background info: trek to kumaraparvata
base - lodge
mid point - Bhattara maNe (cook's house)
3/4 way point - mantapa (small four pillared stone structure with just a roof and no walls..)
peak - peak
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night 1 - bad traffic > reached bus station > sleepless bus journey
day 1
morning - common dorm hall > community brushing > sad B'fast > very tiring almost non-stop climb > LEEECHES!!!! > backpacks growing heavier with each step
noon - awesome lunch (coz we were so hungry we could've and would've eaten anything > b.a.s.i.c accommodation > wrestle with huge spiders in the loo
afternoon -
3:15pm ... waiting for time to pass
4:15 ... more of the same
5:00 - aha! lets explore!
5:45 - come back drenched in rain :|
6:00 - ...waiting for time to pass *sigh*
night 2 - dinner > make plans to quit and seek luxury of lodge rooms at the base > try to sleep on hard cold floor
day 2
morning - get woken up at 5 am with the sounds of rain.. big rain! > confirm plans of quitting and go back to sleep > change plans > trek to mantapa :)
noon - climb back down > starts raining > slip and fall about 7 times > trek back to Bhattara mane slowly in the rain
afternoon - more same lunch > leave for base > ..any guesses? no?.. why more RAIN of course! > trekking in the rain + bags getting really heavy coz of rain > more leeches (note the lack of emphasis…they are pretty common place now :p) > realize we've trekked half way thru very fast! yay! > keep plodding on > and on > and on..> lose all hope of ever reaching the base
evening - in.. the.. lodge.. bath.. can't.. move.. ugh!
night 3 - pack bags > walk to find bus station > another sleepless journey
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So in conclusion,
tough weather + leeches + heavy bags + low energy = tuck your tail and run!
..or conquer it and grit your teeth and smile at the guy who came up with the saying that 'trekking builds character'!
P.S. - it was fun! (in a perverse way but.. fun!)
base - lodge
mid point - Bhattara maNe (cook's house)
3/4 way point - mantapa (small four pillared stone structure with just a roof and no walls..)
peak - peak
--------------------------------------------------
night 1 - bad traffic > reached bus station > sleepless bus journey
day 1
morning - common dorm hall > community brushing > sad B'fast > very tiring almost non-stop climb > LEEECHES!!!! > backpacks growing heavier with each step
noon - awesome lunch (coz we were so hungry we could've and would've eaten anything > b.a.s.i.c accommodation > wrestle with huge spiders in the loo
afternoon -
3:15pm ... waiting for time to pass
4:15 ... more of the same
5:00 - aha! lets explore!
5:45 - come back drenched in rain :|
6:00 - ...waiting for time to pass *sigh*
night 2 - dinner > make plans to quit and seek luxury of lodge rooms at the base > try to sleep on hard cold floor
day 2
morning - get woken up at 5 am with the sounds of rain.. big rain! > confirm plans of quitting and go back to sleep > change plans > trek to mantapa :)
noon - climb back down > starts raining > slip and fall about 7 times > trek back to Bhattara mane slowly in the rain
afternoon - more same lunch > leave for base > ..any guesses? no?.. why more RAIN of course! > trekking in the rain + bags getting really heavy coz of rain > more leeches (note the lack of emphasis…they are pretty common place now :p) > realize we've trekked half way thru very fast! yay! > keep plodding on > and on > and on..> lose all hope of ever reaching the base
evening - in.. the.. lodge.. bath.. can't.. move.. ugh!
night 3 - pack bags > walk to find bus station > another sleepless journey
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So in conclusion,
tough weather + leeches + heavy bags + low energy = tuck your tail and run!
..or conquer it and grit your teeth and smile at the guy who came up with the saying that 'trekking builds character'!
P.S. - it was fun! (in a perverse way but.. fun!)
Tough luck. But after this, I guess you can handle anything. I'd recommend another trek to Kumaraparvatha... under calmer conditions. :-)
dEv
why the crib abt the rain. treks are no fun without rain! tis the season.
p.s. did u kill any leeches?
That sounds so fun! Trekking! Wow.
This is the second posting I've read that mentioned "leeches" in the last five minutes. No kidding.
@ phreak - yaaa.. i miss the clouds and the leeches and the rain and the mountain.. ok maybe not the leeches.
@ dev - you bet i'm gonna go there again! oh yes! i feel like i can def consider myself a semi-serious-trekker now.
@ jedi - u weren't there so shoo.. yeah i did try and kill a few. you can never tell with leeches if they're dead or pretending.
@ autogato - oh more ppl writing about leeches huh? damn i should stop giving them slimy beings so much blog coverage and fame! :p
beautiful pics !
hmmm sounds like a trek i would never go for
or would die to go for ;)
Why you would trek in the first place is beyond me?! When ideally, you should be in the house or kitchen, slaving away for the betterment of "man"kind. Remember the CWC course - Cook, Wash, Clean!
@ oz - yeah aren't they just! they're as awesome as the lovely posts you wrote abt your bike trip to ladakh.
@ tq - oh i seriously doubt you would've enjoyed it.
@ prakhar - hello you! still desperately trying to provoke ppl into giving you attention i see.. guess somethings will never change :)