Hampta and Blue Skies...Friends and Nature

If you guys are wondering what are the pic slides on your right about, I visited Hampta Pass (June 2009) a lone stretch in the far far far Himalays...about 65Kms from Manali..weening through pictursque locales, winding narrow ledges, green shrubbery, blue skies, snow capped mountains, cool breeze, creaking twigs, rustling leaves , bubbling brooks, bustling water falls, scary gorges , beautiful flowers and the eclectic splendour and grandeour of the Mighty Himalayas.  All this with just wonderful friends who brought with them tummy rolls of laughter, 3 packs of UNO cards, snug warm candle-lit-blanket-covered-tent wrapped fun ! 4 days and nights of unlimited, unbridled fun and joy. Gave me the break that I needed so much this year.  So far the best thing that happened to me in 2009.

All this as below "CUT, COPY, PASTE....From Jaishri's Blog... (What Engineers Do Best) !!

Finally we got the Altitude profile from Mukeshs MOTO whatever ;)

Heres the unedited transcript from Mukeshs mail! ;) Thank you Jahanpana Ji!!!

Altitude profile of our trek and how satellites looked at us while we trekked

Day 1: Prini to Pandu Ropa (Steepest part of trek) . Trek through Beautiful Apple gardens, dense pine trees




Distance trekked: 6.86 km
Time taken: 4h 46m
Altitude at Start: 1880 mts
Altitude at End: 2663 mts
Max alt in this stretch: 2717 mts
Avg Speed: 1.4 km/h
Total Climb: 783 mts

Day 2: Pandu Ropa to Chikka (Relatively flat but longest part of trek)
Trek through lush green Himalayan meadows, along with the stream
Distance trekked: 7.73 km
Time taken: 2h 51m
Altitude at Start: 2663 mts
Altitude at End: 2970 mts
Max alt in this stretch: 2983 mts
Avg Speed: 2.3 km/h
Total Climb: 307 mts

Day 3: Chikka to Bhalu ka dera (Steeper part of trek) Trek through the Rocky Mountains, (Unforgettable chilly River (stream) crossing)
Distance trekked: 5.77 km
Time taken: 3h 18m
Altitude at Start: 2970 mts
Altitude at End: 3562 mts
Max alt in this stretch: 3570 mts
Avg Speed: 1.7 km/h
Total Climb: 592 mts

Day 4: Bhalu ka dera to (Just close to)Hampta pass (Most Tough part of trek) Trek on the Snow and ice, along with Hampta glaciers
Distance trekked: 4.67 km
Time taken: 3h 27m
Altitude at Start: 3562 mts
Altitude at End: 4141 mts (Awesome!! Half of the Mt Everest)
Max alt in this stretch: 4141 mts
Avg Speed: 1.4 km/h
Total Climb: 579 mts
Day 4 and 5 back to prini 25.03 km, 4141 mts to 1880 mts
Whoa… Day 4 was toughest when we did the ascend to hampta and came back 2 camp sites down… Total Time taken on Day 4 : 9 Hours 57 Minutes (ascend and descend together) Covered 25.03Kms + a 4.67Km ascending trek in the snow - This in 2 days !! Was tough :)

AND THAT IS ABOUT IT............ Phew !!!