Ajay Shah signed on with a company called KMVN for the Pindari Glacier trek southeast of Nanda Devi in India.
at the chai shop en route to the trailhead.
I love the photos. From his trip report:
Overall, the trip had height gain from Song (1300 m) to Zero point (3660 m), i.e. 2360 metres or 7740 feet. The linear distance of the entire trip Song – Zero Point – Song is 90 km. It was a grand trip and well worth it. …
If you think of doing this trip, the following ideas will help:
* Get the Survey of India Trekking Map Series map of Kumaon.
* Dress in layers that are convenient to add and delete. The temperature can swing around by 10 degrees in a few minutes. It rains almost every day, so it’s useful to have a raincoat or a windcheater. Gore-tex would be ideal.
* There is electricity at only one place: A generator at Khati. Carry spare charged batteries.
* You don’t need the KMVN package trek. At Bageshwar, you can line up the unbundled components. The components are: Porter (can carry 30 kg, and costs Rs.200/day), beds at KMVN huts (Rs.150/night), a guide (who is voluble, unlike porters, and acts like a majordomo at the camps), transportation to and from Song, etc. This gives you more flexibility in designing your own trip, and making changes on the fly. The package treks are too restrictive; they are useful if you have never ever done a trip in the region before and have no clue about how things work.
* The maps identify all KMVN huts. You can landup at a KMVN hut without any advance warning. If they have a bed, you’ll get it. If they don’t, they’ll spring a sleeping bag and/or a mattress and accomodate you anyway. They will make dinner for you. It’s cool.
* The water is not clean when it is near human habitation.
* If you must contract with KMVN in Delhi (or anyplace other than Bageshwar), be sure to have a written definition of what you have contracted. We experienced a serious failure of communications between Delhi and Bageshwar, where the things agreed-to by KMVN staff at Delhi (verbally) were not honoured by the folks at Bageshwar.
* It is nice to have a tent, that gives choices other than the KMVN huts.
* KMVN food planning is low on trail chow and protein.
* There are leeches and flies-that-bite. Full sleeves and long pants make sense. Plan on DEET.
You don’t actually get to see Nandi Devi on this trip. But the surrounding mountains are beautiful.
Pindari glacier trek – trip report – Ajay Shah
besthike Indian Himalaya information page.
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pindari is anice place to trek. i had been some 30 years back. now i will take my adult son with me. thanks so much for the very useful recent information along the route. hope you all enjoy nature and trekking in the days to come.