or the Snow Leopard at higher altitudes. Towards south is a beautiful peak Kullu Eiger (5664)

6th Sep: Thakur Kuan- Odi thach (5-6 hours)

5th Sept... Tunda Bhuj to Thakur Kuan to TAUTII Thach.

Tauti Thach ia one hour ahead and more beautiful site. Tunda Bhuj to Thakur Kuan will take only three hours. If you cross over to the true right bank of the Parvati from TundaBhuj, its a liesurely walk without the rock slab. Cross back at Thakur Kuan on the steel cable Jhoolaa [see my photos of the crossing] and proceed to Tautii Thach. My guide did not choose it coz it had "no firewood"

6th Sept Tautii Thach to Odi Thach

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8th Sep (Full Moon) : An extra day. Acclimatisation/RESERVE/REST Rest at Mantalai Lake

Good scheduling. Perfect day for acclimatization & rest.

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9th Sep : Mantalai Lake-Base Camp (6-7 hrs) The trekking is challenging, over a glacier and loose scree slopes. There is a beautiful grassy camp (4500 Mts. approx.) at the base of the Pass.

Sorry to be the party pooper... there is NO grass... only moraine and scree and black stones. Which is why one should NOT schedule this as the "rest day camp"

While descending from the Pass, stick to the true left bank of the Glacier... we were in trouble coz we took the "true right".

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11th Sep: Camp to ChingPut Maidan. Cross the river and reach base of bhaba pass.

All the best of luck with crossing the river. There are TWO crossings at Ching Put maidan .... before you reach Bhabha Pass base. The two rivers are around 30 feet wide and 10 feet deep. To avoid TWO crossings, walk some 100 metres ahead at the sangam of the two rivers and then you will have to cross only one river. If possible, video shoot the crossing.... I could not do it... at least I'll enjoy your video...

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12th Sep: Cross bhaba pass and camp at other side at Furtingson.. this is the beautoful campsite as good as switzerland that was mentioned by Avid.

The name is Fushtirang.

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14th Sep: Trek to muling ( 5- 6 hours).. or to the roadhead at Kafnu (another 3 -4 hours).

Fushtirang to Kafnu will take the entire day's trekking nearly nine hours... so break it up at Mulling

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15 sep: Kafnu - Sarahan :

Mulling to Kafnu and jeep drive to Sarahan. Don't forget to eat the apples off the orchards at Kafnu.

All the best of luck!! I am interested in your river crossing video... if you can manage it.

lakshit · Jul 15th, 2006, 11:28

Thanks Maunish for the valuable info. And regarding the video, u just don't worry. I'll send u the full video of our trek once we are back.

Cheers
Lakshit

himadventures · Jul 15th, 2006, 23:05

We are leaving for PIN PARVATI on August 26th and I hope that we will be able to shoot somenice images and video too.

There is group of friends from PUNE and RAILWAYS....
Looking forward to it-I myself wish to do this.

AvidTrekker · Jul 17th, 2006, 22:16

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Originally Posted by lakshit

And regarding the video, u just don't worry. I'll send u the full video of our trek once we are back.

Cheers
Lakshit

Worried? Slightly.

Any previous experience at crossing a raging Himalayan torrent?

Will you be carrying inflatable life jackets? Have you assessed your own capability with pragmatism? Or is it just a spirit of gung ho and extreme optimism?

himadventures · Jul 18th, 2006, 21:33

Ya- many time we crossed rivers while climbing or trekking. In this expedition-there are mountaineers and trekkers with good experience of being in mountains-although I am not that experienced but stillconfident that we can easily handle river crossing.

Thanks...but life jackets? no no...i am sure we can handle this.

realmacoy · Aug 7th, 2006, 13:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by lakshit

Hi everybody,
I have planned a trek to the Pin Parvati Pass and Bhabha pass coming September and would invite anyone who is interested to join me. Currently, there are three of us, and more people are welcome. The detailed itinerary is as follows :

2nd September : Meet in Delhi in Afternoon and take bus for Bhunter(500 kms, 13 hrs) Drive from New Delhi to Bhunter by luxury coach. We should preferable take a proper volvo bus becoz we are immediately starting the trek. Spend the night at a hotel in Bhunter for few hours.

3rd Sep:Bhunter - manikaran - barsheni(by bus) - Khirganga(trek) We should expect our porters and guides to meet us in Barsheni.
Barsheni -Khir Ganga (4 -5 hrs) (Open ground)The trek through the forest to Khir Ganga (2920 Mts.) is a pleasant walk except for one short steep climb in between. Khir Ganga is a Holy place with a hot water spring, small temple of Lord Shiva and a bathing tank. This is the last chance to take a hot water bath on the trek.
4th Sep: Khir Ganga-TundaBhoj (4-5 hrs) The trail is still within the limit of pine trees and is heavily wooded on this section also. TundaBhoj (3400 Mts.) is the upper limit for the pine forests and now on there is an abundance of Bhoj ( Birch) trees. Camp in a green meadow. Pass
through beautiful grazing grounds of Mandror and Nihara on the way.
5th Sep: TundaBhoj- Thakur Kuan (4-5 hrs) This is the first challenging day on the trek. The round is rocky for around 2 kms and have a somewhat tricky and risky slab to cross. The trail is steep and hard in some sections close to Thakur Kuan (3400 Mts.). This area falls within the Kanawer Wildlife Sanctuary and one may encounter small
Himalayan Brown Bears at lower elevations and Wild Sheep or the Snow Leopard at higher altitudes. Towards south is a beautiful peak Kullu Eiger (5664)
6th Sep: Thakur Kuan- Odi thach (5-6 hours)
7th Sep: Odi Thach -Mantalai Lake ( 6-7 hrs)Trek through flower speckled meadows to ysterious Mantalai Lake. There are some very unusual rock bridges on the way to Mantalai and there is an abundance of quartz and semi precious gems around here. Taking rock souvenirs from here is strongly discouraged.
8th Sep (Full Moon) : An extra day. Acclimatisation/RESERVE/REST Rest at Mantalai Lake
9th Sep : Mantalai Lake-Base Camp (6-7 hrs) The trekking is challenging, over a glacier and loose scree slopes. There is a beautiful grassy camp (4500 Mts. approx.) at the base of the Pass.
10th Sep: Base Camp-Pin Parvati Pass-Camp (5-6 hrs) The approach to the Pass is over a crevassed snowfield and all precaution is necessary on this section. Everybody is roped up as the crevasses may not be easily visible. After the pass descend over a steep scree slope to reach the first camp site in the Pin Valley (4500 Mts.)
11th Sep: Camp to ChingPut Maidan. Cross the river and reach base of bhaba pass.
12th Sep: Cross bhaba pass and camp at other side at Furtingson.. this is the beautoful campsite as good as switzerland that was mentioned by Avid.
13th Sep: Rest.. Chill out.. fart and relax.. We have been spending money, time and drilling out ourselves just for some beautiful location.
14th Sep: Trek to muling ( 5- 6 hours).. or to the roadhead at Kafnu (another 3 -4 hours).
15 sep: Kafnu - Sarahan : Take a jeep to Sarahan (85 kms. 3-4 hours) . Take a bus from Sarahan to Shimla same day (190 kms) or on the next day..
16th Sep (Friday): Reach Delhi.. those who want to stay back for a few days can rest at Sangla valley.

Anyone interested can reply to this post or mail me at : lakshitseth@yahoo.com

Cheers
Lakshit

hi lakshit,
i am ajay from delhi and had recently done the Pindari Glacier trek . I love to travel and would really appreciate if u could include me in this trek plan of urs.I am physically fit and i assure u i would be a bonus to the team...i am easy going and a very peaceful person.....
hoping for a positively reply my e-mail is ajaysahrawat@hotmail.com

jyotipg · Aug 11th, 2006, 23:55

Hi Ajay,

We have no problems accomodating you.
We are team of four persons now.
The dates are frozen and not liable to change. We may or may not do the Bhawa pass depending on the weather and road conditions.
You can contact me at 09844697025 or Lakshit at 09813047276.

Cheers,
JP

Jul 14th, 2006, 11:29	#1
lakshit Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hisar (Haryana) Posts: 38	Seeking partners for Pin Parvati Pass trek Hi everybody, I have planned a trek to the Pin Parvati Pass and Bhabha pass coming September and would invite anyone who is interested to join me. Currently, there are three of us, and more people are welcome. The detailed itinerary is as follows : 2nd September : Meet in Delhi in Afternoon and take bus for Bhunter(500 kms, 13 hrs) Drive from New Delhi to Bhunter by luxury coach. We should preferable take a proper volvo bus becoz we are immediately starting the trek. Spend the night at a hotel in Bhunter for few hours. 3rd Sep:Bhunter - manikaran - barsheni(by bus) - Khirganga(trek) We should expect our porters and guides to meet us in Barsheni. Barsheni -Khir Ganga (4 -5 hrs) (Open ground)The trek through the forest to Khir Ganga (2920 Mts.) is a pleasant walk except for one short steep climb in between. Khir Ganga is a Holy place with a hot water spring, small temple of Lord Shiva and a bathing tank. This is the last chance to take a hot water bath on the trek. 4th Sep: Khir Ganga-TundaBhoj (4-5 hrs) The trail is still within the limit of pine trees and is heavily wooded on this section also. TundaBhoj (3400 Mts.) is the upper limit for the pine forests and now on there is an abundance of Bhoj ( Birch) trees. Camp in a green meadow. Pass through beautiful grazing grounds of Mandror and Nihara on the way. 5th Sep: TundaBhoj- Thakur Kuan (4-5 hrs) This is the first challenging day on the trek. The round is rocky for around 2 kms and have a somewhat tricky and risky slab to cross. The trail is steep and hard in some sections close to Thakur Kuan (3400 Mts.). This area falls within the Kanawer Wildlife Sanctuary and one may encounter small Himalayan Brown Bears at lower elevations and Wild Sheep or the Snow Leopard at higher altitudes. Towards south is a beautiful peak Kullu Eiger (5664) 6th Sep: Thakur Kuan- Odi thach (5-6 hours) 7th Sep: Odi Thach -Mantalai Lake ( 6-7 hrs)Trek through flower speckled meadows to ysterious Mantalai Lake. There are some very unusual rock bridges on the way to Mantalai and there is an abundance of quartz and semi precious gems around here. Taking rock souvenirs from here is strongly discouraged. 8th Sep (Full Moon) : An extra day. Acclimatisation/RESERVE/REST Rest at Mantalai Lake 9th Sep : Mantalai Lake-Base Camp (6-7 hrs) The trekking is challenging, over a glacier and loose scree slopes. There is a beautiful grassy camp (4500 Mts. approx.) at the base of the Pass. 10th Sep: Base Camp-Pin Parvati Pass-Camp (5-6 hrs) The approach to the Pass is over a crevassed snowfield and all precaution is necessary on this section. Everybody is roped up as the crevasses may not be easily visible. After the pass descend over a steep scree slope to reach the first camp site in the Pin Valley (4500 Mts.) 11th Sep: Camp to ChingPut Maidan. Cross the river and reach base of bhaba pass. 12th Sep: Cross bhaba pass and camp at other side at Furtingson.. this is the beautoful campsite as good as switzerland that was mentioned by Avid. 13th Sep: Rest.. Chill out.. fart and relax.. We have been spending money, time and drilling out ourselves just for some beautiful location. 14th Sep: Trek to muling ( 5- 6 hours).. or to the roadhead at Kafnu (another 3 -4 hours). 15 sep: Kafnu - Sarahan : Take a jeep to Sarahan (85 kms. 3-4 hours) . Take a bus from Sarahan to Shimla same day (190 kms) or on the next day.. 16th Sep (Friday): Reach Delhi.. those who want to stay back for a few days can rest at Sangla valley. Anyone interested can reply to this post or mail me at : lakshitseth@yahoo.com Cheers Lakshit

Jul 18th, 2006, 21:33	#6
himadventures Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: India Posts: 1,069	Pin Parvati Ya- many time we crossed rivers while climbing or trekking. In this expedition-there are mountaineers and trekkers with good experience of being in mountains-although I am not that experienced but stillconfident that we can easily handle river crossing. Thanks...but life jackets? no no...i am sure we can handle this.

Aug 11th, 2006, 23:55	#8
jyotipg Lives virtually on IM Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 469	Hi Ajay, We have no problems accomodating you. We are team of four persons now. The dates are frozen and not liable to change. We may or may not do the Bhawa pass depending on the weather and road conditions. You can contact me at 09844697025 or Lakshit at 09813047276. Cheers, JP __________________ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/himalaya_trekkers/

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