Taken from a road bend before Barkot - the snow peaks is the area we are targetting
Temple at Hanuman Chatti
Clearing landslide near Syani Chatti
Peaks a little closer now - but a long way to go
Yamunotri Temple
Yamunotri to lower Damini
Paisa ped pe nahi ugata - or may be it does Checkout the several coins in the trunk
Lower Damini Camp
2nd day - Lower Damini to Upper Damini
Check out Rama and Ashu climbing the steep slope and JaiSingh in front
Thats me on the same slope
JaiSingh decided it was too steep and needed some rope work
Taking a well deserved rest after that climb
Getting near snow
Upper Damini Camp
View from my tent at Upper Damini
Sunset at Upper Damini
Day 3 - Upper Damini to Bali Pass
thts me in invisible man costume
Our local Rambo
Thats us precariously perched on a slope
Crossing snow field before Bali Pass
Bali pass is at the upper right corner
at places the snow was waist deep
At top of Bali Pass
JaiSingh fixing rope for the climb down from the Pass
We actually had more than one accidents during the descent - thankfully know one got badly injured
Since there was too much snow - we changed plans and decided to camp at the base of Bali Pass
In the night the temperature dropped down to -15 C
Soaking some sun after the chilly night
Rama's shoes were frozen out of shape and the socks were rock hard
Pradeep (our cook) at the head of the pack
A huge crevass in the middle of the snow field
Taking a detour around the crevass
Half the snow field crossed
Bali Pass at the top centre
Pradeep walking through the snow field towards Tange
Sun beginning to set and we are still walking
Finally reached Tange after an exhausting day - no one had much to eat since last night since the stoves were not working preperly
Morning sun at Tange - notice the moon is still out
Porters warming themselves around a fire after another chilly night
Day 4 - Tange to Seema - walking besides the frozen river
Finally out of snow
Bhoj tree
Rama crossing river over a tree trunk
Splendid colors after all white for 2 days
Through Deodar forest
Seema Village - GMVN guest house in green
Forest rest house at Seema
Local tea shop
Water mill
One of the porters drinking water - Gangad village in background
The place was fabulous - didnt feel like leaving
Four kids from Gangad
Rupin river
Just before Talluka
Talluka village - our night stay for the 5th night
Forest rest house - absolutely pretty
Local kids at Talluka
Talluka village - primary school in left
Central pond - GMVN guesthouse in green
This looked pretty scary to all of us but the kid kept moving up and down and all over the ledge
A village girl with her little brother on shoulders playing under the tree
Morning classes
Kid helping her mother cross the landslide
Our team
Bali Pass trek- Oct Nov 2007
