Baradsar Lake Trek

Location: Uttaranchal
Duration: 10 days
Easy: Most of our camp based trips, with easy activities, that are optional and involve fairly easy travel. Trips may include short hikes of two to three hours or optional walks at low elevations. Includes less demanding whitewater trips with easy support and myriad options. Moderate: Active trips involving hiking over reasonable terrain, within vehicular access, upto elevations less than 4000 meters, or trips with long walking days, multiple rafting days, wilderness camping. Includes more demanding whitewater trips with Class III rapids. Demanding: Hiking and trekking to elevations exceeding 4000-5000 meters, away from vehicular access, over multiple days. Encompasses demanding whitewater with Class IV rapids. Challenging: Our most demanding trips include climbing at high elevations in excess of 5000 meters, in remote and extreme conditions with no access to roads; trips to remote, extreme wilderness; mountaineering trips, and demanding whitewater trips with Class IV-V rapids. Grading:
Departure Date 1: May 18, 2012 to May 27, 2012

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Baradsar Lake, considered sacred by the local community, is one of the lesser known walks in this corner

of the Himalaya. It is located at an altitude of 4300m on the cusp of the Rupin and Supin watersheds in

Western Garhwal.

According to local lore, a prayer to the Gods at the Baradsar lake never goes unanswered! Beginning

our climb at Sankri, the climb to the Lake goes through villagesand thick forest, eventually gaining
the ridge separating the Rupin and Supin valleys. This walk offers great views of the greater Himalaya

- Swaragrohini, Kalanag and Banderpunch and scenic views of the Baradsar Lake. Our ascent culminates

at a point on the ridge at approx. 4400m before we arrive at Baradsar – our lake of dreams.

Picture Courtesy : Ahtushi Deshpande

ITINERARY

Day 01: Overnight train from Delhi to Dehradun leaving at 2240hrs. Overnight train.

Day 02: Drive Dehradun to Sankri (1800m) 7hrs, walk 1.5 hrs to Paincha. Camp.

Arrive at Dehradun 0745 hrs on board the overnight Mussourie Express. You will board waiting vehicles and drive to Sankri.

Day 03: Paincha walk 4-5 hrs to Barathachar meadow (above Phitari village)

Day 04: Barathachar to Dhaldhar (3500 m) - 4hrs

Day 05: Dhaldhar to Deobasa (3450m) (1.5-2 hrs) We need to acclimatise as well so this short walk for the day is good. Besides its a pretty ridge walk all the way.

Day 06: Deobasa to Baradsar (4300m) - 5- 6 hrs

Day 07: At Baradsar. Rest, relax, read or take a short walk around camp.

Day 08: Camp or head downhill to camp before Rala (6 hrs)

Day 09: Today we walk back to roadhead at Sankri via Rala and Kasha (4-5 hrs). Drive to Dehradun to board the overnight train back to Delhi.

Day 10: Arrive Delhi 0720 hrs.