Get ready for Ganga Aarti
Ganga Aarti at Harki Pedi
Any day Aarti is the same hair raising experience
Back to school of 2003. NIM
with my rope 9 instructior Girish Ranakoti
Vinod Gosai was student with us in 2003. today he is Everester and instructor at NIM
Ishavashyam Ashram Gangotri Mandir
With Swami Raghvendranand
on the way to kedar taal during acclimatization walk
Gangotri from the top
Swami Sundranand, Tapovan Kutti, Gangotri
Kedar Ganga
different Moods of Ganga at Suryakund, Gangotri
Team is set to move with swamiji
Gangotri Mandir at Night, Curtsey Rajesh sing
gangotri temple
lets move
Bridge on Rudraganga River
such a beautiful trek through Bhoj and Pine Jungle
valley of flowers
first camp: Nala Camp Alt 11900 ft
Satsang with swami Girjanandji
First view of Gangotri II
Rest at with Gaddiwala
840 feet straight climb
Swami Girjanandji and swami Raghvendranandji
CampII: Rudragyara Base Alt 14160
from left Matri Peat, Chirbasa and unnamed pick
Look at Jogin II, our next destination
very steep climb over loose boulders
Nala crossing
Hanuman Jump by swamiji
saab patther hi patthar
Camp III: right in to the dried river. [ was full of water in June]
alt 14940 feet
UFO lending space
First sight of Auden's Col
Preparition for camping
Kaam karo Kaam
let us make it a bit flat
Camp 4: Base camp Auden's Col alt 15260 feet
Our cook Rana and seconnd guide Gopi
vaxing shoes to give some more protection against snow
Manzil is there...
crevase on the way
lets just skies
stone forming tabel formation
smile please
Click.. click..
Climbing the Auden's Col, Curtsey Rajesh Singh
too many crevases made us walk in one line only
too many crevases
had to fixed rope here to travers crevases
weather got worst and snow fall started
blizard
Puja on the top
Our team
was impossible to go the other side in this blizard
decided to camp right on the pass
again jog to make the surface flat
camp 5: Auden's Col Top alt 17200 feet
curtsey Rajesh
it opened up for a while in the evening
Swami Raghvendranand on the Col, curtsey Rajesh sing
Shooting Rabbit Ear, curtsey Rajesh sing
Rabbit Ear, curtsey Rajesh sing
curtsey Rajesh sing
Our team on the col, curtsey Rajesh singh
Our team on the col, curtsey Rajesh sing
Curtsey Rajesh sing
Rabbit Ear
the other side of the pass, Khatling Glacier
horrible evening
such a beautiful morning
first rays of light
Rabbit Ear in the morning
Rana hard to find any better cook then him
pack upppp
who was it?
Our Bahaduro
Gopi
seems like today you have climbed the col
our team
Vande Mataram
lets do some Repelling.
descending on the Khatling Glacier
Descending on Khatling Glacier, Curtsey Rajesh sing
curstey Rajesh sing
from Khatling Glacier
just relax for a while
see the colors in the sky
so beautiful
again weather became worst
crevases on Khatling Glacier
Camp 6: Khatling Glacier Camp at 15140 feet
again such a beautiful morning
Morning 8 am @ khatling Glacier
Daily routine start the day with Morning Prayer
painting by nature
difficult day begans
were stuck right in the middle of the glacier for couple of hours
finally decided to take extreme right and find out the way
Gadhwali friends took extream left, traditional rout between water fall to water fall
Gadhwali team traversing between water fall to water fall, rajesh sing
traversed worst part of trek
Bramha Kamal
injured Yogesh
one of the most difficult patch ends here, curtsey Rajesh sing
Camp 7: Zero Point alt 12160
camp choki, curtsey Rajesh sing
Camp 8: Chowki alt 11600
On the way to Mayali Pass
Flowers of the region
Camp 9: Simribitta [ Just bellow Mashartaal] 14140 feet
Meet Salman Khan
pictures taken in Moon Light at 9.30 PM
simribitta in moon light, curtsey rajesh sing
Morning with moonlight
Mashar Taal
Mashartaal, curtsey rajesh sing
Pass before Mayali pass @ 16000 ft
360' view from the pass
Himalay darshan through sunglass
tiring traversing
towards Mayali pass, curstey Rajesh sing
towards Mayali Pass
Uff lets have some break
Mayali Lake
On the Mayali Pass @ 16000 Feet
Vasuki taal
Decided to reach Kedarnathji
after 14 hours trek reached Kedarnathji
On the way to gauri kund
Water falls on the way to Gaurikund
the other side of too many tourist. terrible garbage
Group Leader Amarshi Dharajia, Bhavnagar
Swami Raghavendranandji, Gangotri
Rajesh singh, Chamba
Yogesh Purohit, Ahmedabad
Piyush Vaitha, Bhavnagar
Mehul Baxi, Bhavnagar
Devang Shah, Bhavnagar