| Trekking and Mountaineering in India - Hiking the hills or going on a walkabout. |
| View Poll Results: Should one go for Solo Treks...? | |||
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2 | 8.70% |
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14 | 60.87% |
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2 | 8.70% |
| Avoidable... |
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2 | 8.70% |
| Definitely No...! |
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3 | 13.04% |
| Don't Know... |
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0 | 0% |
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: noida
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The Solo Trek of a Lifetime...!
Editor's Note. This post has been promoted to the Articles section. You can read it in its entirety here:
Caught in a Flash Flood in McLeod Ganj - A life and death experience Last edited by nadreg : Oct 9th, 2008 at 08:27. |
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JIMCORBET GAL
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i am speachless,thanks for sharing your solo adventure with us .
thank god you r fine . |
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: NY, USA
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Editor's Note. This post has been promoted to the Articles section. You can read it in its entirety here:
Caught in a Flash Flood in McLeod Ganj - A life and death experience
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Mumbai, India
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solo_trekker:
Wow what an experience!! Wish you had not experienced it!! ... anyway now that it is in the past, glad you survived to write a great report, that got promoted to Article status!Congrats for Surviving! Congrats for Writing!! BTW: During my Milam Trek, I met another Solo-Trekker, Diksha Didier (also a Survivor); while he was still in a State of Shock from a near-death experience! Next day when he got in a talking mood he told me "I learnt an important lesson yesterday - Never Trek Alone in the Mountains!" Read that story on this link below under Day-11: http://kothanda.srinivasan.googlepag...om/milamtrek22 - KS . |
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Belgium
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I do most of my treks solo. I trekked last week Madhyamaheshwar-Helang solo, it was fantastic. I didn't see anyone at all between Madhyamaheshwar and the village of Urgam, 4 complete walking days, a new record for me.
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Gt Britain
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Perhaps not pertinent, but mountain rescue teams risk their lives worldwide to rescue solo trekkers. They advise to not go alone. One slip and you're toast.
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: NEW DELHI
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Madhymaheshwar to Urgam and that too all alone sounds amazing…. Good job willemspie Did you use Nandi Tal trekking route to reach Urgam, or some other one. How do you identify the correct trails? Do share some more info, photographs etc here. |
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Belgium
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Yes through Nandikund, then Bansi Narayan temple (where I didn't see anyone, but I think a saddhu may live nearby). After Maddhyamaheshwar, the trail climbs to a small pass. Afterwards there is a very poor trail to the Pandusera pastures, then no trail at all to the lake, the pass and the first camp below. Some snow, not no real difficulty. Then good trail for the rest of the trek.
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: NEW DELHI
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thanks Rawat |
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Belgium
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KMs no idea. But you must count on 4 full days of walking from Madhyamaheshwar temple to Urgam, 1 1/2 to 2 days Madhyamaheshwar to Nandikund.
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: noida
Posts: 477
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Thanks for the inputs JC Gal and KS Bluechip...
Nice going Willemspie... Absolutely right u r Trustindia, but then... when there is a craving for something, u just have to... Yes, adequate precautions are most advisable... But the adrenalin rush et all - well, thatz something...! Cheers...! |
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Delhi
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Ah...so your post came up at last.
I had to cancel my Indrahar Pass as I was bundled off to a certain middle eastern country. |
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: noida
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The plus point being that now when you do plan a trek to Indrahar Pass, you'll know exactly what to do and more importantly, what not to...!
Cheers...! |
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wondering when?
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behterien
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Port Charlotte, Florida, U.S.
Posts: 6
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incredible experience!
Incredible experience! Thank you for sharing it. It makes my day and it makes you a hero. Willing or not.
Your writing is not so shabby either. |
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