Day 2( 11th Nov., 2006) : Tungnath to Chandrashila to Chopta to Tehri

We got up with a lot of effort at 4.30 and promptly set forth for the long climb to the summit. It was pitch dark and we had to use our torches to see the path. There was a lot of snow on the way which had become dangerously splipping due to the continuous hail(paala)dropping which froze during nights.
Arvind was not feeling well from the previous night, so he gace us company halfway to summit and preferred to wait and rest. Hence, Girish me and guide went further to the scale summit. We finally managed to reach the summit at 6.00 when it was still dark and we all set to welcome the sun pateintly.

This is the scene for which we came on way 500 kms from Del.!! The ever so beautiful Sunrising behind the great himalayas.



As the sun rose above the snow capped hills, the actual hills were not visible so clearly, but the various formations made by sun were mindbongling . We could never ever imagine that the sun could be so imaginative and innovative while coming up from behind the hills, I guess they were the himalayas hence Sun was also giving special treatment to them :-)







The 360 dregree view from the summit was just out of the world and one has to be there only to witness the grand panorama. I was there just gazing and admiring the himalayas and wondered that that was the reason why Himalayas have been everybody dream destination over the centuries !!

Northern and Western Hills

The view of the northern and western snow capped himalayas was absolutely clear. I just couldnt stop clickling the pics :-)

Cloer view of the Chaukhamba peaks

Seen from Right to Left: Chaukhamba/ unnamed peaks/ Shivling and Neelkanth

Closer view of the Neelkanth and shivling(as seen from right to left)

Closer view of the Kedarnath peak and Kedarnath Dome

This is my most favourate pic, the sun rays kissing the peaks of the great Himalayan range.


I wonder what the crow is uttering or is it the messenger of God trying to convey us sumthing :-)

Eastern Hills

The eastern hills were not so clear due to brightness, after the sun rose from east.

Southern Hills

The southern view comprised of the hills which were slowly going down in elevation and somewhere distant making connection with the land.



Me and Girish have finbally scaled the summit .

Me standing infront of the small temple at summit with the sun forming an arc in the background.

I am enjoying the view at the top

We are coming down the snowly slopes to Tungnath.




These are the fresh footholds of an unknown animal(what could it be ???)

The eagle soaring high into the unlimited skyline across the mighty hiamlayas
By the time we reached back to our tent, we found that clouds were reaching around the himalayas .

Our tent (we camped at tungnath)which managed to stay intact even during the snowfall at night.

This is the Tungnath temple(one of the Panch Kedars)and the highest Lord Shiva temple in the world !!



View of Tungnath villege from the temple




We are making impressions in snow


The whether had taken a turn since morning and the entire himalayas were now enveloped in fog and clouds. We are coming down the foggy slopes.


We are rolling down and taking rest on way back to Chopta.


We have finally come back to Chopta from Summit in one piece :-)

We were damn tired had a quick cup of tea .
We were feeling bad leaving Chopta and left with a heavy heart, but we will come again and till then bye bye Chopta :-)
We wanted to have a little better lunch, hence started off from Chopta immediately and had lunch near Augustmuni.And yes the lunch tasted so good and we ate as if we had been on hunger strike for ages :-)

We bid Bye bye to the great himalayas with promise to come again and again and again :-)