Kailash Manasarovar Yatra 2011 - Batch 1 - Day 27

Jun 24 2011 – Day 27

Journey – Gala to Dharchula – a distance of 40 kms out which 10 by trek and 30 kms by Jeep – via Pangla

The team was discussing whether to take the Shirkha route or Pangla route. Our LO is constantly in touch with ITBP team to ascertain which route is good for trek. The Shirkha route was heavily impacted with landslide and rain. So we decided to go through Pangla route. We had to walk through some of the jungle to reach Pangla village. Our porters helped us a lot to navigate the path.

Even in the Pangla route also we had to cross some landslides. ITBP jawans helped us to cross them without any difficulty.

On reaching the Pangla village we took a jeep to go to Dharchula. The entire route is mired with landslides. Rescue teams were working on to clear the landslides debris. On reaching Dharchula we were allotted rooms for our stay. But our common luggage have not reached Dharchula. Therefore, we were waiting for them to reach.

We went to Nepal – just cross the River Kali you reach Nepal for shopping. The prices were highly inflated; therefore, we did not buy anything.