uttaranchal - high altitude trek

Austriangirl

hi trekkers,
has anyone experience with the trek from chitkul to harsil via lamkhaga pass and gangotri to badrinath via arwa tal trek in october?
need leomann maps 6, 7, and 8 for indian himalaya. where to get in delhi or mmbai? thanx and namaste

ronsaik

Multiple postings are frowned upon here....the mods will speak!

Suggest you search the trekking and mountaineering forum for lamkhaga pass and kalindi khal. numerous people have made it and you'd find lots of info.

brownboy66

As wisely counselled by ronsaik, no multiple postings please.

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AvidTrekker

Harish Kapadia and team have done Lamkhaga pass. Its in his book. (he is a famous mountaineer-trekker) Its a very rare crossing. Hardly anyone has done it.

Gangotri to Badrinath crossing, the pass known as Kalindi Khal; is crossed by three to five teams each year. Details and pics are there on IndiaMike (search for "Kalindi Khal")

Both involve long glaciers and crevasse crossings. Ropes, ice axes, crampons required. Mountaineering skills required (at least one lead climber with ice climbing experience).

The technical patches are short, but they are very much there.

Both require inner line permits to be obtained in advance from the concerned district magistrate.

Obtain your Leomann maps from Europe or USA. Not India.

Its good of you to choose such difficult treks. It will require more time, more money, good fitness, bureaucracy (Inner Line Permits) and a good porter-guide team, especially for Lamkhaga as only two known guides exist for Lamkhaga.

Happy trekking
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manku

Hi

This is manu , i am from simla .work in accenture Delhi.

You can get leomann maps 6, 7, and 8 for indian himalaya from Adventure 18 from Satyaniketan in Delhi.
trek from gangotri to badrinath via arwa tal trek in october is difficult due to weather condition.



In my opinion ,

trek from chitkul to harsil via lamkhaga pass , u need to go via mori near harkidoon.


Note:- I am planning a trek to OM PARVAT , it is situated in uttranchal , this is a total trek of 18 to 22 days , if you like to join me you are welcome.

i will start from delhi on 20th august, if you have your friends you can ask them too.
This is my dream to see om parvat so if you could join , it would be great.

AvidTrekker

manku, you could place your trek schedule under the sub-forum heading "Trekking and Mountaineering Meetups" so that many more people are likely to see it and reply for joining up with you.

Unless of course you want ONLY this particular OP to join
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manku

Hi

Thanks for guiding me , i am a new user , i am learning to post a message on blog, i will follow ur advise .

Thanks

Have a nice day

Austriangirl

hello manku,
thanx for your offer - i do not get any vacation in summer, so the earliest i can come is end of september - what treks CAN one make in october? i do look for something long and challenging like kalindi khal.
any ideas about trekking agencies who do the "harder" treks?

manku

Hi There

Thanks for your reply.

If you are planning in month of october , weather becomes a bit cold but i feel you can manage till last week of october if weather permits as there are people who do ladakh n spiti treks in october.

There are lotta travel agencies in india who does that but it is quite economical if you start on your own with group of people.

I am not an expert may be some senior people in blog might guide you the best if it comes to travel agencies.



The trek i am planning to (OM PARVAT), Its a almost 20 days trek , i am working on my fitness level these days, i am planning to leave by 20th august but if you want i can start by 15th september max as i am looking for teammates and i am not able to create a new thread , it tell me i dont have permission so i have written to administrator of the site.

Well!! lets hope things go well!!

ashutosh69

Hi Manu
Just a bit of correction there..
The Lamkhaga trail is done either from Harsil or from Chitkul.

Mori and Har-Ki-Dun will land you up in either Rupin Valley or Har Ki Dun Valley. You have to do Rupin Pass or Borasu Pass respectively to get to Baspa Valley where Chitkul is situated. Lamkahaga and Chhotkhaga connects Baspa Valley(Chitkul) to Bhagirathi Valley(Harsil).

Am still in 2 minds to decide whether to do it in September. However the itinerary and quote for it is available with me as of now. The plan is to start from harsil..do Lamkhaga..go to Chitkul and onwards to Sangla...do Rupin Pass and come out at Netwar ..Let's see how it turns out.

Have done a bit of research on Google Maps

Here is what it looks like

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?t=h&h...de6a690cf&z=10

I have used one agency regularly for a decade now.. for high altitude cross country treks in this area..
Goes by the name Crystal Adventure. If you are interested I can pass you on the contact details

Austriangirl

hi manku, thanx for your reply! i dont mind, if it is cold, i live in a cold country! i have to work until 29th september, and that would be too late for you. i would also love to do pin parvati but not sure, wheather to go down to gungri or via borasu pass to har-ki-doon. i have about 6 weeks to spend and, try to get the best out of it.
take care and good luck!

hello ashutosh! please do so!!
carmen_hocke(at)a1(dot)net
thanx!

hi avidtrekker! thank you for your advice!

AvidTrekker

Have posted some more details about your October trekking options here in this thread.

I assume you are experienced trekker since you have straightaway chosen Kalindi Khal (tough trek)

All the best and Happy Trekking
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kirkomlet

wow...kinda pointless..but i haven't seen many forums which actually have a feel good do goodish sort of a feel to em..nice

Austriangirl

@ kirkomlet) sorry, english is not my mother tongue, what exactly do you mean with this sentence???

EL ES DEE

I guess he is complimenting indiamike and indiamiker's vast knowledge about any subject you wish to pick, which in turn gets addressed comprehensively.

Hmm
so what trek did you pic finally for october ? larsa We or kalindi khal ?