A great introduction for anybody looking to do harder treks and beginner mountaineering summits, this mountain skills course focuses on navigating through snow and ice fields safely and for building confidence and enabling you to tackle difficult terrain with competence.
Arrive at ISBT Kashmiri Gate by 8 pm to board the bus to Manali. The Volvo Semi –Sleeper bus takes 13 hours to reach our destination. Board waiting vehicles to drive to our lodge away from the bustle of the city at Haripur – 15km away.
Reach Manali by early morning and transfer to the hotel. Relax in the morning. Afternoon hike to Lamadugh to get acclimatized.
Drive 1.5 hours to reach Dhundi. From Dhundi we take a steadily ascending trail to reach Bakarthach, our base for the next few days. We learn some basic navigation enroute. Learn how to choose a campsite and set it up.
Spend the day on the slopes near camp practicing ascending & descending using toe-kicking & edging techniques on snow. The instructors help participants get the body position & body balance right. By the end of the day, you should be able to navigate steep snow slopes confidently.
Another day on the snow slopes. Practice everything learnt yesterday. Learn arresting your falls and get introduced to basic rope work.
On the snow slope again, we practice yesterday’s class and learn how to move roped up in a group and how to navigate a glacial field. Also practice belaying and team arrest.
Move to the glacier for some ice climbing! We practice the same skills learnt on the snow fields but with much more commitment. Come back to camp for the evening.
We go up to a high point and get to utilise some of the skills we’ve learnt in the past few days. Back to the base camp for the night.
We wrap up camp and move back down to Dhundi where our cars await us. Drive back to Manali and catch the evening Volvo bus back to Delhi.
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