we started our trek from here at 8.30am
other than Gulmarg in Kashmir ( click here ) and Manali ,
Auli is a popular ski resort in India during winter.
beyond this , phone line disappears.
during this trekking trip , we'll be camping at 3 sites , and this is
the first site .
located in a small clearance deep in the alpine forest.
we reached our campsite at 4pm , after 7 hours of trekking
they've been trekking the reverse route of us , from Kuari Pass
and heading to Auli the next day.
I was amazed because all of them are quite old , around 50s I guess but
still fit enough to go trekking.
the guy with the red sweater is Garry Weare , the author of the book
Lonely Planet " Trekking In The Indian Himalaya "
we exchanged stories around the bonfire untill the last light of the day.
Kuari Pass Trek & Pangarchulla Peak 4550m
Indian Himalaya Trek
31st May - 5th June 2014
Uttarakhand , India
instagram : #KuariPassTrek2014
Dear Uttarakhand Trekker
I am one of the Australian trekkers you met as we chatted around the campfire at the Chitra Kantha campsite. We were flattered to read your account of us as we not just 50 years old but were all over 60 years old! We did enjoy the Kauri Pass trek and you, like us, would have had wonderful weather for the next few days. Later we travelled and trekked to the Valley of the Flowers only to find an icefall had blocked the valley. So we joined many Sikh pilgrims on their walk up to Hem Kund, their sacred lake at 4330 m altitude. Not bad for a group of 60 year olds, eh? We hope you climbed the peak you were heading for when we met you. Good luck in your studies too. We've been enjoying your blog. Kathy from Australia
Those are some really incredible photos. I am planning to trek there a week from now. I hope the weather isn't too unforgiving.