| Latitude: | 31.6731668 |
|---|---|
| Longitude: | 77.4128193 |
| Elevation: | 2170 meters / 7119 feet |
| Barometric Pressure | 778KPa |
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21-Watching the golden hour over a campfire embalms some of the exhaustion and dampness by Parth Joshi
30-The thatch at Choi dwar belonged to the clan of the unorthodox, like a drunk refute to authority by Parth Joshi
reined in by the rain... by Parth Joshi
7-An hour of steep uphill from Rangthar brought us to Kundri top, from where the snow started to increase by Parth Joshi
15-From knee-deep to the thighs, the snow kept getting thicker, thankfully, the weather was clear so we could take our time by Parth Joshi
11-Hedu dwar roughly translates to a Hunter's lair, and had water dripping in from the roof collecting neatly into a stone fenced hole, all under the gaze of the trident by Parth Joshi
5-Pekhri to Laghca was more of a short acclimatiztion hike, taking us around an hour and a half by Parth Joshi
9-We ascended quickly again after lunch, crossing knee deep snow that had was making ballerinas out of us quite frequently now by Parth Joshi
23-Bear, and a couple of other, pugmarks dominated the trail from Ghumtarao till Rakhundi, the silent sure marke irritating us no less looking at our own patchy imprints by Parth Joshi
31-After the grandest of bonfires at Choi dwar, we started leisurely the next morning, and made it to Shilt hut in a little under anhour, from whereon we literally raced down unceasingly till Gushaini by Parth Joshi
26-A moment or two was all we took at the top, eager to get down the ridge to wipe our snow glazed shoes on some warm grass by Parth Joshi
The Great Himalayan National Park, India by BoyFamily
8-A short walk on the ridge from Kundri top followed by a quick downhill brought us to a shepherd encampment Marohni thatch, we took a quick bite and tried to find water but the streams were frozen by Parth Joshi
17-An hour worth of trail turned into five, and 'twas quite a sigh of relief as we reached the top at Parchun, a tad higher than the eventual goal of Rakhundi top, now visible in the centre of the fra by Parth Joshi
6-Around 40-45 minutes of uphill brought us to Saur ridge, the last patch of clean terra firma we'd see for the day by Parth Joshi
28-We descended steeply crossing the top, the flat ungiving facade of Rakhundi parting a sideways glance rather boringly by Parth Joshi
27-Heaven and hell-that'd more or less sum up our experience of both sides of Rakhundi peak, chest deep snow contrasting warm, baked grass by Parth Joshi
14-It became apparent after a while that the snow wasn't going anywhere, so we decided to take time and break the trail properly, not that we had any other choice by Parth Joshi
The gorge carved by Tirthan River as seen from Gushaini by Parth Joshi
25-The sigh stop Rakhundi top was quite definitive, for it signalled the end of snow that had made us do worse than crawl at times by Parth Joshi
29-Climbing up, one waits for the woods to be over and the vistas to begin, getting down is a much fiercer emotion in the opposite direction by Parth Joshi
22-We reached Ghumtarao top in a little under an hour from the camp, and I again befooled myself into thinking that Rakhundi top was an 1.5 hrs worth of trotting atop the ridge, turned out to be a 4 h by Parth Joshi
Views On trails of chehni kothi fort in Tirthan valley, Banjar by Lavs.
12-Another clear and crisp morning greeted us as we started out from Hedu dwar, and we climbed up on an easy trail for about an hour, assuming this would be a cinch before the mountains starting playi by Parth Joshi
13-We thought it'd be a few odd patches of snow, but as horrficially steep alopes draped in white glared their teeth at us, 'twas time to put the bags down and take a good hard look before committing by Parth Joshi
19-The highlight of the day was perhaps this amazing ice sculpture, water trickling down right through its centre as the tites and the mites threatened each other by Parth Joshi
24-'Tis a frustrating proposition, the unassuming, placid sheet of white playing pranks on you like a teenager by Parth Joshi
evening hues... by Parth Joshi
Bramh Kamal (Saussurea obvallata) by Parth Joshi
18-The snow refused to relent as we wound our way down from Parchun, but we'd had so much of it on the uphill that this failed to perturb us anymore by Parth Joshi
20-Another day, another cave, this was a very congested affair however, and to top it up 'twas perched on an almost sixty degree slope by Parth Joshi
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Towards disappearance... by Parth Joshi
One ray at a time... by Parth Joshi
Deceptive trails by Parth Joshi
That riot of colours... by Parth Joshi
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a sumptuous spread... by Parth Joshi
last light... by Parth Joshi
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