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Hampta Pass Trek in October
Hampta Pass trek in October
I reach 3 days early for Roopkund trek to explore nearby places like Almora, Ranikhet, Gwaldam etc but god had some other plans for me. I reached Kathgodam early morning and took a shared cab to Almora It was the time of Nanada Devi fair in Almora. I checked into a hotel did some research on the nearby places. Late September is the time when monsoon retract and trekking in Himalayas is most enjoyable because of the green cover over the Himalayas and clear skies. But this year it was different I was struck in Almora for 7 days all the road links were broken and my dream of completing the Roopkund trek shattered some how I managed to came back to Delhi and booked myself for Hampta Pass trek in October second week.
Chandrataal - Hampta Pass trek
Photo: Puneeth B C
Himachal Pradesh is safe in monsoon than Uttarakhand. I reached Manali a day before, Manali is a nice place to relax for day or two and I like the ambience of old Manali economy hotels, nice food and awesome music. Hampta pass trek in October I guess the best time because of clear skies and trekking in Himalayas with clear skies gives you the best views of snow clad peaks. We were team of 12 trekkers loaded our stuff and drove from Manali to Jabri which took around 2 hours. Then we started our trek to HamptaPass. The initial trek was through tick forest of Maple, Oakwood, Deodar trees after crossing a wooden bridge over Rani Nala it was a nice walk for about 2-3 three hours to our first camp Chika alongside river. The day one of trek was easy and not very tiring but we enjoyed it a lot.
Read More at http://renokadventures.com/1672/hampta-pass-trek-in-october/
Thursday, 15 August 2013
Nanda Devi Rajjat Yatra deferred indefinitely in Uttarakhand - Times Of India
Nanda Devi Rajjat Yatra in Uttarakhand
DEHRADUN: The Nanda Devi Rajjat Yatra in Uttarakhand slated to begin on August 29 from Nauti village in Chamoli district has been deferred. The Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra is 12 day journey to Roopkund Lake Trekking.
The decision came in the wake of extensive damage on the route due to the environmental catastrophe that struck Rudrapryag, Chamoli and Uttarkashi districts on June 16 and June 17.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the 15-member Nanda Devi Rajjat Committee headed by its president Rakesh Kunwar and general secretary Bhuvan Nautiyal.
Kunwar said members and office-bearers unanimously decided to defer 21-day long Yatra on repeated requests from state government and other social and religious organizations to put off the Yatra indefinitely due to unfavourable conditions in the region.
"Keeping in view requests and sentiments from members of different organizations, we have finally deferred the Yatra indefinitely," Kunwar said.
Kunwar and Nautiyal said the committee will chalk out a plan for the Yatra next year after damage has been repaired.
Committee's general secretary Bhuvan Nautiyal said after the entire pedestrian track and all its 10 main destinations on the Yatra route were completely washed away in deluge, it had become virtually impossible to proceed on religious and spiritual journey.
"Under the circumstances, we were left with no option but to put it off," said Nautiyal.
Uttarakhand government and different organizations took the decision saying that decision was taken in the interest of thousands of yatris and devotees of Godess Parvati.
"We are extremely happy at the decision as it will prevent possibility of any major mis-happening during the Yatra," said an office-bearer of Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee.
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