Where to trek in mid October?

css

I apologize for my ignorance on trekking in India. I will be flying into India (Delhi) on the 8th of October and hope to get trekking as soon as possible as I understand that the trekking season is nearly over. I'm not picky, basically I just want to get into the Himalayas, see some great views. I'm 28, in good shape and looking to work hard on the hike. If possible I'd love to climb above 5000m.

I do have some obstacles though. Namely, I don't have any of my own equipment and I'll be traveling alone. I tried to find some trekking companies online but they seemed exorbitantly expensive. I was quoted at roughly US$750 for 9 days going to roopkund.

Should I just head to Leh first or somewhere else?

Any suggestions/recommendations would be appreciated.

dooms

You can try Goecha La in sikkim. October/November is the best time to trek there. And its 5000m too

Happy trekking

jyotirmoy

Plenty of treking options in Garhwal & Kumaon region in mid October.

Piyush

Pindari,Kafni, Milam glacier in Kumaun ,Uttranchal..

rohankanhai

Well Goechla Would Be A Good Idea.it Is Above 5k Meters And The Weather Does Hold..i Would Suggest It.you Can Also Try Contacting The Garwal Mandal Vikas Nigam They Might Offer You Better Deal For The Roopkund Trek.

clawhammer

Goecha la is just about 5k ... and mid october is not the end of trekking season.
@css ... if you are planning for geocha la ... this might help:
http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India...og-160026.html

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himadventures

I think PINDARI REGION is fine, KINNER KAILASH CIRCUIT [ Strenuous ]is also possible besides BEAS KUND, HAMTA PASS,

ROOP KUND: I am of the view that this is high and remote- in case of one heavy snowfall...you may get trapped and topogrpahy of the area is certainly not good in such conditions-specially descending down from KALUA BINAYAK.

noisulli

Hey CSS,

Were you able to do any trekking last October. You know i am too planning to take a trekking trip in India and will be arriving on Oct 8th (2008), just 1 year late

Please share your experiences about India if you are still on this board. thanks noisulli

ashutosh69

Well well well

You want to trek the Himalayas...5K plus... no equipment and alone....I doubt if you wd get a better deal than 60-70 $ a day ..that too if any one would be willing to do that for just one person. I am sure...for respectable treks in Nepal also the price would not be very different.

We do treks like tht for 40-50$ a day...but then it would be a group of 5/6 people.

Yes..of course you could do tea huse treks like Pindari, Gaumukh and Milam glacier for a fraction of that price...but none of them would be 5K plus.

noisulli

Seems like you run a travel agency.. do you have a web portal where i can get more information including detailed itineraries and price?

thx

ashutosh69

sadly I dont....if I did ..it would be complete alignment of Business and Passion...hopefully shall do some day

this 50$ quote is from the guy who has been supporting all my treks for last decade. There is this guy in Uttarkashi who runs an agency and has been supporting my treks for quite some time now. Since he is based out of the deep interiors I look at his pricing, the pricing by GMVN and some other quotes that I keep on seeing in these threads and hence the conclusion.

Usually if you take a quote from agencies based out of Delhi or Rishikesh it would be fatter by 20% to 40% because of middlemen commissions.

Also if you do a base price calculation it comes close to this keeping a 20% margin for the guy who runs the agency. The value that he gives in exchange is a known and dependeable team, good equipment and mind-blowing food.

noisulli

Can you please PM me the contact information of this guy and any other agancy you have a personal experience with . I would like to get in touch and see if he can arrange a trek for me next month.

Also whats GMVN?

thx.