*Radhe Radhe Everyone!
Hope everyone is doing great.
In today's blog , I'll show you a different side of tungath track , which is quite dangerous as well as exciting. I have also shared about my experience of exploring the area and encounter with state blog of Uttarakhand in previous blog and here's the link in case you missed it.*
https://hive.blog/hive-163772/@vaibhavrawat/a-trek-full-of-surprises-spotted-the-state-bird-of-uttarakhand-the-himalayan-monal-while-tracking-on-icy-trail-at-tungnath-india
The View Of Peaks From The LowerElevation
After exploring the area and doing some photo shoot we went ahead and this was the view in front of us. From this point , whole mountain ranges can be easily seen and as sunlight just started to hit the top of mountains the view got more magical.
A Pathway That Offers Majestic View
The Temperature here was around 6 degrees and it was freezing cold and the sunrays were literally providing the warmth that we needed to do the track. For me trekking in winters is more adventurous then trekking in summer, its more fun, adventurous and I love the snow around. Just like here, we were walking carefully, afraid to fall but waiting for someone to fall so that we can laugh our heart out.
The pathway was beautiful itself and the view it offered was surreal. I have never in my life seen or walked on such beautiful trek where everything is as magical as someone can imagine. Walking here with your friends and making memories is fun unless one of your friend gets hits with mountains sickness.
Mountain sickness happens when the oxygen in the air is low and you ascend to high altitude too quickly where atmospheric pressure is low. He has never done trekking that too in winters at such altitude. We decided to take it slow and found ourselves a spot where we can rest.
The Dream House At The Edge Of Mountain
And we jit jackpot, the view from where we took some rest was totally incredible and unbelievable. Can you see the tiny houses at the edge of the mountains? I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it and it's literally a scene out of movie or a dream. Well I'm a dreamer and loving this dream to the fullest.
The mountains behind the houses are absolutely insanely beautiful and it looks like a painting to me. The snow covered mountains are totally adding to the beauty of the area.
If the pathway offers such paranomic view I hardly could imagine what's at the top. The Shiva Temple at the top is one of the world's highest Shiva temple and during winters it's usually close as it's hard for the people to manage croud during winters and to take care of the temple. But still people visits the temple cause it looks incredibly beautiful during winters and for this beautiful trail and for experience.
The Icy And Slippery Pathway
After resting for 15 minutes and enjoying the view oir friend gained consciousness and we decided to complete the trek as we were already there only 2 kilometres were left. But that's not it, now the path became challenging and we have to cross it with or ill friend.
In these pictures you can see how the whole pathway is covered with ice and it was slippery. Here we have to be more careful unless you want to go home damaged.
With tiny steps and with the help of stick we went ahead and the view around us suddenly changed. Now we have reached at such height where everything was under thick layer of snow and the wind is more wild and cooler then ever.
From here the magical mountains can be easily seen as they were right in front of us. Here are some of the pictures I clicked with my camera and they turned out incredible. In the pictures above, if you look carefully, there are tiny houses and basically these are shops that are closed nowadays cause of the winters but here you can still get some food and water if you are hungry. From here one more kilometres is left to reach the ultimate elevation where the world's highest Shiva temple is situated.
The Ghadwal Himalayan Ranges
Theese are the Ghadwal Himalayan ranges and the elevation of each peak is above 7000 meters, amazing right?
**These are some of the famous peaks such as Kedar Dome, Neelkanth and Bandarpoonch. Ea h peaks reflect the different shades ad the sunlight hits them. They are gold at dawn, silver during the noon and and orange at dusk. Ss the day was cloudy the peaks were appearing and disappearing like an illusion. They were looking dreamy, dramatic and surreal.**
The next part of the trek will be uploaded soon in the upcoming blog and guys do let me about your thoughts on this pathway and trek to the highest Shiva Temple in the world.
Thank you so much for reading.
Radhe Radhe
