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Roopkund Trek – Day 6: Reaching the highest campsite – Bhagwabhasa (altitude: 14100 ft)
This post is part of Roopkund Trek – An unforgettable adventure!. The previous article in the series is Day 5: Heading for the next higher campsite – Patar Nachauni (altitude: 12700 ft). This was the day where we would experience first-hand the harshness of the mountains! The rains that started the previous night showed no…
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Roopkund Trek – Day 7: An attempt to reach Roopkund and down to Bedni Bugyal
This post is part of Roopkund Trek – An unforgettable adventure!. The previous article in the series is Day 6: Reaching the highest campsite – Bhagwabhasa (altitude: 14100 ft). Two of the staff members left before dawn to go and get first-hand information about the weather at Roopkund. They came back with a report that…
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Roopkund Trek – Day 5: Heading for the next higher campsite – Patar Nachauni (altitude: 12700 ft)
This post is part of Roopkund Trek – An unforgettable adventure!. The previous article in the series is Day 4: Short visit to Ali Bugyal (altitude: 12200 ft). Today’s trek to the next higher campsite started by going past the lake that we had visited the last day. As we trekked through the mountains, we…
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Roopkund Trek – Day 4: Short visit to Ali Bugyal (altitude: 12200 ft)
This post is part of Roopkund Trek – An unforgettable adventure!. The previous article in the series is Day 3: Trekking to the most beautiful campsite – Bedni Bugyal (altitude: 11500 ft). Got up in the morning with the following view from my tent. Now, how often do we get to see something like this?…
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Roopkund Trek – Day 3: Trekking to the most beautiful campsite – Bedni Bugyal (altitude: 11500 ft)
This post is part of Roopkund Trek – An unforgettable adventure!. The previous article in the series is Day 2: Get, Set, Go! Heading to our first campsite – Ghairoli Patal (altitude: 10000 ft). Unlike my life back home, where I get up with the ring of the alarm clock, I got up by a…
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Roopkund Trek – Day 2: Get, Set, Go! Heading to our first campsite – Ghairoli Patal (altitude: 10000 ft)
This post is part of Roopkund Trek – An unforgettable adventure!. The previous article in the series is Day 1: Arriving at Kathgodam, meeting the group and heading to Lohajung, the base camp (altitude: 7700 ft). Every night, when we go to bed, we are told about when to get ready for the next day.…
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Rookund Trek – Day 1: Arriving at Kathgodam, meeting the group and heading to Lohajung, the base camp (altitude: 7700 ft)
This post is part of Roopkund Trek – An unforgettable adventure!. The previous article in the series is Departing from Hyderabad. The train arrived at Kathgodam in the morning at 6.00 AM. A small town located in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, this was the starting pickup point by Indiahikes. It was here that I…
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Roopkund Trek – Departing from Hyderabad
This post is part of Roopkund Trek – An unforgettable adventure!. The previous article in the series is Getting Ready. My journey for the trek started with my departure from Hyderabad airport on Sep 16 afternoon. Ensuring that I make the most of my free lounge access :), I had a quick lunch at the…
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Roopkund Trek – Getting Ready
This post is part of Roopkund Trek – An unforgettable adventure!. Why Roopkund? I guess the first question that you’d probably have in your mind is “Why did I choose Roopkund trek?”. I guess the answer here is pretty straight-forward. The Roopkund trek is considered one of the most beautiful treks in the Himalayas. I…
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Roopkund Trek – An unforgettable adventure!
Two years back, my wife and I did the “Valley Of Flowers” trek in Uttarakhand. While the “Valley Of Flowers” trek covered considerable distance (65 km in 4-5 days), it was pretty convenient as we always got to sleep in tents and never had to face the wrath of nature. The Roopkund trek, however, was…