Thursday, October 22, 2009

Garhwal: Roopkund - Homkund - Ronti Saddle

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Trek Information
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Trek Name: Roopkund - Homkund - Ronti Saddle

Location: Uttarakhand - Garhwal Region

Nearest Base City/Village: Lohajung / Wan

River: Neel Ganga, Rup Ganga/Rupkini, Nandakini

Peaks Visible: Trishul I, II, III, Nandaghunti, Ronti, Chowkhamba, Mandani Twins, Neelkanth, Bandarpunch

Glaciers: Shilasamudra

Itinerary
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Day 1: Board Bagh Express from Howrah

Day 2: On Train

Day 3: Reach Haldwani -> Reach Lohajung via Almora, Koushani, Gwaldam, Deval by Jeep (Stay in GMVN)

Day 4: Lohajung -> Kulling -> Didna (Camp)

Day 5: Didna -> Tolpani -> Ali Bugyal -> Bedni Bugyal (Camp)

Day 6: Bedni Bugyal -> Ghora Lotani -> Pathar Nachuni -> Kailu Binayak -> Bhaguabasa -> Rani-Ka-Sulera -> Huniathar (Camp)

Day 7: Rest and Acclimatization Day (Camp)

Day 8: Huniathar -> Chirianag -> Roopkund -> Junargali Pass -> Shilasamudra (Camp)

Day 9: Shilasamudra -> Gheuthappan -> Dodang (Camp)

Day 10: Dodang -> Homkund -> Ronti Saddle -> Homkund -> Dodang -> Chandania Ghat (Camp)

Day 11: Chandania Ghat -> Bhujani -> Latakhopri (Camp)

Day 12: Latakhopri -> Tatra Village (Camp)

Day 13: Tatra Village -> Bhuna -> Kukina Khal -> Wan (Trek) -> Lohajung (By Jeep, Stay in GMVN)

Day 14: Lohajung -> Gwaldam via Deval by Jeep -> Nainital via Koushani, Almora, Bhawali by Jeep (Stay in Youth Hostel)

Day 15: Nainital -> Kathgodam by Jeep -> Board Bagh Express

Day 16: On Train

Day 17: Reach Howrah

Team Members
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From left to right, top row to bottom row:-
Sujit Basak (Calm and quiet but running a lot)
Joy Karmakar (The most enthusiast person)
Binayak Mitra (Binu, only trek, no expedition)
Abhik Das (Abhi, proven himself)
Supratim Roy (Me, Accountant cum Cashier cum Manager cum .....)
Raja Majumdar (Music dude)
Arindam Dhar (Ari, the least clothed person)
Sanjay Mitra (Sanju baba)
Shadidul Haque (Palash)
Kshiteesh Kirtikar (The only doctor in the team)
Gautam Das (Going to end bachelor life)
Tapas Chowdhury (Bapi da)
M. R. Molla (Loughs and helps to lough)

First row, left to right:-
Anish Banerjee (The Diamox man)
Saugata Acherjee (D cold man)
Gautam Da(X-Army man)