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Title : Pangarchulla Climb 4575m
Category : Peak Ascent
Duration : 8 Days
Location : Uttaranchal
Season : Summer (mar - june)
Grade : Moderate
Pangarchulla becomes a beautiful climbing objective in the
spring after having accumulated all the winter snow. An easy low
peak which gives a good feel of a climb-plodding the crisp
morning snow with amazing views of high mountains. This trip
offers enough challenge and loads of photo opportunity. Just
perfect for anyone!!
Day 1 : Delhi to Rishikesh (330m) 5-6 hrs
Board the morning Shatabdi Express departing New Delhi at 7am.
Reach Hardwar at 11:30 am. Transfer to the hotel / camp in
Rishikesh, a bustling pilgrim township, a popular meditation
centre and the Yoga Capital of the world. Evening explore the
township and attend the aarti (evening prayers) by the banks of
the river Ganga. Overnight hotel.
Day 2 : Drive Rishikesh to Joshimath (1560m) 8-9 hrs
The drive takes one into the rugged country of the Garhwal along
the Alaknanda river. Going past a few holy confluences and the
road keeps ascending to the small township of Joshimath, which
is the base for the Indian Army and the Indian Tibet Border
police for this area.
Day 3 : Joshimath - Tali (3310m) 5-6 hrs
Take the cable car up to the ski slopes of Auli (2750m). From
Auli one gets to see a distinct profile of Nanda Devi at the
head of the sanctuary. The walk takes one through the forests of
oak and rhododendron to reach meadows of Gorson. From here the
trail descends steepily down to the forest and we camp by a
small water body at Tali. Overnight Camp.
Day 4 : Tali to Khulara (3395m) via the Kuari Pass 5-6
hrs
Today the trail ascends the ridge above Tali and cairns marks
our track. Just below the pass, the trail leads through a large
meadow affording spectacular views of the Himalayas. North of
Joshimath is the Chaukhamba range, Nilkanth (6596m) and Narayan
Parbat (5965m), while Mana peak (7272m),Kamet (7756m) and Abi
Gamin (7355m) extend to the Tibetan border. In the middle
foreground, the main Himalayan chain in the vicinity of the
Bhyundar valley and Hem Kund includes Nilgiri Parbat (6474m),
Rataban (6166m), Ghori Parbat (6708m) and Hathi Parbat (6727m).
Dunagairi (7066m) dominates the peaks to the north of the Nanda
Devi Sanctuary. The Kuari pass (3840m) is by no means demanding
– we have our lunch here and then descent an hour to the base
camp at Khulara.
Day 5 : Khulara Base Camp – Advanced Base Camp (4000m)
3-4 hrs
Have an easy start. After breakfast getready in your climbing
gear and start plodding up towards the high camp. Most of the
walk goes on a moderate gradient on the snow covered North face
of the mountain slopes with great views of the high mountains on
the. A short traverse will bring us to the advanced base camp.
Day 6 : Advanced Base Camp to Summit and back to Khulara
Base Camp 3-4 hrs
Wake up early to be up on the summit to see the sunrise on wide
Himalayan panorama. Loads of photo opportunity ! The walk up to
the summit would take a couple of hours and we descend to be in
time for hot lunch at bae camp. Evening party !!!
Day 7 : Khulara – Tapovan (1905m) 4-5 hrs and drive to
Pipalkoti (1330m)
The last day of the climb is all the way down to the Tapovan.
It’s about 3 hours drive from here to the comforts of the hotel
in Pipalkoti.
Day 8 : Pipalkoti – Delhi
After an early morning breakfast set out for the long 8 hr drive
to reach Hardwar in the evening to board the evening Shatabdi
Express leaving at 6:10 pm to be back in Delhi by 10:30 pm. Trip
ends !
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