Hell lot of gear
Waiting for Govt bus in Delhi ISBT
on the way to dehradun
Lunch break
9 star hotel on the way
himalayan barbie
River Ganga
Joshimath
way to Badrinath
1st break on the trek
First glacier we crossed
We crossed Alakananda on this glacier
Mountain walls surround the way to Satopanth
Lakshmivan and the Bhoj trees. The collapse of Banglung glacier has created a lake here
Adidas Baba meditating
First campsight at Lakshmivan
Balakunt peak?
The great wall of India - Unnamed peaks higher than the sky
Alakapuri unfolding
Alakapuri an Banglung glaciers
Konaling peak?
Two mountains surronding Alakapuri
Satopanth glaciers is seen at last
Rocks and ice boulders were found all the way
Pandudhara - The frozen falls
Pandudhara is also known as Kunthidhara
Its melting season for glaciers
A closer look
Cracks in the glacier - We could see water flowing beneath.
Its boulders and loose soil all the way
Valley of Boulders :)
Sahasradhara - a group of 1000 waterfalls
Vanilla with chocochips
Chakrateerth - Where Arjuna fell
Cave we used for cooking and sleeping
A nice way to dry socks
Not too impressed!!!
Satopanth glacier and hardly visible behind it is Sonekuni peak (Please correct me if I'm wrong)
Balakun peak?
Only water source near Chakrateerth
The mighty Choukambha
Up up and up all the way now
It's time to rest
Avalanche in Balakun mountain
Climb on all fours
Finally, Nilkantha peak
Choukambha in clouds and the stairway to heaven
Icy desert
Nilkanth unleashed
Nilkanth, Parvathi etc...
Water flowing from mountains brings down boulders and mud
Its rocks above glacier
Water flowing below glacier
First view of the Satopanth Tal
Again same photo
A closer look at the lake
Another closer look
Baba Bindaas
Swarg ki seedi - A stairway to heaven
This is where we took bath after many many days
Bye Satopanth
Blue water in White snow
Another waterfall
Glaciers melting away
Bheem ki gadha
Way to heaven is just snow and boulders
Where to go? nothing can be seen...
Back in Lakshmivan
A closer look at Lakshmivan
Lakshmi Van or Lakshmi Tal - A lake formed by the collapse of Banglung glacier
Alakapuri Reloaded
Vasudhara far away
Konaling?
Choukambha faaaar away
Bhoj Vriksh
Balakun?
Banglung glacier
The Porter and the stove
Serious Ashok and joyful Santosh
Vasudhara - Gone with the wind
Kuber Parbat
Crater created by falling boulders
Vasudhara - Belief says water does not fall on a sinful man's head. Here's the proof. Water is blown away by the wind...
Alakananda valley
It's a valley of flowers
Anyone dare Ski here??
Glacial bridge to cross Alakananda
Alakananda flowing violently below the glacier
Man is so small in front of mother earth!!!
Mana welcomes us with flowery path
Mules grazing in meadows
Civilization not too far now
Green water of Saraswathi
Bheempul
Saraswathi meets Alakananda
Mana gaon
Nilkanth from Badrinath covered in clouds
Badrinath city and temple
Tapthkund - Hot water spring
Badrinath temple
Nilkanth peak at night - 15 sec exposure
20sec exposure so blurrr
Some mountain trees
Hilly roads
Traffic jam near Srinagar due to land slide
The Landslide
Cycle rickshaw in Haridwar
Baba Ramdev's Clinic in Haridwar
Patanjali - Baba Ramdev's Ashram
Har ki Paudi - Haridwar
