Kedarkantha Winter Trek

 Keadarkantha- Winter Himalyan Trek

After spending almost 10 months at the home I decided to go for a trip because "Mountains were calling".

So, I started my research and found this trek which was already on my bucket list for a very long period. I checked out Instagram, google, tripoto to find the best travel company because this was the first time that I'm going through a travel company. After spending a lot of time I found a Profile on Instagram with the name Discovery Hike I contacted them and they send me all the details they gave me the best offer which I can't share here.. I called Ganga Rana (Who owned this company) he is a very humble man with lots of Mountaineering experience we talked for around 30-45 min just sharing our experiences. I was so excited to meet him. I have booked slots for me and my 3 friends for 19 Dec.

At the beginning of the trip, everything messed up..

I booked a bus from Mohan Nagar to Dehradun which was going to leave at 10:20 but because of heavy traffic we got late by 10 min and we missed our bus we have requested the conductor to wait for few minutes but he denied.

Then we decided to go to Kashmiri gate and take a bus, but when we reached the Kashmiri gate there was not a single bus available. So we booked a taxi for Dehradun and reached there by 6:30.

Then the fun begins..

Day- 1

The man who came to pick us was so humble and funny we enjoyed our 9-hour journey.. literally, my eyes almost filled up when I saw the mountains.. I feel like mountains are asking me where were you??

We reached Sankri(Base Camp for Kedarkantha and Har ki doon trek) around 6 in the evening we met other persons in our group everyone came from different parts of India. After a good dinner and a good chit-chat and introduction, we all go back to their tents.

Day-2

We all wake up by 7 and after a good breakfast we all were ready to leave for our first camp site we started our trek around 9-10, the trek was Lil bit challenging because the trail was steep after taking small-small breaks we have reached our first campsite which was "Jainola Campsite", they served delicious lunch.

After having lunch some starting exploring pine forests around the campsite some enjoying snow and some are resting inside their tents.

Our guides were so friendly and also caring to they are providing hot water to drink and in the evening they served Noodles with chai..

All were gathered around the bonfire and everyone sharing their stories..it was like reading many books..

Day-3

We waked up around 7 and after breakfast, everyone packed their bags and we left for Kedarkanth base camp. Everyone was so excited to see the first view of the peak which we were going to climb. After 1 hour of trekking we reached the frozen lake "Juda Ka Talab" we spent 1 hour approx they walked on the frozen lake had chai and maggie and started our journey. The campsite was so beautiful colorful tents pitched all around on white snow.

We watched the beautiful colors of the sunset. The sky turned orange and the snow also reflecting the same so everything became more dramatic and beautiful.

The weather was clear so we saw the sky full of stars I took some night sky shorts from the tent.

After having the delicious dinner we all go into our tent because we have to wake up by 2 to for the summit.

Day-4

Randev Bhai (Our Guide) waked u everyone and gave hot coffee and daliya for energy and to keep the body warm. Everyone was ready for this final climb everyone wore crampons and gaiters.

The time came we started our final ascent, everyone knows this part going to be tough. After 1-2 hours of climb, we took a long break at a tea stall and had tea. Then we started our trek again and watching the rising sun.

The whole view was s amazing sky was changing color from black to blue, blue to red, red to orange amazing..I can't describe that moment in words.

Temp. was too low at pic we barely taking our hands out of gloves but I took that risk of freezing my hand to take some amazing shots.

After spending 1-2 hours at the peak we started descending.. that part was so fun. We came down by sliding in the snow that was fresh powder snow it felt like cold sand. Everyone was sliding and enjoying taking the photos on the trail because we crossed that trail at night so that was a surprise for us.

We reached our base camp and had lunch, then after a few hours of rest, we started again and reached our jainola campsite. This is the day of celebration of a successful summit.. everyone enjoying that moment on a special demand our cook made delicious chicken for us.

Day- 5

We headed back to Sankri and from there everyone said a warm goodbye to everyone and with a promise to share all the photos and to meet again everyone rolled back to their home.

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