Hampta pass trek is considered easy to moderate in difficulty and a perfect one for beginners. Simply put, the Hampta Pass is Himachal’s Valley of Flowers. The landscape is strikingly similar to that of Valley of Flowers – a narrow green valley protected by snow-covered mountains. At 14,000 feet Hampta Pass in Himachal Pradesh falls under those rare, dramatic pass crossings in the Himalayas. On one side is the lush green valley of Kullu — with forests, grasslands, and flowers blooming on the side of your trail.
Background of Trek
our journey started with a group of nine people, including
Nitin, Shailesh, Alpesh, Kashyap, Amresh, Snehal, Sachin, Hiren &
Rajan. initially, 4 people group planned
for the trek & make a booking of the trek by surat to Delhi train ticket,
later on, Shailesh joined, he manages his own booking. after talking with
Rajan, more than 4 members join. that's why how our group formed & 9 people
join the journey.
Out of 9 people, 3 have prior experience of Himalayan trekking, the rest are beginner, so first thing buy gadgets from declathon for hampta pass trek. also advise prepared your self as daily 1hrs physical workout.
20 May 2022
we all reached the surat railway station at 7.00 PM, our
train Surat Rajdhani 12951 departed at 7.48pm sharp, and we order Harikrishna
Dish for dinner on the train. settle in train & adjust the seat with
co-traveller & we 4 in one compartment, rest 4 is in a different
compartment. overnight sleep & I read a Novel during travelling Shallaja
Sagar, written by Ashwani Bhatt.
Surat Railway station
21 May 2022
Morning wake up at 6.30am & take breakfast of sandwich
& tea. our train reached 8.30 am on time at New Delhi railway station. all
meet at platform & then march toward Paharganj side, we have Volvo booking
from Delhi to Manali at evening departed 6.30pm. so we book a room for rest.
evening we reach at RK ashram Piller no 26 for departure, where zingbus office.
but came on time & we all started our next journey toward Manali, we have 2
halts on way to Manali, one for dinner & second for breakfast.
In bus Delhi to Manali
22 May 2022
we reach Bhuntar at 9.30am & then take 35 km taxi jeep
ride for Reach base camp at Rumsu village, nr Naggar. Rumsu (2200 m) is a small traditional village
about 3-4 km from Naggar. It makes for a quaint experience to see the local
village lifestyle in the mountains.
Rumsu is also chiefly known for being the starting point of the trek to
Malana. There is a well-defined trail through a forest of deodar, pine and
other trees that leads toward Chanderkhani Pass.
at Base Camp
acclimatise walk in the evening
jeep drop us on-road in rumsu village, then we move to our
base camp by trail walk for more than 10 minutes, we witness Rumsu is a
charming village with old wooden houses; the residents worship Jamlu Devta (the
main deity of Malana). we get a warm welcome from camp leader Ranjit Singh,
after settling in the room, we take tea.
next 1 hrs we fresh up & take lunch & at 3pm we go
for acclimatise walk around the village.
In the evening we get raining & suddenly the atmosphere is change
from dry to cold. on the first floor. we have a brief about the trek, many are
first-timer. we are a group of 38 people
in that age group from 7 years to 55 years age group people in our group. after
dinner we all going to sleep in a room with sleeping bags. many are
uncomfortable with a sleeping bag
the evening suddenly weather change
with sleeping bag
23 May 2022
we leave at 8 am from base camp to hampta dam. From rumsu to Nagar to Prini then hampta dam
it takes 2 hrs jeep ride. Crossing the Prini village and facing right on the
visage the hefty foothills of the Himalayas standing in its majestic charm, was
like wow. A reward, so soon, was kind of unexpected. Yet I, rather we all
trekkers, accepted it with warmly open hearts. I was at Pir Panjal range and
felt, deep inside, very blessed.
we all group of 38 people with 3 group leaders &
supporting staff 5 members started our journey. Trekking should be packed in
with the fun, adventure and scope for lots of memorable moments for the future.
we took packed lunch on way to Hult point, with adventures crossing 2 river
streams, luckily glacier water flow is not too much so we easily pass by the
support of each other. With the increasing altitude, my tiredness was also
increasing but it used to soon fade away by the views of the hues of the myriad
terrains- from dense greenery to the stony mountains. Finally, reach campsite chikka. suddenly
clouds gathered an evening & Rain started. off & on the rain we
experience. enjoy campsite & doing the garba & dance & after dinner
goes into tent. OverNight Raining in
the valley. 
Hamta Dam
Start trek from hamta Dam
with trek leader ranjitsingh
Ascending toward camp site
Resting Time
24 May 2022
on wakeup, we see a totally different atmosphere the previous
day, velly is full of clouds & raining continue, as per group leader, we
can't send today, as Balu ka Ghera have too much rain overnight.
Rajan & Nitin
We full day stay at chikka campsite, morning session we go for small trekk where snow is there & doing skiing in snow & enjoy. later in the evening, all groups decided to descend as there is no chance for hampta to pass due to only 1 day left, batter we do descend & enjoy one extra day at Manali.
25 May 2022
sunny day, the cloud is disappeared, send is possible but
last night group agree for descend so we all move to descend toward hampta dam.
& we reach at 12.00 pm at hampat dam. & take a jeep for Manali &
check in at the hotel at 3.00pm
later evening visit Hidimba temple & mall road Manali.
Descend toward hamta dam
Final meetup groups with instruction
hire bullet for day & visit Atatl tunnel, sisu &
jogani mata waterfall. & evening we have booked for Delhi from Manali.
& next day from Delhi to surat by Tejas Rajdhani.
Lessons from this Trek :
Don't focus on the Destination, Enjoy the Journey
Himalayan is calling again, Don't chase Himalayan
