Haji Malang - Malanggadh

Hello there!!!

Am back with my travelogue about trek to Haji Malang and to Malanggadh.

Me and my brothers (Sanket and Vijay) decided that we should explore places in and around Mumbai. We started with Haji Malang which was suggested by Vijay and after looking up about it on Google; we decided to go there on 30^th January 2011.

We decided to start our climb as early as possible to avoid the heat (strongly advisably)… We boarded train for Kalyan at around 5:40 am from Vidyavihar. We reached Kalyan station around 6:30 am, had a cup of hot tea and caught a rickshaw to base village of Malanggadh. It’s a 13km (30 min) ride till the base. We were freezing ‘coz it was really cold in the morning and none of us had any warm clothing with us……

Around 7:15 or so we reached the base of the gadh, had breakfast and then started our hike to Haji Malang Dargah. The entire climb is lined with small shops and houses. There is a myriad of color on both the sides owning to the chaddars to be offered at Dargah. The steps at some places are old (dated back to the time of the fort) and some are new. Due to the steps, the climb to the top is exhausting and one requires frequent breaks. The only thing which might irritate are the beggars who keeps on pestering and its best to ignore them….. We did see monkeys also on our way and it was fun to take their snaps… Some of them were too cute with their babies hanging on their bellies…

After about an hour of climbing we reached the ‘Peheli Salami’ or the Dargah of Haji Bakhtar Baba. The view while climbing is spectacular. This leg of the climb is most exhausting and energy draining. We decided to have a tea and biscuits before starting off again. I was really surprised to see the idol of Ganesha on our way to Peheli Salami. I was equally surprised to see ‘Nav Durga Devi’ temple on our way to 2nd Dargah. Another 15 – 20 min of climbing, we reached ‘Doosri Salami’ or the 2nd Dargah of Haji Sultan Shah. At the summit is the main or Badi Dargah of Baba Haji Malang.

After having visited the dargahs we decided to venture ahead for a trek to Malangadh. To find the way to the Malanggadh, we had to retrace our steps a little back to a paanwala from where a small path leads to the fort. We made over way through rugged rocks, loose soil to reach the base of the fort from where the steps begin to take us to the main bastion of the fort. Before heading up there, we took a path to the right which leads to another durgah. Here we rested for a while and went back to the steps. The view was really spectacular. Vijay and I climbed the half way and Sanket went till the bastion. The steps were extremely steep and Sanket did find it difficult to climb down till the base of the fort.

I took us around 4 ½ hours with frequent breaks to reach the fort bastion. We climbed down to the base of the mountain in about 2 hours. We decided to take lunch at Kalyan Station before heading home…..

I must say that though the climb was tiring, it was good experience and I would suggest people who haven't been there yet to visit the place….

Here’s me signing off for now……..

Peb Fort

Hey people!!!! Time for new travelogue……

Me and my friends had been to Peb fort (didn’t reach there though) for one day trek….

Peb Fort, also known as ‘Vikat Gadh’, is situated at Neral, just besides Matheran….. It is assumed that the fort derived its name from the temple of “Goddess Pebi” which is situated at the base of the fort… It is one of the forts built by Shivaji Maharaj.... Only the ruins of the fort remains now…..

This was one place which I had heard from my trek friends and read about it in blogs and wanted to go there….. Finally thanks to my friends I went there….. We 8 friends (Me, Charmi, Paulomi, Jai, Richa, Ashu,Aijaz & Lotu) decided to go to the fort on 8th August 2010, though the actual planners were Ashu and Jai and rest of us just jumped on the chance…. We boarded 8:15 am Khopoli train and got down at Neral station…. The adventure started in train itself….. The train was swarming with people thanks to ‘Gatari’ and one of my friends lost his mobile in the crowd…. Wow what a start!!!

Once at Neral station, we had breakfast and then we started towards the fort…. One has to take a road on the right, outside the station to go towards the fort… You pass through the plains, the small banglows and the poultry farm which have nestled nicely flanked by these mountains…. Till the base, it is a straight pebbled and kaccha road where you just enjoy the ambience…. We were expecting rains and we were highly disappointed…. After walking for a while we reached a small village… From this place we were kinda lost coz we didn’t know the trail here onwards…. So we took help of one local boy who agreed to take us ahead…. The trail was partially veiled beneath the overgrown shrubs and trees…

After treading for a while we reached this small waterfall where we rested for a while…. I always enjoy water, so for me to sit there and enjoy the view was more than I could ask for…. After taking rest, we started the trek with enthusiastic approach….. The trail was simply gorgeous as you have to pass through this jungle where apart for occasional talks; all you can hear is sound of breeze wiggling its way out through the trees…. You are just surrounded with lush green trees and
serenity…. We reached this much awaited ‘Plateau’ where we were to reach and decide if we wanted to go ahead as one of our friends was in no condition to climb further…. This plateau is snuggled between the mountains and as far as you can see is just jungle…. It’s a nice picnic spot where you can just relax and enjoy the natural ambience……

Once there, we decided that we should go ahead and we started….Luck was probably not on our side coz we lost our way and we couldn’t go any further…. So we came back and decided to have a picnic at the plateau…. There we met one group who tried twice to find way to the fort but didn’t succeed….. What luck!!!!

But our destiny had other ideas in mind…. We met this local boy there who agreed to take us to some distance and show us the way…. We knew that we won’t reach the fort, but we wanted to at least conquer one peak out of the three peaks to reach the fort…. So we started again…. Must say, we couldn’t have done it, if not for the local boy…. The trails are covered entirely by shrubs and it would have been impossible for us to find our way through the jungle….. Am glad that we decide to go ahead, as the actual trek started here onwards…. There are huge boulders which you need to climb and all you have for support are the trees around… The trail and the rocks were slippery coz of the moss…. Walking slowly and keeping your foot properly on rocky surface with deep gorge looking down in your face was most exciting and adventurous…. You can’t afford to lose your footing here….. It was taxing to climb the last few meters but after reaching the top, it’s all worth it….. Once at the top you forget how tired you are…. All you can think of is how beautiful is the surrounding and how much at peace you feel after reaching here…

Here, we decided to take rest before our descent towards the plateau where our 2 friends were waiting…. I felt blessed coz it started drizzling, and it became windy, the clouds rolled in from the valley …. This place offered serenity and solitude which is much needed if you staying in Mumbai……

The descent was not as difficult as we had thought….. Though the rocks were slippery, we managed to descent without any injuries… During our descent, we were accompanied by group of guys. At few places we did require their help to reach the base…. Well, it would be wrong to say that the descent was without plateau and we reached the place where we couldn’t see any trail…. It was so much exciting….. 2 of my friends and 3 of the guys from other group spread out to see if they can find the trail…. They did manage to reach the plateau and they started to guide us through telling us where to go…. We had to rely upon the direction from where their voice came…. Following their instructions we reached one place where a guy had come to show us the way…. Finally we reached the plateau….. YIPPEEE!!!! Well one thing is for
sure, I want to go back there to complete the trek and reach the fort…..

From there we began our descent towards the foothills….. Again we ended up on the wrong trial but fortunately it went towards the foothills only…. Instead of getting down from we began our ascent,we reached the other side of the mountain…. It was pleasure treading the untrodden path…There we relaxed at the rivulet and played like
small kids in it getting drenched in the water…..

After coming home I was still soaked in the experience of the trek and the tranquility I experienced there…..

Heaven on earth

Hello..............

Finally got time to sit and update my blog.... In here am trying to pen down my experiences of the trek which I went for in May 2009. This post is about my trek to SARPASS- aptly called as the Heaven on Earth ... Lets begin the journey :)

My journey started on 30th April ’09 at 4:40 pm from Mumbai Central…Unlike other trains, Rajdhani started right on time. Very soon I got acquainted with my fellow passengers – 2 south Indian families of which one family had a small kid and one marathi family with a kid. All were going for vacation so we started talking about the places to visit and all….. Both the kids Shruti and Surabhi were very friendly and soon all three of us started playing games…..When it was time to sleep both the girls came on my upper berth to play until there parents called them to sleep….. Atleast my start was great…. :)

Next day i.e. on 1st May '09, I reached New Delhi station at 10:00 am. My grandfather came to recieve me and he then dropped me to YHAI - Youth hostel, Chanakyapuri, Delhi. There i met Banglore group of which i knew 3 guys as they were with me for the Dalhousie Winter trek. After breakfast we went to Pallika Bazaar as some of the people wanted to do some last minute shopping. After having collected our bags from the youth hostel, we went to New Delhi station to board 5 pm Kalka Shatabdi train to Kalka. Delhi – Kalka journey is about 303 kms and about four an a half hr. We reached Kalka at around 9:30 pm where we stayed at Hotel Amber overnight. The hotel was about 5 min walking distance from the station and the rent was very nominal.

On 2nd May ’09, we boarded Shivalik Deluxe Express Toy train at 6:30 am to reach Simla. It was very cute red colored fairy tale like train….. I loved the train and the train journey…..Train started its journey uphill in a serpentine manner around the mountains and passed 103 tunnels…. am not kidding we counted the tunnels!!! A peaceful journey with music, pen & paper to write down the experience, camera to capture the moments and a hot cup of coffee….. a perfect way to enjoy the journey. I somehow kept on humming this particular song ‘Hum Kis Galli Jaa Rahe Hai’ by Atif Aslam…am not sure whether u all have heard this song or not but it was very apt for the journey... The peaceful scenario was interrupted by a small cute little baby Bat causing complete chaos and screaming in the compartment. The poor thing could not find its way out coz of the daylight. Finally it did manage to find its way out. And the best part was the petite white and blue stations just like fairy tale stations….station surrounded with trees and small flower shrubs. How cute was that!!!!!
We reached Simla station around 11:30 and then we went to Mall road. Nothing special about the place and truly speaking I didn’t like it. After lunch we started towards Mandi where we were to halt for the night. We stayed at hotel Paras.

From Mandi, we left for Kasol on 3rd May ’09. On our way we passed through 2 km long tunnel which was kinda fun. Just before reaching the Kasol base camp we had lunch at Sanjha Chullah…. A beautiful Chinese cum Simla construction with bridges and lawns. It was beautiful place to eat and relax. The place is 20 min away from the Kasol base camp. We reached base camp around 5pm and I was happy to see my college friend Kushal there. Base camp is at 6,500 ft. We could see Pin Parvati range from the base camp. The camp is situated along the turbulent river, Parvati and is surrounded by is surrounded by mountains of tall pine trees.The camp had a huge ground in the centre, on right was the guys tent and on left was the girls tent. The green roof one can see is the bathroom and the tent is for eating and orientation. After checking in the camp we left for a little walk in the Kasol village. Kasol is a small village and is Israeli dominated area. After returning back to the camp, we had dinner and then a small camp fire where members of different batches performed songs or skits or anything they felt like. We were the 6th batch. At 9:30 we were in our tent which was shared by 10 other girls. At 10pm the lights were out. It was a bit uncomfortable sleeping on uneven ground but I made it. Hehehehe :D

On 4th May ’09, I woke up at 4:30am and got ready for the hot cup of tea by 5am. The thing u might be willing to die for is TEA. At around 6am we were taken to a small ground nearby for our morning exercise. After half an hour we returned back to our tents, bid goodbye to the previous batch i.e. 4th batch, cleaned our tents and finally had our breakfast. Afterwards we went for acclimatization walk. After coming back to the camp and after lunch we were made to sit for orientation. We were explained the do’s and don’ts to be followed during the trek. After that we went to hot water springs situated around 10 minutes away from the base camp.

On the 5th, after morning exercise, we were supposed to go for rock climbing and rappelling. But coz of rains that couldn’t happen so we went for walk to ‘Lalgaon’. We had to cross a hanging bridge which was in poor condition. Some planks were missing, the railings were not proper. I was not really comfortable crossing it, and the worst was that one of our batch member ran across the bridge when I was on it. That time I got really scared. After a while we came across a small school and the kids were having there recess. We clicked their pics, some of them were bold and some were really shy. We had great fun frolicking with them. After coming back we packed our bags for the trek and deposited rest of the stuff in YHAI store room.

On 6th finally we were off for our trek. After getting our pack lunch we were asked to gather for final instructions. Then we were off for Unch Dhar by bus. Since it was a local bus we got up on the roof top and enjoyed it very much. Whenever a tree branch used to come near us we would all get down to save our head from getting hurt. The journey to Unch-dhar lasted for 45 minutes or so. Unch-Dhar is 10kms away from the base camp. From Unch Dhar we started our trek to the first camp – GUNA PANI, which is 5 kms from here via Shila village. Trek was a bit difficult but much more tiring after the lunch point which was at Dhati Seri village. We reached Guna pani at around 2:30 pm. Guna pani camp is situated at 8000 ft and is in a grassy field surrounded by snow-claded mountains. After getting settled in our tents we played Dumb-charades and sang some songs and then returned back to our tents after dinner.

On 7th May ’09, we started for FUAL PANI which is at 9,500 ft and 5kms from Guna pani. From what we heard from the locals fual means shepherd and pani means water. The camp is placed on the slope and our tents were in the slope too. So sleeping proved to be a big problem…..Here we couldn’t have the camp fire but nothing better than getting into your sleeping bags. So we went off to sleep after playing cards and singing some songs.


The next day we headed towards our 3rd camp – ZIRMI THATCH. Thatch is a meadow. For me this trek was a bit difficult than the previous 2 days. Zirmi is 6 kms from Fual Pani and is at 11,000 ft. After few hrs I just kept on thinking when we will reach the camp. But I must say all the tiredness was worth experiencing after reaching the camp. Wow what a site!!! From the camp u can see snow-covered mountains on all the sides and we could also site SARPASS-the place which we were supposed to cross on 10th May ’09. It was quite cold so we couldn’t stay out for long. So we retired to our tents early.

On 9th May we were off to next camp – TILA LOTNI situated at a height of 12,500 ft. It’s 6 kms from the previous camp. During this stretch I could get the feeling of snow trekking. Though the first few kms were on grassy land but once you start walking on the snow you forget your tiredness and I really got overwhelmed by it. Everywhere you turn and see………its just snow. Here I remember one incidence where one of the guys slipped and was hanging with his stick firmly in the snow. No one could help him but one of the guys went and helped him up the slope. Seeing this, my confidence level went way down……..luckily I had friends who helped me gain my confidence. Tila lotni is the highest camp amongst all the camps and you can enjoy magnificent and spectacular view. I won’t be wrong if I say that it was heaven on earth. You can see colors playing in the sky around these mountains. Every time you can see different hues in the sky.
As soon as we reached the camp, it started snowing…….my first snow fall……..and I loved it. It was just drizzling andt I was out the whole time till the camp leader asked us to get inside our tents. We were to get up at 4:00 am the next day so we went off to sleep early.

On D day i.e. on the day we were to cross the Sarpass………there came a twist. We were all ready at 5:30 for the trek when it started snowing heavily. So it was decided that we will wait till 7 am before moving ahead. Our tents were covered with snow and so did the surrounding area. Flaps of the tents could not be kept open since the snow started entering our tents. Finally me and few of the batch mates decided to get out and enjoy the snow. We had a small snow fight as well but couldn’t stay out for long as our shoes started getting wet. Finally at 9 am it was told to us that we were to return back to the base camp. We were all pretty disappointed as we could see Sarpass in fronts of us but couldn’t go there……. I was really upset about it. But the snowfall increased and turned into a snow storm and hence the decision of returning back.
We started going downhill but believe me it was very difficult…….especially for me since I was the first one in line. So it was my job to make footholds for others who followed. The guide kept on disappearing and kept asking me to go ahead. But where was I supposed to go…….I couldn’t see the way but he kept on telling me to go ahead. But it was kinda adventurous since you don’t know how deep the snow is. I used to poke the stick in the snow and it was not deep…….but when u keep our foot there it used to go right in till the knee or thigh. That scared me a bit but the guide showed me the proper way to walk on the snow. There was one time where the visibility was zero coz of storm so we stopped walking till the visibility returned. After walking for an hour the guys decided to slide on the snow. I was very skeptical about doing it but my friends didn’t give me any option and pushed me down…….I went down with great speed and who all were already down helped me to stop. But after doing it once I didn’t leave a chance to slide on the snow. I took about 6 slides one of which was pretty big. All the way we encountered snow fall. The place where we saw grass while coming up, now disappeared below the snow. We couldn’t recollect whether we had been here on our way up to tila lotni…..but it was the same way.
Till Zirmi camp, the way was the same but after that we took other route which was a short cut to the base camp…..way more difficult than the actual route. What made it more difficult was hails and rain which made the road extremely slippery. We were not able to stop to take a breath since we were on constant move. I kept on slipping so I started counting how many times did I fall……but eventually I fell too many times to count :D. My blue jeans turned brown because of mud. In the last leg I started slipping just because of exhaustion.
It took us 9 hours to reach the road from where we were to go by open tempos to the base camp. In 9 hours we climbed down 6000 ft with no food and very little water…..wet and muddy clothes….soggy socks and shoes…..and blisters on my soles. I never thought I could do this but extreme conditions push you to your limits.
At base camp we were welcomed with open arms since it was the most difficult trek which we did while coming down. After collecting our bags we went to hotel Sandhya which was nearby. I finally had a hot water bath but I had fever that night and was shivering quite a lot. But finally I managed to fall asleep.

On 11th we went to base camp to collect our certificates. After that we returned back to our hotel where we stayed for the night. On 12th we took a bus to Bhuntar and from there we got onto Dharamshala bus where we had decided to stay for 2 days. Me, kushal, Vineeth and Allen had decided to go there.


On 13th at 4am we reached Mcleodganj, also known as upper dharamshala. Around 6 am we were able to find rooms in an hotel ‘Morning Sun’…..decent hotel with a lovely view. After having bath I decided to find the place where priyu mama used to stay 14 yrs back. But I couldn’t find it so I came back to see that others were ready to roam about. First we had to have lunch since we were hungry so we had steamed momos and thukpa. After that we went to Monastry and then to Dal lake. On the next day we went St John church and the guys shopped a bit. In the evening we boarded bus to Delhi. Won’t describe all this in details because this is nothing in front of wat I experienced during the trek……

Couldn’t write in more detailed manner so I hope you enjoy whatever I have tried to write…………

Cheerio……………………..

Dalhousie - Mini Switzerland

Hey People!!!

My travelogue about my first trek with YHAI – DALHOUSIE WINTER TREK

I had been to Dalhousie from 20th – 25th Dec ‘07 with Youth Hostel Association of India (YHAI). Before leaving I was really cynical about going for trek all alone as I didn’t know anyone there. But I should agree to the fact that I was completely wrong to think so, as I had amazing time with new people. I had enrolled my name in 2nd batch which consisted of 43 of which we were only 3 girls (what luck ;P). Being the only 3 girls in the batch we were looked after by everyone. Now let me talk about my experience in details.

I started my journey on 18th Dec. My train departed from Pune at around 5:20 pm. So I had to travel from Mumbai to Pu is located on the western edge of the Dhauladhar mountain range of the Himalayas. It is surrounded by the beautiful scenery of snow-capped peaks. Dalhousie is situated at 6000-9000 feet above sea level. Like-wise YHAI base camp is situated in midst the snow-capped mountains and the city. A beautifully constructed hostel gives excellent view of Dhauladhar ranges. After checking in the hostel I went to roam around as no one from batch had reported till that time. The entire roads were covered by snow so I was finding it difficult to walk. I walked till Gandhi Chowk & returned back to hostel as it started getting dark at around 5-5:30 pm. When I reached back I found out that two more girls have reported along with other batch members. It was then we were told that our batch had just 3 girls. We went off to sleep by 10:00pm as were supposed to get up early morning.

On second day i.e. on 21st Dec, we were woken up at 5:00am. It was really cold that early morning but this was one of the rules we were informed about earlier. After tea we went for jogging till Subhash Chowk and there we did some stretching exercise. After coming back to base camp we had our breakfast and gathered in the ground to bid farewell to the first batch that proceeded for the trek. After they left we went for acclimatization walk till a place known as ne by Bus. The train journey was uneventful, actually too boring. I reached Chakki Bank on 20th Dec at around 9:45am from where I went to Pathankot by auto. Both Pathankot & Chakki Bank lie in Punjab. From Pathankot I took a bus for Dalhousie. The bus journey is for about 3 ½ hrs. After Banikhet bus-stop the journey was exciting as I could see snow everywhere. Banikhet is 7kms short of Dalhousie where the road bifurcates for Chamba & Dalhousie. This was the first time I saw snow. I was so excited thinking about what laid ahead. It was amazing feeling. I reached Dalhousie at 3:30pm.

DalhousiePanchpula which is around 3-4kms from base camp. Panchpula stream is the main source of water supply to Dalhousie. There is an elegant monument erected at Panchpula where several streams meet at one point. This monument a samadhi was built in memory of great revolutionary Sardar Ajit Singh who breathed his last in Panchpula. We had great time at Panchpula as we had snow fights amongst ourselves. I had a great time there as we started knowing members of our batch during the fights. After reaching back to hostel we had our lunch & were asked to pack only the required items in sack provided by YHAI for higher trek. We deposited our extra luggage at the hostel after which we had an orientation talk by our camp leaders. We were explained the do’s & don’ts to be followed during the trek. After dinner we had a small camp fire where we sang regional songs, some did mimics & some cracked jokes.

The next day i.e. on 22nd as usual we woke up at 5am had our tea & breakfast and did our final packing. At about 8am our batch along with 3rd batch gathered in the ground where we were bid farewell for the higher trek to Kalatop. Kalatop is 10 kms from the base camp & is situated at an altitude of 8000 feet. The trek till Barapatthar was more or less even with no snow. But beyond that we encountered snow everywhere. It was such a serene experience to be standing in-midst snow on every side. From here we had slight difficulty walking on snow but I was helped a lot by my group. Those who had hunter shoes had better grip so they leaded the group and I had to place my legs in the footholds created by them. It was such a fun to walk in the snow. The spot really commands a panoramic view of the surrounding landscape. One can see the hills, snow-capped mountains, the valleys, the greenery and the ruggedness standing from the place. The place has been declared a wild life sanctuary by the government as the forest comprising of the deodar trees and various bushes provides a safe habitat for wild animals. Our camp site at Kalatop was beautifully placed right at the top with breathtaking view everywhere. There were 3 cottages of which one was canteen, one was our girls’ room and the other was boys’ room. But all the three cottages were quite apart from each other with snow-laded roads. We were off to bed quite early as we had to proceed to Khajjiar the very next day.

On 23rd we were off to Khajjiar. Trek is about 11kms from Kalatop. Pre-lunch trek was quite smooth as in we didn’t face any difficulty to trek. During lunch we had halted at a very beautiful place overlooking a small wooden bridge. We were entertained by the locals with there folk (pahadi) songs. The post-lunch trek was the most difficult part of our three day trek. The climb was highly steep, no proper footholds, loose rocks and soil. There were branches which had grown in such a way that we had to climb it and cross or crawl from under. It was a painful but most exciting part of the trek. But we had been instructed by the guides leading us not to sit as we could face difficulty after rest. So to relax a bit we were asked to stand for a minute or so before resuming our trek again. The trek downhill was as difficult as the climb uphill. But the trek was fun as we had to trek through the forest to reach Khajjiar. A small pictorial saucer-shaped plateau surrounded by dense pine and deodar forests, Khajjiar is designated as “Mini Switzerland”. It is situated at an altitude of 6,500 ft. above sea level. Set against the backdrop of dense pines, deodars and lush green meadow, Khajjiar is elegantly nestled down in the foothills of the grand Dhauladhar ranges of the Western Himalayas. Khajjiar has an islet with a small lake surrounding it.

On 24th Dec we headed for Chamba early morning. The trek was about 8kms from Khajjiar. This stretch of trek was not as exciting as the previous ones because of the route which was mainly road. Due to this we were actually quite bored and more tired. A single suspension bridge is the only access to the Chamba town. Below the bridge flows the river Ravi. It was fun to walk across the bridge as it used to swing. For me this was the only exciting think of the trek. The Chamba valley lies enclosed between two principal spur ranges of the Great Himalaya, the Dhauladhar and the Pangi-Pir Panjal. Chamba has often been referred to as the Florence of the Himalaya, for like that Italian city, it abounds in street and curbside art treasures as well as a host of magnificent temples & idols. The Chamba city hosts the famous Laxminarayan group of temples. After reaching our camp at Khajjiar we rested for sometime before heading towards the city. For the first time in last 3 days we broke one rule (to go off to bed by 10pm) by staying awake till midnight to wish each other Merry Christmas. We were entertained by Kaustubh. Must say he is a very good mimicry artist. We had a great fun watching him mimic everyone from the group.

On 25th Dec, our last day of trek, we headed back towards Dalhousie base camp by bus. After reaching the base camp, we were presented our certificates by secretary of YHAI-Dalhousie. Before checking out we decided to celebrate Christmas and B’day of two of our batch members by bringing two cakes. The Christmas cake was cut by the youngest member of our batch. We had hired a bus as we 22 of us were to go to Pathankot together. From there 4 Mumbai people headed towards Amritsar and remaining of us headed for Delhi.

This was the by-far the best trip till now. I thoroughly enjoyed my trek and it was great meeting so many new people. I definitely found some good friends too.

So this was all about my experience of my first snow filled trek. Hope u all enjoyed reading it.