Great Hyderabad Adventure Club - GHAC - Trekking - Outdoors
NO PORTERS NO GUIDES. WE CARRY OUR OWN TENTS. WE CARRY OUR OWN FOOD.
ULTIMATE HIMALAYAN CHALLENGE.-8000 TO 16000 FT IN 5 DAYS
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: DIFFICULT.
REGION: UTTARAKHAND
APPX TREKKING KMS-53KM
PLEASE ADD YOURSELF IN THE WAITING LIST. ONCE MOVED TO GOING LIST GO AHEAD WITH THE PAYMENT . ANSWERING ALL THE RSVP QUESTIONS IS MANTATORY ELSE WOULD BE MOVED TO NOT GOING LIST.
TEAM SIZE - 11 (INCLUDING THE ORGANISER)
BE READY TO TRAIN REGULARLY ONCE YOU ARE SELECTED!!
backpacks:- we will be carrying our own backpacks :) :)
Travel dates : 06th May 5:45 PM AP samparkranthi Exp (Hyd to Del)
Cost : Rs 7800 (Any thing more or else would be shared) which includes travel by sleeper (hyd-ndls-ktm-ndls-hyd),local travel from ktm to base,basic food during travel including ration on thetreking days,cook & a mule.
The Roopkund Trek is to a Himalayan trekker what the movie 'Sholay' is to a hardcore Bollywood buff. Just like Sholay is the complete Bollywood entertainer (it has action, drama, comedy, romance), Roopkund is the quintessential Himalayan trek. This trek has snowcaps, meadows, lakes, forests, folklore; and yes, it has an intriguing flashback too. Roopkund is a mountain lake, lying in the Garhwal Himalayas in the Chamoli district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.Situated at a high altitude, the lake remains frozen almost throughout the year. Roopkund is also called the 'Mystery Lake', or the 'Skeletal Lake', on account of the several hundred human skeletons found scattered in and around the lake. A Forest Officer stumbled upon these skeletons in the year 1942, and this surprising discovery triggered a series of visits from scientists from all over the world who wanted to get to the bottom of this mystery. A lot of research went into finding out how so many skeletons came to exist near this lake, and eventually it was concluded that these skeletons belonged to a group of pilgrims, who were caught unprepared in a hailstorm( somewhere around AD850 ). The hailstones were as big as cricket balls, and with no shelter in site, they succumbed to injuries on their skulls. National Geographic aired a story regarding this lake, which made the lake a popular destination among trekkers. Aside from all this myth and mystery around the trek, the Roopkund Trek is the perfect route to showcase the surreal Himalayan beauty;and it the perfect trek to initiate you into high altitude treks. The trek starts from Lohajung, situated at an elevation of 3200 meters, and after gradually trekking uphill for 5 days you will reach Roopkund which lies at approximately 5000 meters above sea-level.
itinerary
06th may-day1 (wed): hyd - to H.Nizamuddin By AP samparkranthi Exp
07th may-day 2 (thurs): Reach delhi JN and take connecting night train to kathgodam(15013 - Ranikhet express)
08th may-day 3(fri): kathgodam to loharjung
09th may-Day 4 (sat):- Lohargunj to Didna Village- 8 km- 6 hrs
10th may-Day 5(sun) :- Didna Village to bedni bugyal via ali bugyal- 8 kms- 6 hrs
11th may-Day 6 (mon):- bedni to Bhagwabasa via ghora lottani- 8kms - 8 hrs
12th may - Day 7 (tue) :- Bhagwabasa to Roopkund to ghora lottani- 12 kms - 9 hrs
13th may - Day8 (wed) :- ghora lottani to loharjung via bedni and wan
14th may - Day 9(thurs):- buffer day. stay at wan .
15th may - day 10 (fri) :. Loharjung to Kathgodam & take a night train back to delhi (Ranikhet express)
16th may -day 11( sat):- new delhi to hyderabad(12650 karnataka samparkranthi express)
17th may - day12(sun) : reach hyd by 7.15 & bid bybye to the group
in case we do hire a guide or a porter charges will vary.
payment link :
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TREK IN DETAIL:
Day 01: Lohargunj to Didna Village Just behind the bus stand in Lohargunj, take the trail that takes you to Raun Bagad. It is a fairly marked trail that descends through mixed forests. It is a moderate trek and you would take around 2-2½ hrs to reach the Ruan Bagad, which is an iron bridge across the famous Neel Ganga river. There is also an alternative route to reach here from Lohargunj which is through the road towards Wan. It is an easy 6km walk to Kulling Village where after there is a steep slope towards Ruan Bagad. You can opt for the latter, which is easy to travel but you would certainly miss on the beautiful mixed forests. Hereafter the climb to Didina starts once you cross the iron bridge. It is a difficult climb and you may get tired pretty soon. With a relatively tough time in the beginning, you would reach Didina in about and an hour and a half’s time. You would have e great mountaineering experience all this while.
Day 02: Didna Village to Ali Bugyal To reach Ali Bugyal from Didna, there are two alternative routes. If you look in the direction of the valley, you would look at Tolpani, which is a cluster of huts that belong to the shepherds. It is almost 3 kms away and 1000 feet high. From Tolpani, you take a trail that climbs to Tolkaan in the northern direction. The meadow trek goes through a series of switchbacks and grassy oak mountains. From Tolkaan, you take a sharp left towards the south and steer through the ridge to come out of the forest at Ali Bugyal.
The alternative route is to climb directly towards Ali Bugyal without going through Toplani. You would certainly save on distance but it a relatively much steeper and tiring climb. It takes nearly two and a half hours to reach Ali Bugyal on this route. To enjoy the seductive views from Ali Bugyal, you need to reach there before afternoon. It is a great post monsoon trek as well as a pre monsoon trek. The day 3 is however the day when you trek to Chang Ma. This might be a difficult trek and you may experience the joy of a snow trek. You would like to spend the night here and the overnight stay would be in tents in the open lands.
Day 03: Ali Bugyal to Ghora Lotani The trek from Ali Bugyal to Ghora Latoni is an easy trek. You would follow a straight line ahead of you for about 3 kms. On your gradual increase to the slope, the trek brings you to the other side of the ridge. The view from this point is absolutely marvelous.
Ghora Lotani is a brilliant campsite and offers you great views all around. It is an easy day and you will get time to relax and acclimatize to the weather conditions before going ahead with your trekking. In fact, you could consider spending a day here to adapt to the altitude and atmosphere.
Day 04: Ghora Lotani to Bhagwabasa This is the day when you make a steep dash to gain altitude and finally trek in the snow line. The day’s snow trek will bring you to an altitude of 14,500 ft from 12,500 ft. It is an high altitude trekking and you would start feeling the effects of weather change and thin air and definitely the effects of high altitude. You would have to start your day early as you would like to reach Bhawabasa as early to acclimatize to the weather. Your route takes a climb to Kalu Vinayak, which is a steep and zig-zag way to take you up the mountain. Go through this section carefully and slowly.
It takes around one and a half hours to reach Kalu Vinayak. The route from Kalu Vinayak to Bhagwabasa is simple and gradually sloping downwards. Bhagwabasa is 2 kms away and you can have a view of the Bhagwabasa huts from here. The trail towards Bhagwabasa goes through snow patches and you would enjoy the journey.
Day 05: Bhagwabasa to Roopkund. Return to Bedni Bugyal You have to start the day as early as 5 AM. The sooner you start, the better it is for you as the snow is still hard, while later in the day, it would get soft and your feet would start sinking in. Roopkund is a 5 km gradually up-hill climb from Bhagwabasa. You will have steep climb towards the end of the trail to reach Roopkund. It would take about 3 - 3½ hours to reach Roopkund.
Once you climb to Roopkund, you must climb up to Junargali. Trekkers must visit unless the weather is very harsh and does not permit you. The climb to Junargali is not long. It is around 200 ft and doesn’t take much time. It is hardly a climb of 25 - 30 min. You can start off early to return back to Bedni Bugyal via Bhagwabasa. You need to be careful in trekking back as the snowy slopes may trick you.
Day 06: Bedni Bugyal to Lohajung via Wan. Bedni to wan (trek) wan to lohajung (drive). It is a great journey back to Lohajung via Wan. The path is fairly simple and you would not feel any distress throughout. You would cross the oak forest as you go and the scenic beauty is just mesmerizing. You would see the end of meadows after a few minutes.
On a clear day, you would be astonished by looking at the Trishul on your way back from Bedni Bugyal to Wan. You would go down the Rhododendron forest. You would have a steep descent for the Neel Ganga. Faster trekkers reach there in approximately one and a half hours. However you should take your time and enjoy the beauty as you go by.
From the river, it takes about half an hour to climb to the ridge above Wan village. Overall it takes about 6 and half an hour to Wan and it is an hour’s drive back to Lohajung.
contact:
Vivek gupta - 9985563546
Uttarakhand - India
Wednesday, May 6 at 5:45 PM
Attending: 3
Fee: Price: USD 156.00 per person
Details: http://www.meetup.com/great-hyderabad-adventure-club/events/219373441/