http___fractalenlightenment.com_sr_960_travel_the-snowy-mountains-of-kunzum-pass.xml
http___fractalenlightenment.com_hr_960_travel_the-snowy-mountains-of-kunzum-pass_1.xml
1.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.1 5.1 6.1 6.2 6.3 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 10.1 11.1 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 13.1 14.1 15.1 17.1 17.2
The Snowy Mountains of Kunzum Pass After our Enlightening experience in Kee Monastery we were back at our hotel in Kaza. It was time to depart for Manali and head to Dharamshala from there. We met two guys from Delhi, they had taken the long route from Recong Peo to Spiti just like us, and didn’t want to return to Delhi the same way. According to their research Kunzum Pass, which is the shorter route to Manali, had opened but moving ahead from there close to Batal the road was blocked. So their plan was to trek from Batal for around 20 minutes or so along the river, and then a jeep would pick us up from Chota Dara, close to Lahual valley and drop us in Manali. They asked us if we wanted to join them, and we weren’t keen on going back to Manali from Recong Peo, so we grabbed this opportunity. This was the route we took: Kaza — Losar — KyHзyM Пacc — OTkaзaH — Chota Dara — Chhatru — Lahual — PoxTaHr Пacc —  Manali. The cost of the taxi from Kaza to Batal was Rs 3500 and Rs 3000 from a point in Lahual to Manali, it was divided among five people so it worked out to be quite reasonable. The so called 20 minutes trek from Batal crossing glaciers, turned out to be the biggest adventure we had on this entire trip in Himachal! We set off early by 5.30 am and all of us were out ready in the jeep, with our sticks, plastic bags to put between our socks and shoes, some snacks and supplies. The journey was lovely, it started off by passing Kee Monastery from the other side of the Spiti river. Spiti as you would know has some intricate and fascinating rock formations, the mountains in the picture literally look like they are rooted to the ground! We stopped for a quick breakfast, comprising Aloo Paranthas, Maggie and chai, at a small dhaba in Losar, the first village in Spiti. The morning rays were breaking through the darkness in the little dhaba and also bringing in some warmth! We went for a short walk around Losar and watched the sun light up this village. Just across the dhaba spanned green fields with tiny houses across the valley. Losar seemed like a nice isolated place to come and live in, perhaps on our next visit to the mountains it would be possible. Spiti is generally barren, but does not mean its less beautiful because the landscape is so different. Even if its not green it all has a story to tell. Its been a couple of hours since we’ve been traveling, the roads don’t allow you to do more than 40 km/h but that was not a worry. At one point of our journey we reached a nice open patch that was surprisingly green, the melting snow was the reason the grass survived. We wanted to get out to stretch and also touch the snow, not that we haven’t before, we first experienced snow together at the Valley of Flowers. But something new caught our attention, we saw for the first time, thin sheets of ice that was as clear as glass. Applying any kind of pressure made it crack and break to reveal water under it. Like children we started cracking these sheets and putting pieces on each other, we felt free as a bird. We were close to Kunzum Pass at that time. The driver, Sonam, who was such a nice guy, said we needed to hurry since we had a long journey ahead of us. The snow in the distance was no more far away, it not only surrounded us on either side of the road, but was also under the jeeps tyres. Sonam stopped the car whenever we wanted to take a picture. As we moved closer to Kunzum La, we saw more snow on either sides of the jeep, there were points of time that we were driving through parts where the wall of snow on one side was taller than the vehicle itself. The closer we got, the excitement was building up in the jeep, moreover because we were on an unknown path and did not know what to expect. The thought of walking on snow was fueling our anticipation. We were only a few kms away from Kumzum, we got the news from Sonam that the road had cleared much more after Batal and we would have only 200 meters or so to walk. This made us even happier, we asked Sonam to stop at this Chorten on our way, for the first time on this trip we stepped into snow. Some parts were soft and my feet sunk in more than a foot. On this entire trip in Himachal I was trekking in my floaters, I never carried shoes. Even on our treks in Uttaranchal I had the same trusty floaters and am more comfortable with them on. After rejoicing the moment we soon made our way to Kunzum Devi Mandir, a few kilometers away from the Chorten. The jeep couldn’t get to the temple so we got off and walked towards it, the path was surrounded with snow on either sides. Our joy knew no bounds, we were so glad that we took the right decision of taking this route. The snow ball fights began, although we never really got down to it seriously as the temple seemed more interesting. Along the way we admired the ice formations around us. There were few icicles present around the place formed by the dripping water, looking through them gave us a clear vision. The entrance of the Kunzum devi temple was covered with Buddhist prayer flags, to get through the entrance itself was tricky as the snow was really soft and deep. There was no monk or caretaker inside, at least till we were there. It would be hard for someone to live there due to the extreme conditions, but it seemed a perfect place to meditate. Kunzum temple had three stupas and a bigger one with the picture of the Dalai Lama and the Pancham Lama. The snow around the mandir had strange cube like depressions with mantras on paper embedded in it. Probably to sanctify and protect the place from external forces. After walking three times around Kunzum devi and resting for a bit, we proceeded back to the jeep. On the way we were playing with the snow, this time I started doing a couple of Karate chops on some of the flimsy structures, all was going well until I tried to hit a thick structure and managed to cut my hand and fingers at multiple spots and felt an intense pain for a bit. Blood on snow too seemed to fascinate me as the red and white colours merged together, and I now know that the crystals can really cut even when you fall on snow. The Kunzum devi mandir is located close to this board in Kunzum pass, which is 4,551 meters above sea level, it is quite high. The Fun and Arduous Trek Begins We bid goodbye to Kunzum devi and proceeded towards Batal. The mountain that was completely embellished with fresh snow was christened ‘Snow White’, by us. It was beautiful and we got glimpses of it throughout the trek. After passing the only Dhaba, well known for its rajma chawal, at Batal where people stay over to head to Chandratal lake. The gentleman there told us that we were in for a good trek, the road was not yet ready and we would have to cover at least a couple of kilometers to get to the other side of the glaciers! More about the trek in the next post! Пokaжи HaM CoMe ЛoBe & Cпpeaд Txe ЛиrxT: 1 KoMeHTap [...] there was the odd nerve as well, aли To je билo зaHeMapљиBo. Дakлe, Mи cMo изaшли из џипa Hekoлиko kилoMeTapa пocлe БaTaл, yзeo Haшe шTaпићи, okлизHyo y плacTичHoj cTaњa изMeђy чapaпe и ципeлe, cTaBиTи Ha HaшиM pykaBицe, и [...]
1.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.1 5.1 6.1 6.2 6.3 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 10.1 11.1 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 13.1 14.1 15.1 17.1 17.2
Snježnih planina Kunzum Pass Nakon što je naš prosvjetljujuće iskustvo u Kee Manastir da smo se vratili u naš hotel u Kaza. Bilo je vrijeme za odlazak u Manali i glavu Dharamshala od tamo. Upoznali smo dva momka iz Delhi, oni su uzeli dugo put od Recong Peo da Spiti poput nas, i ne žele se vratiti u Delhiju na isti način. Prema njihovom istraživanju Kunzum Pass, što je kraći put do Manali, otvorila, ali se kreće naprijed od tamo blizu Batal cestu bio je blokiran. Dakle, njihov plan je bio da se putovati od Batal za oko 20 minuta ili tako uz rijeku, a onda jeep bi nas pokupiti iz Chota Dara, blizu Lahual dolinu i ispustite nas u Manali. Pitali su nas da smo htjeli da im se pridruže, i nismo bili ljut na ide natrag u Manali od Recong PEO, pa smo zgrabili tu priliku. To je put smo uzeli: Nesreća — Losar — Kunz Pass — Otkazan — Chota Dara — Chhatru — Lahual — Rohtang Pass — Manali. Cijena taksija od Kaza da Batal je RS 3500 i Rs 3000 od točke u Lahual na Manalija, to je bila podijeljena između pet ljudi, tako je ispalo da se dosta razumno. Tzv 20 minuta trek od Batal prelaska glečera, Pokazalo se da se najveća avantura smo imali na cijelom ovom putovanju u Madhya! Krenuli smo rano 5.30 am i svi mi bili vani spremni u džipu, s našim palicama, plastične vrećice staviti između naše čarape i cipele, neke grickalice i potrošni materijal. Putovanje je bilo super, To je započela polaganjem Kee samostan s druge strane rijeke Spiti. Spiti kako bi znali ima neke složene i fascinantne formacije stijena, planine u slici doslovno izgledaju kao da su ukorijenjeni u zemlju! Zaustavili smo za brzi doručak, sastoji aloo Paranthas, Maggie i chai, na malom Dhaba u Losar, prvo mjesto u Spiti. Jutarnje zrake su probijajući tamu u malom Dhaba i dovođenja u neku toplinu! Išli smo za kratku šetnju oko Losar i gledao sunce upaliti ovo selo. Samo preko Dhaba trajala zelenim poljima s malenim kućama diljem doline. Losar činilo kao lijepo osamljenom mjestu da dođu živjeti u, možda na naš sljedeći posjet planinama to bi bilo moguće. Spiti je općenito jalova, , ali ne znači da je njegova manje lijepi jer krajolik je toliko drugačiji. Čak i ako je njegova a ne zelene sve to ima priču za ispričati. Njegova je nekoliko sati jer smo bili na putovanju, ceste ne biste mogli napraviti više nego 40 km / h, ali to nije bilo briga. U jednom trenutku našeg putovanja smo postigli lijep otvoren patch koji je bio iznenađujuće zelena, topljenje snijega je razlog trave preživio. Željeli smo izaći da se protežu i dodirivati snijeg, Ne da mi se ne prije, prvo smo doživjeli snijeg zajedno Dolina cvijeća. No, nešto novo uhvaćen našu pozornost, što je po prvi put, tankih listova leda koji je bio jasan kao staklo. Primjena bilo kakav pritisak napravio je ispucati i break otkriti vodu ispod njega. Kao djeca smo počeli pucanja te plahte i stavljanjem komada jedan na drugoga, osjećali smo slobodan kao ptica. Bili smo blizu Kunzum Pass u to vrijeme. Vozač, Sonam, koji je bio tako lijep momak, , rekao nam je trebalo da se požure jer smo imali dug put pred nama. Snijeg u daljini bilo još daleko, To ne samo da nas okružuje na obje strane ceste, , ali je također bio pod džipove gume. Sonam zaustavio automobil, kad god smo htjeli snimiti fotografiju. Kao što smo se preselili bliže Kunzum La, Vidjeli smo više snijega na obje strane Jeepa, bilo točke vremena da smo se vozili kroz dijelove gdje je zid snijega na jednoj strani je bio viši od samog vozila. Bliže smo dobili, Uzbuđenje je izgradnju u džipu, Osim toga, jer smo bili na nepoznatom putu i nisam znala što očekivati. Pomisao na hodanje po snijegu je gorivo naše iščekivanje. Mi smo bili samo nekoliko km udaljen od Kumzum, smo dobili vijest iz Sonam da je cesta izbrisani mnogo više nakon Batal, a mi bi samo 200 metara ili tako hodati. To nas je još sretniji, pitali smo Sonam zaustaviti na ovoj Chorten na našem putu, po prvi put na ovom putovanju smo zakoračili u snijegu. Neki dijelovi su mekani i moje noge potonuo više od stopala. Na cijelom tom putovanju u Madhya sam trekking u mojim floaters, Ja nikada ne nosi cipele. Čak i na našim trekkingima u Uttaranchal sam imao iste pouzdanih plivajuće i sam više ugodno s njima na. Nakon radosni trenutak smo prije napravili naš put do Kunzum Devi Mandir, nekoliko kilometara udaljen od Chorten. Džip nije mogla doći u hram, tako smo se i krenuo prema njemu, Put je bio okružen sa snijegom na obje strane. Naša radost ne poznaje granice, Bili smo jako drago da smo uzeli pravu odluku uzimajući ovaj put. Kuglica snijeg tučnjava je počela, iako mi nikada nije dobio dolje na njega ozbiljno kao hram činilo zanimljivijim. Uz put smo divio nakupine leda oko nas. Bilo je nekoliko sige prisutni oko mjesta formirana od strane kaplje voda, gleda kroz njih nam je dao jasnu viziju. Ulaz u Kunzum Devi hram je bio prekriven budističkih molitvenih zastavica, dobiti kroz samu ulazu bio lukav kao snijeg bio jako mekan i duboki. Nije bilo monah ili skrbnik unutar, barem dok smo bili tamo. Bilo bi teško da netko živi tamo zbog ekstremnih uvjeta, ali se činilo idealno mjesto za meditiranje. Kunzum hram je imao tri Stupas i jedan veći sa slikom Dalaj Lame i Pancham Lame. Snijeg oko Mandir je imao čudan kocka kao depresija s mantrama na papiru ugrađenih u njega. Vjerojatno se posveti i zaštititi se od vanjskih sila. Nakon šetnje tri puta oko Kunzum devi i odmara za malo, nastavili smo natrag u džipu. Na putu su se igrati sa snijegom, ovaj put sam počeo raditi par karate kotleta na neke od slab struktura, Sve ide dobro dok nisam pokušao udariti debeli strukturu i uspio smanjiti svoju ruku i prste na više mjesta i osjetio strahovitu bol za malo. Krv na snijegu previše činilo da me fasciniraju kao crvene i bijele boje spojene zajedno, i sada znam da se kristali stvarno može smanjiti čak i kada pada na snijegu. Kunzum devi mandir se nalazi u neposrednoj blizini ovog odbora u Kunzum prolazu, koja je 4,551 metara iznad razine mora, to je vrlo visoka. Zabava i napornih Trek Begins Ponudu smo zbogom Kunzum devi i nastavila prema Batal. Planina koja je u potpunosti ukrašen sa svježim snijegom je kršten 'Snjeguljica', kod nas. Bilo je lijepo i što je dobio kratki pogled u njega tijekom putovati. Nakon što prođete samo Dhaba, dobro poznat po svojoj rajma chawal, na Batal gdje ljudi borave tijekom glavu na Chandratal jezera. Gospodin ima nam je rekao da smo bili u za dobar trek, cesta još nije bio spreman, a mi bi morali pokriti barem par kilometara da bi se na drugoj strani ledenjaka! Više o putovati u Slijedeći post! Pokažite nam malo ljubavi i širiti svjetlo: 1 Komentar [...] nije bilo čudno živaca kao i, ali to je zanemarivo. Tako smo izašli iz džipa nekoliko km nakon Batal, uzeo naše palicama, skliznuo u plastične folije između čarape i cipele, staviti na naše rukavice, i [...]