A trek which is talked about a lot on the net especially on Indiamike site. but very few first person account exist on the web other than for Ms Vineeta Muni all women expeditionThe trek has been inspired by reading the books on ancient trade route to tibet from india written in late 1800.
The most detailed reading available on these above 17000 feet pass of Untadhura toTopidunga and Khingri Bhingri La pass into tibet is in the books by Harish Kapadia and the other one by Harish Kohli. A good aerial view recce was done by us using the net version of 35 Km height maps of north tibet
So posted below is the iternary of our trek made by the team based on weather input for the milam area in Sept from a metro logical expert detailed day planning was done using google earth 3D tools.
23 Sept 08(Munsiyari - Lilam (2200 M):Arrive from Haldwani by road.We start trek along the river through thick pine forests to reach Lilam. Lilam is a small gathering of huts.
Day 2 (Lilam - Bugdiar (2600 M):Gradual ascending and some ups and downs through scenic meadows and shepherd pasture.
Day 3 (Bugdiar - Martoli (3430 M):Spectacular trek of around 14 km, we gradually ascend via village Reelkot 3100m. Martoli has very old history as people used to trade with Tibet in old times. But now a deserted village. A high plateau of grassy fields situated at 3430m.
Day 4 Aclimatisation at Martoli.
Day 5 (Martoli - Milam Village (4000 M):Milam used to be a village of Rajputs who some from Rajasthan.This was also part of the old trade route between Kumaon and Tibet.
Day 6 (Milam Village - Milam Glacier - Milam (3926 M):This short and easy trail is full of scenic view and spectacular vision of high Himalayan Ranges and peaks. Spend the day at Glacier return to Milam Village & night stay.
Day 7 (Milam - Dung Trek (4200 M):We continue trekking to Dung. We leave Gauri Ganga and climb towards Goonkha river. There is an alpine meadow here which is ideal for camping.
Day 8 (Dung - Topidunga (4850 M):we trek across the pass, Untadhura (17,500 ft). Then we undertake a 14-km descent to reach our camp site.
Day 9 Aclimatisation at Topidunga.
Day 10 (Topidunga- Khingri Bhingri La Pass and back) We turn NE toward tibet climb upto the pass and return back.
Day 11 (Topidunga - Chadamu (4500 M):We climb Kingri La pass and undertake a steep descent to camp.
Day 12 (Chadamu - Lapthal (4150 M):We trek through a very scenic plateau with a small unnamed pass of 15000 ft.
Day 13 (Lapthal - Sumna (3450 M):We enter an incredible gorge where track has been cut into the rock.
06 Oct 08 (Sumna - Malari (3250 M):We continue our trek through the gorge to reach the road head and the end of the trek. From road head, we drive to Malari. and then to Joshimath.
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