Route: Surat - Delhi- Dehradun- Sankri- Dehradun- surat
Our journey starts from Surat to Delhi by train at 8:00pm
Delhi to Mussoorie YHAI base camp by Private Cab
YHAI base camp to Sankri (kedarkantha trek starting point) by Jeep
Return
Dehradun to Surat via Delhi flight
22/12/2107
We start our journey on 22/12/2017 at 8:00pm
we meet at Surat railway station Dr. Shailesh, dr Mehul, and me. and the same train Mr. Sandeep also join us from Mumbai.
23/12/2018
we reach Nizamuddin station at 10:00am n we have our prebooked cab Dzire from Delhi to Dehradun. Hectic traffic on way towards Dehradun. so we late more than 3 hrs from our scheduled time.
after reach Dehradun we meet one of our trekmate Mr. Shreennivas from Hyderabad, we all five together hire a cab till YHAI base camp at Mussoorie.
too much cold at basecamp, we get a warm welcome at reception follow basic procedure n allot our rooms. take dinner with a briefing about tomorrow departure towards sankri and we all sleep at 11:30pm
early morning wake up at 5:00am and fresh up & take breakfast & get packed lunch at basecamp n leave towards Sankri.
we have a group of 57 people in our bach KK09.
base camp arranges 1 bus and 2 jeeps for traveling to sankri. we all seat in the jeep. it is hilly area and more than 8 hrs journey from base camp to sankri. on way, we see beautiful landscape scenery and enjoy hill rides. with lots of fun & masti in the jeep. we reach sankri at 4:45pm Sankri having a height of 6455feet. first of all get hot tea n follow basic registration procedure and allocated our tent. we are 12 members in one tent. at sankri get basic facilities like hot water, pakka toilets n bathroom.
after dinner a small campfire ceremony, every day 3 groups are at Sankri base camp, one who completed kedarkantha summit, second who leave next day for higher camp & a third who just arrival same day.
25/12/2018
wake up at 5:30 am, fresh up and take tea. go for morning exercises. 1 hrs military training like exercises. some people get tired n feel uneasiness after heavy morning exercise. but overall feel relaxed n energetic. after exercise, reach basecamp takes breakfast and prepared for the flag of for previous batch KK08. for higher camp. after KK08 depart we go for 4 km acclimatized walk around the sankri village. on way, we take pictures n enjoy the company of our group KK08. after reach, rest point having a short introduction of each n every member. it takes around 1 hrs after we return move toward base camp. take hot lunch and ret for while. around 3pm we have a briefing for next day departure and some basic instruction. the evening we have 1 hrs for shopping who miss something to bring thy go in sankri market n buy needed things. at evening after dinner again campfire ceremony. we have some local boy n girls they perform local folk dancing and singling. also some performer from our batch and some of who completed summit.at 9:30 pm we go all go for sleep after taking hot bornvita.
26/12/2018
wake up in early morning 5:30 am, take morning tea, fresh up and summiting our sleeping bags & a blanket to the luggage room. take breakfast & pack lunch and with short basic instruction field director flag off for next higher camp toward Juda ka Talab.
we have our two guides who guide us for during trekking and help trekmate whenever help needed.
start ascending toward higher camp first 1 n half hour is smooth n slow track. we take lots of rest because our group is a slow mover. reach rest point, have snacks n tea available at the small canteen. after a short while for 1 hrs we get our lunch point where first time seeing snow in our trek route. after finish lunch move toward Juda ka Talab base camp, our trek route is full of snow. slowly n steadily we reach base camp at Juda ka talab,(8700 feet) take tea. settle in camp, move here n their, dancing n make garba, after soup with dinner at 5:30pm. all go inside the tent. in a tent, we chat with each other and fun & relaxed in a sleeping bag. at 8:00pm all tent member is sleeping.
28/12/208
morning wake up at 2am, temp around minus 10-15 n Sky view is awesome also see milky ways. take Hot tea served by a staff of camp at our tent. we move toward summit kedarkantha at around 3:15am. this time we have one expert guide also join us. make one queue & slowly we move upwards. after 2 hrs we reach small canteen where we take again hot tea, it is a point where the summit is started n return to the same point. we reach the summit just before sunrise. we are a witness of sunrise from kedarkantha pick. there is too much cold wind at the top. Dr Shailesh Birthday celebrates at top of kedarkantha. spend 1hrs & enjoy 360-degree panoramic views from the top. after taking group pics we start descending, descending is little difficult in fresh snow, someplace we take a slide for descending. and finally, reach lahasu base camp. we take hot lunch their and again trek for next lower camp argaon (8000Feet), we reach at 3pm at a campsite, relaxed their eat High tea with pakoda. enjoy campsite. & after dinner chating in side tent and sleep.
29/12/2018
today we are relaxed not want to wake up early still we manage n ready to move lower camp sankri at 9:00am. we start to descend passes through village n slowly move. take rest point & again move
we reach sankri at 11:30am. we take our extra luggage from campsite n we have a pre-hire jeep so we departed for Dehradun at 1:30 pm. reach Dehradun at 9:00 pm check-in in hotel n take a hot bath.
30/12/2018
next day we spare one day so we do rafting at Rishikesh n Ganga Aarti at Triveni Ghat,
next day we have a flight to surat from Dehradun.
Our journey starts from Surat to Delhi by train at 8:00pm
Delhi to Mussoorie YHAI base camp by Private Cab
YHAI base camp to Sankri (kedarkantha trek starting point) by Jeep
Return
Dehradun to Surat via Delhi flight
22/12/2107
We start our journey on 22/12/2017 at 8:00pm
we meet at Surat railway station Dr. Shailesh, dr Mehul, and me. and the same train Mr. Sandeep also join us from Mumbai.
Ready to move
at Surat railway station
23/12/2018
we reach Nizamuddin station at 10:00am n we have our prebooked cab Dzire from Delhi to Dehradun. Hectic traffic on way towards Dehradun. so we late more than 3 hrs from our scheduled time.
after reach Dehradun we meet one of our trekmate Mr. Shreennivas from Hyderabad, we all five together hire a cab till YHAI base camp at Mussoorie.
too much cold at basecamp, we get a warm welcome at reception follow basic procedure n allot our rooms. take dinner with a briefing about tomorrow departure towards sankri and we all sleep at 11:30pm
Lunch at Salt & taste restaurant
mussoorie YHAI base camp
Dormitory for night stay
24/12/2018early morning wake up at 5:00am and fresh up & take breakfast & get packed lunch at basecamp n leave towards Sankri.
we have a group of 57 people in our bach KK09.
base camp arranges 1 bus and 2 jeeps for traveling to sankri. we all seat in the jeep. it is hilly area and more than 8 hrs journey from base camp to sankri. on way, we see beautiful landscape scenery and enjoy hill rides. with lots of fun & masti in the jeep. we reach sankri at 4:45pm Sankri having a height of 6455feet. first of all get hot tea n follow basic registration procedure and allocated our tent. we are 12 members in one tent. at sankri get basic facilities like hot water, pakka toilets n bathroom.
after dinner a small campfire ceremony, every day 3 groups are at Sankri base camp, one who completed kedarkantha summit, second who leave next day for higher camp & a third who just arrival same day.
leave for sankri @basecamp
in jeep
Lunch point
masti....
on way touns river
reach sankri base camp
in a tent at sankri
25/12/2018
wake up at 5:30 am, fresh up and take tea. go for morning exercises. 1 hrs military training like exercises. some people get tired n feel uneasiness after heavy morning exercise. but overall feel relaxed n energetic. after exercise, reach basecamp takes breakfast and prepared for the flag of for previous batch KK08. for higher camp. after KK08 depart we go for 4 km acclimatized walk around the sankri village. on way, we take pictures n enjoy the company of our group KK08. after reach, rest point having a short introduction of each n every member. it takes around 1 hrs after we return move toward base camp. take hot lunch and ret for while. around 3pm we have a briefing for next day departure and some basic instruction. the evening we have 1 hrs for shopping who miss something to bring thy go in sankri market n buy needed things. at evening after dinner again campfire ceremony. we have some local boy n girls they perform local folk dancing and singling. also some performer from our batch and some of who completed summit.at 9:30 pm we go all go for sleep after taking hot bornvita.
morning views
tent outer views
an insider of a dining area
make a raw for fag of KK08 for higher camp
on a way for acclimatizing walk
swargrohing from pandva goes to swarg
Rest point with short introduction
Group Pics
wake up in early morning 5:30 am, take morning tea, fresh up and summiting our sleeping bags & a blanket to the luggage room. take breakfast & pack lunch and with short basic instruction field director flag off for next higher camp toward Juda ka Talab.
we have our two guides who guide us for during trekking and help trekmate whenever help needed.
start ascending toward higher camp first 1 n half hour is smooth n slow track. we take lots of rest because our group is a slow mover. reach rest point, have snacks n tea available at the small canteen. after a short while for 1 hrs we get our lunch point where first time seeing snow in our trek route. after finish lunch move toward Juda ka Talab base camp, our trek route is full of snow. slowly n steadily we reach base camp at Juda ka talab,(8700 feet) take tea. settle in camp, move here n their, dancing n make garba, after soup with dinner at 5:30pm. all go inside the tent. in a tent, we chat with each other and fun & relaxed in a sleeping bag. at 8:00pm all tent member is sleeping.
first rest point
playing with snow
in a tent @ Juda ka talab
27/12/2018
Fresh morning at Juda ka Talab. too much cold, take breakfast & take pack lunch we start to move higher camp lahasu. just 30 min walk we get frozen Juda ka Talab. we rest their spend more than one hr. all member play with snow & dancing n taking pics at the frozen lake.
next, we move toward lahasu, complete treck route is covered with snow. someplace very difficult to move but KK09 slowly n steadily reach lahasu at 3pm. take tea n soup and enjoy campsite. at 5:15 pm we take dinner n sleep early because next day early morning we move toward summit so wake up at 2:00am Lahasu campsite beauty is we have to sleep on snow. just one plastic sheet below on snow & we sleep over snow as our bed.
next, we move toward lahasu, complete treck route is covered with snow. someplace very difficult to move but KK09 slowly n steadily reach lahasu at 3pm. take tea n soup and enjoy campsite. at 5:15 pm we take dinner n sleep early because next day early morning we move toward summit so wake up at 2:00am Lahasu campsite beauty is we have to sleep on snow. just one plastic sheet below on snow & we sleep over snow as our bed.
group pics at camp site
frozen Juda ka Talab
Lunch point on way to lahasu camp
Lahasu Basecamp
Insider of Lahasu camp
28/12/208
morning wake up at 2am, temp around minus 10-15 n Sky view is awesome also see milky ways. take Hot tea served by a staff of camp at our tent. we move toward summit kedarkantha at around 3:15am. this time we have one expert guide also join us. make one queue & slowly we move upwards. after 2 hrs we reach small canteen where we take again hot tea, it is a point where the summit is started n return to the same point. we reach the summit just before sunrise. we are a witness of sunrise from kedarkantha pick. there is too much cold wind at the top. Dr Shailesh Birthday celebrates at top of kedarkantha. spend 1hrs & enjoy 360-degree panoramic views from the top. after taking group pics we start descending, descending is little difficult in fresh snow, someplace we take a slide for descending. and finally, reach lahasu base camp. we take hot lunch their and again trek for next lower camp argaon (8000Feet), we reach at 3pm at a campsite, relaxed their eat High tea with pakoda. enjoy campsite. & after dinner chating in side tent and sleep.
trekking in night
Sunrise from top of kedarkantha
HAppiest movment
mountain calling
Group pics at top of kedarkantha
Desending after kedarkantha summit
Argaon campsite
29/12/2018
today we are relaxed not want to wake up early still we manage n ready to move lower camp sankri at 9:00am. we start to descend passes through village n slowly move. take rest point & again move
we reach sankri at 11:30am. we take our extra luggage from campsite n we have a pre-hire jeep so we departed for Dehradun at 1:30 pm. reach Dehradun at 9:00 pm check-in in hotel n take a hot bath.
retun towards base camp sankri
Group selfie
Mr. Shreenivas Birthday celebrate at hotel @dehradun
30/12/2018
next day we spare one day so we do rafting at Rishikesh n Ganga Aarti at Triveni Ghat,
next day we have a flight to surat from Dehradun.
Rafting at Rishikesh river Ganaga
Ganga aarti @ Ttriveni ghat
Religious Mood
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