This year our plan was to go for the Bali Pass trek, a high-altitude rote that connect the Har-ki-Dhun valley to Yamunotri. The weather gods however willed otherwise. This year the monsoon season had extended from July and August into September. Three months of heavier-than-usual rains and cloudbursts in this region had washed away some bridges. The forest department had refused to give permission for this route so our guides decided to take up the next best option - to take a diversion from the earlier planned route to cross over to the Yamunotri valley via the Fachu-Kandi pass.
Crossover treks are fascinating. They could be a metaphor for life itself - especially when you are travelling with a group of friends in their 50s. The lush green forests of youth stretch out behind you, and what lies ahead seems barren, desolate and depressing unless, of course, you are in good company :)
- Day 1 - 13/09/2025 (Saturday) - Tempo ride from Dehradun to Sankri -- Juddo waterfall -- Lakhwar bend-fork diversion -- Lakhamandal helipad -- Bernagad -- Kunwa
- Day 2 - 14/09/2025 (Sunday)- Sankri to Kedar Kantha Base-camp
- Day 3 - 15/09/2025 (Monday)- Across- Phulari Ridge -- Bhoj-Garhi Camp (3405 m / 11,170 feet)
- Day 4 - 16/09/2025 (Tuesday) - Bhoj-Garhi -- Pushtara Bughyal
- Day 5 - 17/09/2025 (Wednesday) - Kota-Damin Byepass -- cross tree-line -- Aruka camp (3829m)
- Day 6 - 18/09/2025 (Thursday)- Past SaruTal -- KandaTal -- cross Fachu Kandi Pass (4356 M / 14,291 feet) -- Kurshil, Dubril Villages to Hanuman Chatti GNMN Lodge -- Evening aarti at hilltop temple
- Day 7 - 19/09/2025 (Friday) - Drive to Janki Chatti -- trek to Yamunotri Dham and back -- drive to Naogaon Shivalik Camp-Lodge
- Day 8 - 20/09/2025 (Saturday)- Drive to Dehradun -- train back to Delhi
