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Punchchuli
Base Trek Kumaon, Uttaranchal
Duration:
Maximum - 04 Days
About This Trek:
Panchchuli base camp (passes through
a region of outstanding beauty bordering Nepal and Tibet). - Goes up
to Darma Valley near the borders of Nepal and Tibet, an area of
outstanding beauty and importance for anthropologists. The people are
migratory by nature, and though living in a remote Himalayan Valley,
are quite literate and far from being primitive. The coache from
Delhi to Pithoragarh Journeys 503km via Tanakpur. Via Almora is more
picturesque, through Bageshwar, Chaukori and Berinag; the same
distance.
To proceed beyond Pithoragarh get an inner line
permit from the District Magistrate there. Now take a bus for Dharchula (4h 30
journey), and, after changing, to Sobala is a roadhead and take off-point for
this trek, though you can travel a few km further by jeep. Sobala to Panchchuli
base camp is a pleasant walk of 28km. As the local people keep going up and
down the valley, eating shops and accommodation are available at most of the
villages.
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I t i n e r a r y
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All the treks of Kumaon (Uttaranchal India) is connected by 'our coach'
with Delhi
DAY-1
Sobala-Dar (2200m) 4h Sobala is a
small bazaar with several eating shops but the accommodation is quite poor. So
start soon after alighting from the bus and go to Dar. The walk is continuously
steep for4km along the right bank of the Darma River. Dar is a biggish village.
DAY-2
Dar-Sela (2499m) 3h - The trail
continues along the right bank of the river through terraced fields, then turns
left and climbs steeply along a sheer cliff where the track is chiselled in a
rock wall. After 3km the path enters forest to reach Sela village is across the
river.
DAY-3
Sela-Duktu (3261m) 8h From Sela
descend a path at a moderate gradient to Naling in 2h. This small village has a
few eating shops. Onward to Baling in another 3h; this village is perched high
up and is a strenuous climb of 1h after crossing a stream by a wooden bridge.
As you advance onwards, the valley opens and slopes ease off to enter Duktu
after h from Baling. an interesting procedure in this village is that they bury
their provisions-potatoes, onions, cereals, etc.-under the ground before they
migrate to plains for winters and dig them up when they return in summer.
DAY-4
Duktu-Panchchuli base (3355m) 3h -
Turn left (W) in Duktu from where tere are two ways. One at first leads steeply
then less so over a ridge; the other follows the stream which originates from
the Meola and Sona glaciers. The second alternative is a gentle climb through
birch forest and dwarf rhododendron. This 6km stretch is sheep-grazing
 farmland
and is the most enjoyable part of the whole world.
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