ABHA (About Best Himalayan Adventures) – July 2019

Cost Box

Refer to Common Cost Box Auli.

Eat

Carry a meal or snacks and water.

Gear

Take season specific gear. Carry a good

quality pole and / or spikes and gaiters for a

winter hike.

Mobile Network, Internet, and STDs

Mobile signal vanished on entering the

forest.

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Location

District Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India

Hike Route + approximate

Distance

Shail Shikhar Heritage Inn (Auli) – Tower

10 (Auli) – Chattarkund – Tower 10 (Auli) -

Shail Shikhar Heritage Inn (Auli)

Total length of the round hike: 15 km

(Sonata Pedometer Watch reading)

Total length of the round hike: 8-9 km

(Guide’s estimates)

Total duration of the round hike: 7:25 hrs.

(Sonata Pedometer Watch reading)

Note: I stopped for photography a number

of times. I also spent time to follow

the monals in vain. So, I took long and

probably covered more distance in different

directions.

Attractions of the Route

A lake (Frozen Lake)

Golden Oak forest

Great Himalayan Peak Panorama

Koti, a village famous for its potatoes

Monals if you are alert and observant

Rolling Meadow

Snow slopes in winter

Season

All-year. Attractions vary from season to

season.

Safety

Go with a well-informed guide, especially,

during winter.

Photography

March 31, 2019

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