YHAI sar pass trek

Hey guys...
I and my wife have booked the YHAI trek to sarpass
Date (may 1st 2008). Two days back we saw that 10 tickets
were available, and 1 day later we saw that it became 5. After we booked it became 3. And now we see that YHAI has released another 10 tickets for each day. So we guess that most of you guys who have booked already are active in the net. If you some how land up here, pls reply so that we share info that we know.

I am confident that, as we do, you guys will also be searching the web everyday atleast once, just to read something about this trek

Thanks
Ananth

Dear Ananth,

Can you please let me know how I can book this trek,

Thanks

all you have to do is..
enter http://www.yhaindia.org/default.aspx
click on trekking programme.
choose the sar pass trek and book online with ur mastercard/ visa credit card. If you dont have one then the process is a bit more tough, you have to contact YHAI delhi office and may be send a DD on their favour and then get the tickets booked.
it costs u close to 2600 per ticket

hi ananth, me n my hubby have enrolled on a later date. u r rite abt d fact tht we almost check every other day on some more info abt d trek! have u guys been 4 any of d treks b4?

Hi Ananth,
Me and my colleague venky registered today for sar pass for 3rd May..

Also, I decided by a coin-toss between sar pass and saurkundi pass.
Any one knows the better of the two?

hi sharath,
between sar pass n sarkundi..sar pass is supposed 2 b d tougher one. this is wht i gather 4m someone who is at d bangalore yhai office. is this ur 1st trek?

Hi Swati,

I am regular explorer in Karnataka, but its my first in Himalayas and snow.. btw, have you enrolled and what's your reporting date?

hi sharath, this will be my 1st trek in himalayas n snow too.i hve enrolled for 31st may for sar pass.i used 2 trek around bombay. have not found much scope around bangalore. do u go with a grp?

hi all.. hi ananth, sharath and swati..
i m booked to board a train on 30 April - 0255 AM - Navyug Express - Nagpur to Jammu Tawi.. i plan to first visit the temple of Vaishno Devi and from there go to Kullu and participate in two back-to-back treks with Youth Hostels Association of India.. Saur Kundi Pass from 5 May, 2008 to 15 May, 2008 and Saar Pass from 15 May, 2008 to 25 May, 2008.. then return to New Delhi and back to Nagpur..
looking forward to tips and pointers from u all..
with best wishes from,
ambarish

hi everyone !!!!

sorry bunked office for a couple of days, so couldnt reply to ur posts..

hello everyone.. welcome to this year's sar pass trek gang..

swathi..
we have been on a trek to the valley of flowers 2 years back... and we visited leh last year.. this is not the first time we are going to himalayas.. but its definitely the first time in snow.. we are really looking forward to it.... we booked the trek on 1st may so that we will experience fresh snow ..

ambarish .. )
iam quite amazed with ur trekking talents man.. 2 back to back treks... u rock.. !!

sharath...
i would say u choose the right one.. to me sar pass is lot lot better than sarkundi.. even though both have different sets of experiences waiting for u...

hey ambarish, thts some travel plan! all d best! its my 1st trek - so no tips coming 4m me. but do check out some imp tips given by sticky on mountaineering -on d previous page.
hi ananth, how was ur trip to leh? we r planning 2 extend our trip n explore places around kullu, maybe leh after d trek.any suggestions?

Hi swati..
yes .. leh was amazing... u have to do tht manali leh road trip... u can find all shades of brown and even pink mountains.. we visited pangong lake.. stayed there in a tent for a night.. tht was a gr8 experience.. we could literally c the lake changing colour and the bluish green shade of the lake is awesome... cold morning, pleasant sun rise near a cold lake with a cup of hot black tea ... tht should be the first on ur list.. but remember it will take two days for u to reach leh from manali via road.. u have hptdc buses, but u have to book them in advance and c if they fit in ur schedule. ofcourse u can take a cab as well and sumo is the prefered one..
we also visited all the local monastries, shanthi stupa of course and did river rafting in zhanskar river ( both of us dont know swimming) .. but we enjoyed every bit of it.. the excitement in the rapids cannot be explained..

only thing to watch out for is that you need minimum 6 days to explore leh.. and u are bound to have mountain sickness after climbing from manali to leh.. so u have to take 24hrs rest once u reach leh.. and u have to keep this in mind before planning leh immediately after sar pass.. if u still think leh is possible and u need some more info .. pls do ask ..

i have already done my Basic Mountaineering Course (BMC) in May, 2001 from HMAS, Manali.. since 2001 i did not take any vacation or go for an outing.. so this time its going to be a month long vacation for me.. i m very eagerly looking forward to it too..

Hey Guys.. we plan to start the SAR PASS Trek this May 18. We are a team of 7 and have trekked in south extensively. Have covered a few places like Valley of Flowers, Satopant lake. Was an experience of a life time

Quick questions: although it appears a steal at the prices per head quoted, how many people do they accomodate per trek? and how do they prevent the immediate vicinity from becoming one massive methane dump?
on balance, are YHAI treks worth it, even with the nice price tag?
would like to hear from someone who's done it.