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4 Days, 3 Passes - One Crazy Himalayan Ride!!
Hey everyone, this is a 4 day ride i did to Sach Pass in September 2008 year with a few friends. Sach is also the gateway to the pangi valley, at a height of around 14,500 ft.
Had already post it in another forum, thought of sharing it with you guys as well,... here goes:
The Men
From Left to Right : Sandeep, Me, Sudhanshu and Puneet
The Machines
1) Vaibhav Sabharwal - CBZ Xtreme
2)
3)
4)
Preface
The irony of this ride was though the initial plan was for Dalhousie and Dharamshala over the weekend, it never turned out that way which of course, was the best part.!
Me and Puneet had planned these two locations a few weeks ago, BUT (there is always a BUT!!....) with Sach pass doing rounds everywhere, I talked to Puneet about giving it a shot as well, and being the enthusiast the fellow is, he readily agreed. We discussed the ride with Sandeep and he was more than willing! After roping in Sudhanshu just a few days before (poor fellow had to go Leh and had a last minute cancellation. Thought this might just pop up as the consolation prize for him! ), we were a bunch of four, looking forward to the D-Day.
Proclaiming
The photographs are courtesy all of us. They were collated and put up by me; to give you guys the best of experience.
Before Ropar
Moving on we rode till Pathankot and waited for Sudhanshu. The ride had been uneventful and pretty boring. Sudhanshu turned up after a while following which we rode to Chamba.
Enroute:
The Lodge:
The same old alarm bells, ringing away to glory, leaving you in a bemused state of mind, where u are left wondering whether you are in the middle of a Trojan War or you have a migraine!
Eventually, I scrambled out of bed and got ready.
Riding ahead for about 3 km, I remembered I had no cash! Came back, crossed the Chamba Bus stand to find an SBI ATM ( I guess the only one there), withdrew cash and caught up with the rest at a fuel station downhill.
Some pics on the way:
We decided to meet up at a place called Kalhel and have breakfast there.
From Kalhel
The Blessing!!
This, right in the middle of the road!
Puneet later told me that he actually went across and then came back to drench himself under that so-called waterfall J.
Some more pics
The Dhaba at Bairagarh
A friend
Sandeep with another friend!
Waiting for around half an hour we figured Sudhanshu riding in the background!
The locals at Bairagarh
The road begins!!
More
Even More
Puneet
Some kinda heroism!!
A few locals en-route Satrundi
It took us a lifetime to reach Satrundi, some 16 kms ahead!
At Satrundi:
On the way to Sach:
My Favorite
Sandeep
The group at Sach Pass
From there:
Scenic
Due to the less quantity of water I had, my head was spinning; I was feeling a bit dizzy now. We were there for around half an hour when we started the journey ahead. The passage ahead was equally horrendous, though very beautiful. I had begun to enjoy this now! Bodies being flared up in the air and then thudding back to the saddle at regular intervals. I might be killed for this, but yeah, it was fun!!!!!
On the way to Bagrotu:
The Nullah Enroute
The Puneet attempt
The Nullah again
We reached the Bagrotu post, some 16 km down from Sach, were we had tea and biscuits.
At Bagrotu:
After completing all the formalities, we told them of our experience till here, the road condition and all.
And this
Clicked this from under a waterfall
The same waterfall from a distance
Enroute Glacier
RoadBlock
Some pics enroute Killad
Me and Puneet had locally made Rice-Beer here ( Merely Rs20 a jug!!). It was like sour curd, but refreshing nonetheless.
Had already post it in another forum, thought of sharing it with you guys as well,... here goes:
4 Days, 3 Passes - One Crazy Himalayan Ride!!
The Men
From Left to Right : Sandeep, Me, Sudhanshu and Puneet
The Machines
1) Vaibhav Sabharwal - CBZ Xtreme
2)
3)
4)
Preface
The irony of this ride was though the initial plan was for Dalhousie and Dharamshala over the weekend, it never turned out that way which of course, was the best part.!
Me and Puneet had planned these two locations a few weeks ago, BUT (there is always a BUT!!....) with Sach pass doing rounds everywhere, I talked to Puneet about giving it a shot as well, and being the enthusiast the fellow is, he readily agreed. We discussed the ride with Sandeep and he was more than willing! After roping in Sudhanshu just a few days before (poor fellow had to go Leh and had a last minute cancellation. Thought this might just pop up as the consolation prize for him! ), we were a bunch of four, looking forward to the D-Day.
Proclaiming
The photographs are courtesy all of us. They were collated and put up by me; to give you guys the best of experience.
Before Ropar
Moving on we rode till Pathankot and waited for Sudhanshu. The ride had been uneventful and pretty boring. Sudhanshu turned up after a while following which we rode to Chamba.
Enroute:
The Lodge:
The same old alarm bells, ringing away to glory, leaving you in a bemused state of mind, where u are left wondering whether you are in the middle of a Trojan War or you have a migraine!
Eventually, I scrambled out of bed and got ready.
Riding ahead for about 3 km, I remembered I had no cash! Came back, crossed the Chamba Bus stand to find an SBI ATM ( I guess the only one there), withdrew cash and caught up with the rest at a fuel station downhill.
Some pics on the way:
We decided to meet up at a place called Kalhel and have breakfast there.
From Kalhel
The Blessing!!
This, right in the middle of the road!
Puneet later told me that he actually went across and then came back to drench himself under that so-called waterfall J.
Some more pics
The Dhaba at Bairagarh
A friend
Sandeep with another friend!
Waiting for around half an hour we figured Sudhanshu riding in the background!
The locals at Bairagarh
The road begins!!
More
Even More
Puneet
Some kinda heroism!!
A few locals en-route Satrundi
It took us a lifetime to reach Satrundi, some 16 kms ahead!
At Satrundi:
On the way to Sach:
My Favorite
Sandeep
The group at Sach Pass
From there:
Scenic
Due to the less quantity of water I had, my head was spinning; I was feeling a bit dizzy now. We were there for around half an hour when we started the journey ahead. The passage ahead was equally horrendous, though very beautiful. I had begun to enjoy this now! Bodies being flared up in the air and then thudding back to the saddle at regular intervals. I might be killed for this, but yeah, it was fun!!!!!
On the way to Bagrotu:
The Nullah Enroute
The Puneet attempt
The Nullah again
We reached the Bagrotu post, some 16 km down from Sach, were we had tea and biscuits.
At Bagrotu:
After completing all the formalities, we told them of our experience till here, the road condition and all.
And this
Clicked this from under a waterfall
The same waterfall from a distance
Enroute Glacier
RoadBlock
Some pics enroute Killad
Me and Puneet had locally made Rice-Beer here ( Merely Rs20 a jug!!). It was like sour curd, but refreshing nonetheless.
for the pics
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