Monday, July 28, 2008

Scotchmans peak

Great day! Forgot how steep the trail was though.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

The Itinerary for the Trip to India

Some folks have asked about my itinerary, so here it is:

Itinerary
Extension: Lakes & Palaces
11 Oct 08 Arrive Delhi - overnight at the Florence Inn (on B&B basis)
12 Oct 08 Early transfer for flight to Udaipur. Sightseeing tour of Udaipur. Overnight hotel.
13 Oct 08 Early transfer for flight to Jaipur. Overnigt hotel. Sightseeing Jaipur.
14 Oct 08 Morning visit to Amber Fort. Rest of the day is free to explore the 'Pink City'.
15 Oct 08 Drive to Agra. Stop en-route to visit Fatephur Sikri. Evening visit to Taj Mahal. Overnight hotel.
16 Oct 08 Full days sightseeing of Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. Late afternoon drive to Delhi. Overnight hotel.
17 Oct 08 Day at leisure.
KUA/02/08: Curzons Trail and the Kuari Pass Trek Begins
Group arrive in the afternoon.
18 Oct 08 In the morning we have a sightseeing tour of Old and New Delhi. In the early evening we transfer to the
railway station to catch the overnight sleeper train to Kathgodam.
19 Oct 08 Arriving in Kathgodam, we drive through impressive scenery to our stop at Ranikhet, a former hill
station. Overnight in a lhotel.
20 Oct 08 A long day of driving to Lohajang (2400m / 7875ft) but with fantastic mountain vistas, including Nanda
Devi. We meet our crew who will have already established camp.
21 Oct 08 Trek up to the Lohajang Pass (2590m. / 8498ft.) and descend into the Bedni Ganga Valley. We make
camp in the village of Didina.
22 Oct 08 Trek up through forest and open grazing land to the famously scenic camp at Bedni Bugyal (3500m /
11,484ft).
23 Oct 08 Leaving the camp in place, we make the tough return day-hike to the spectacularly located lake of
Roopkund (5000m / 16,400ft). Return to Bedni Bugyal.
24 Oct 08 An easier day, descending to the village of Wan and on to our camp on pasture at Kanol.
25 Oct 08 Trekking through forest of oak and rhododendron, we reach our camp beside the Nandakini River, close
to the village of Sutol (2290m / 7513ft).
26 Oct 08 A longer day, through farmland and villages with views of distant snow-capped peaks. Overnight at
Ghunni (2470m / 8105ft).
27 Oct 08 We climb up through forest and meadows to cross a low pass, then descend to camp at the small village
of Jhenjipani (2300m / 7546ft).
28 Oct 08 Another pleasant valley walk, crossing small rivers and passing many waterfalls. We arrive at our camp
in Panna in time for a late lunch.
29 Oct 08 A long day across the Kuari Pass (4268m / 14,000ft). After a steep start, the ascent becomes more
gradual through forest. Superb views of Nanda Devi. Camp on the meadows at Ghelgarh.
30 Oct 08 A final scenic day of trekking leads generally downhill, tharough forest to our overnight lodge at the ski
resort of Auli.
31 Oct 08 A long and spectacular drive to Rishikesh, where we check into a hotel. In the evening, we can watch the
aarti lamp ceremony by the Ganges.
01 Nov 08 Drive to Delhi, arriving in the mid afternoon. We have the use of day rooms at the group hotel. KE
group package services end after dinner. Airport transfers are provided on this day.