Pangarchulla Climb

Maximum Altitude : 4575- Mtrs
Best Time to visit : Mar- June
Grade : Moderate Trek
Duration : (09 days/08 nights)

Pangarchulla becomes a beautiful climbing objective in the spring after having accumulated all the winter snow. An easy low peak which gives a good feel of a climb-plodding the crisp morning snow with amazing views of high mountains. This trip offers enough challenge and loads of opportunity to click photographs.

Day 01- Delhi – Haridwar – 210 Kms( Drive 5-6 Hrs)

Arrive Haridwar. Local sightseeing and evening Arti at Har Ki Pauri. Overnight at The Haveli Hari Ganga- A Heritage Hotel.

Day 02–Haridwar – Joshimath via Rudraprayag. 274 Kms. (8 – 9 hrs)

After breakfast leave for Joshimath via Devprayag and Rudraprayag. Lunch (packed) Tea / Coffee en route at Srinagar. Proceed on to reach Joshimath in the late afternoon. Arrive at the Char Dham Camp Joshimath by late afternoon. Evening free in Joshimath. Dinner and OVERNIGHT at the Chardham Camp, Joshimath.

Day 03: Joshimath - Tali (3310m) 5-6 hrs

Take the cable car up to the ski slopes of Auli (2750m). From Auli one gets to see a distinct profile of Nanda Devi at the head of the sanctuary. The walk takes one through the forests of oak and rhododendron to reach meadows of Gorson. From here the trail descends steepily down to the forest and we camp by a small water body at Tali. Overnight at Camp.

Day 04: Tali to Khulara (3395m) via the Kuari Pass 5-6 hrs

Today the trail ascends the ridge above Tali and cairns marks our track. Just below the pass, the trail leads through a large meadow affording spectacular views of the Himalayas. North of Joshimath is the Chaukhamba range, Nilkanth (6596m) and Narayan Parbat (5965m), while Mana peak (7272m),Kamet (7756m) and Abi Gamin (7355m) extend to the Tibetan border. In the middle foreground, the main Himalayan chain in the vicinity of the Bhyundar valley and Hem Kund includes Nilgiri Parbat (6474m), Rataban (6166m), Ghori Parbat (6708m) and Hathi Parbat (6727m). Dunagairi (7066m) dominates the peaks to the north of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary. The Kuari pass (3840m) is by no means demanding – we have our lunch here and then descend an hour to the base camp at Khulara.

Day 05 : Khulara Base Camp – Advanced Base Camp (4000m) 3-4 hrs

Have an easy start. After breakfast get ready in your climbing gear and start plodding up towards the high camp. Most of the walk goes on a moderate gradient on the snow covered North face of the mountain slopes with .A short traverse will bring us to the advanced base camp.

Day 06 : Advanced Base Camp to Summit and back to Khulara Base Camp 3-4 hrs

Wake up early to be up on the summit to see the sunrise on wide Himalayan panorama. Loads of opportunity to click photographs! The walk up to the summit would take a couple of hours and we descend to be in time for hot lunch at base camp. Evening is complemented by bonfire and dinner.

Day 07: Khulara – Tapovan (1905m) 4-5 hrs and drive to Joshimath

The last day of the climb is all the way down to the Tapovan. It’s about 1 hours drive from here to the comforts of The Chardham Camp, Joshimath.

Day 08 : Joshimath – Haridwar. 274kms. (Drive 9 – 10 hrs)

After breakfast leave for Haridwar and on the way take lunch at Srinagar. Restart and if time permits visit Devprayag (The confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi, to becomes The Ganga). Reach Haridwar & overnight at The Haveli Hari Ganga.

Day 09- Haridwar- Delhi

Post Breakfast leave for onward journey.