Fantastic trek!! We set out to be the first to cross this pass this year and I think we truly were!!
The pass is totally snowed in and at the top, after a harrowing 3 hours of climbing straight up to avoid the snow, we found that all the routes down into Kullu were indeed heavily snowed in. The executive decision taken by yours truly was - Lets go straight down towards the glacier and take this glacier down until it meets the Sarbari River. Did I mention we had no equipment for snow - even crampons.
Well 10 and a half hours later, a lot of consulting on the map and using the compass as a magic wand, we actually did the trek without injury to body or ego. Check the photos
On the bus to Barot
At Campsite Barot
Above Andarli Malan
First sight of our destination
Camp at Lahes
Just climbed that
In sight of Sari Pass
Final walk to the col
5 Hrs on the glacier
At the Kullu bus stand, alive and well
The pass is totally snowed in and at the top, after a harrowing 3 hours of climbing straight up to avoid the snow, we found that all the routes down into Kullu were indeed heavily snowed in. The executive decision taken by yours truly was - Lets go straight down towards the glacier and take this glacier down until it meets the Sarbari River. Did I mention we had no equipment for snow - even crampons.
Well 10 and a half hours later, a lot of consulting on the map and using the compass as a magic wand, we actually did the trek without injury to body or ego. Check the photos
On the bus to Barot
At Campsite Barot
Above Andarli Malan
First sight of our destination
Camp at Lahes
Just climbed that
In sight of Sari Pass
Final walk to the col
5 Hrs on the glacier
At the Kullu bus stand, alive and well
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