AUTUMN ADVENTURES AND WINTER WALKS

Heading upto Audens Col, Garhwal Himalaya 

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KUARI PASS TREK

OCT 6-14 &

OCT 20-28

 

MAHAKALI OCT 13-21

 

SIANG RIVER, SON OF BRAHMA

NOV 17-29

 

SUBANSARI RIVER NOV 28-DEC 09

  

Dear All,  
As we move into the big monsoon months in the Himalaya, our centrestage for  hiking, climbing and rafting trips is the resplendent Trans Himalaya. As most of those trips close, we have only two departures that still have spots open, in case you want to fly-by-the-seat-of-your- pants.  Only a few spots left for the Aug 10 Stok trek or the Aug 11 Ladakh Zanskar expedition, if you will.    

The post monsoon season will begin mid/late September and flow through the year end, with new hikes like the Sahasratal, Baradsar, Audens Col, and the Zanskar Chadar trek. Our "Window to Bhutan" trip leaves Oct 20-27.  Not too early to plan your trips, so you can join us on your year end adventure. Our Peru Machu Picchu and Futaleufu adventure in Patagonia got a perfect response and our next departure will be announced soon.  We thank you for your support, which keeps us coming up with more 'aquaterra experiences'.
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Audens Col, Oct 2011 
First crossed by J.B Auden in 1940, very little is known about this trek connecting the pilgrim centres of Gangotri and the valley of the Bhilangana, one of the most scenic walks in Garhwal.  The Col straddles the connecting ridge of Gangotri III (6577m) and Jogin I (6465 m),  as Towards the Colwe approach the Col from Rudugaira glacier and descend through the ice fall and crevassed Khatling glacier before walking down the Bhilangana valley on our exit, one of the prettiest walks in the Garhwal Himalaya. Only for experienced trekkers. 
 

Lamtal, Sahasratal, Garhwal Himalaya

 

SAHASRATAL TREK OCT 13-26 

 The Sahastratal group of lakes lie at an average altitude of 15000 ft in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. These lakes are considered holy by the local people who take an annual pilgrimage carrying the "Doli" (Deity) on their shoulders.Otherwise, it remains an extremely remote area not frequently visited, trekkers included. The route climbs up through the only village on the way, Sila, passing through high pastures where depending on the season, one meets only goatherds and Gujjars.The trail winds its way through massive open meadows littered with wild daffodils and climbs over a 13200 ft pass (Kyarki khal) for a brilliant view of all the mountain ranges in the area from Bandarpunch and Kala Nag to Jaonli. Write in to Book

Waterfall, Nidil

MAHAKALI, THE JUNGLE BOOK ADVENTURE OCT 13-21

 

A trip straight out of jungle book, and the best possible within a week, offers a complete wilderness experience. No roads for over a 100kms, the valley of the Kali divides India and Nepal. Its thick tropical forests have been preserved due to the lack of infrastructure, and with fluffy Grade 3/4 whitewater, is one the most refreshing river trips in the Himalaya. Read more..   
 
BHUTAN MULTISPORT OCT 20-27

The land locked Kingdom of Bhutan comprises mountains, forests and rivers and offers all that the Himalayas has to offer. For centuries the Bhutanese have traveled through their country on foot and the trails that have today been developed as trekking trails. Join us for a window to Bhutan, ask for more info...

 
Chadar Trek 2011CHADAR TREK JAN 26-FEB 6, 2013

This gorge of the Zanskar therefore, remains un-trekkable during the summer when the snow melt sends the river raging, but forms a corridor of ice in winter which serves as the only way, albeit dangerous, out of the Zanskar valley.

                                                                                         Zanskar - a remote valley in Ladakh is the fabled "Land of White Copper" -  a land that freezes in the winter, is cut off, but is incredibly scenic, the land of the snow leopard and the ibex, black wolves and the rare Himalayan  blue poppy, and of spirits and monks. At an average altitude of over 13,000 ft, the strange aspect of this valley is that it has no entrance. The two rivers that flow in it meet to carve a gorge so long and deep that one cannot travel down it to enter or exit the region. The only way out is crossing the Zanskar range of mountains, through high passes that are closed eight months in a year.

  
 
Monsoon is a great time to relax and watch the rain fall, at our smashing activotel. You can hike, watch the holy Ganga flow by, and savor a perfect quiet weekend, within easy access from Delhi.

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