Dharamsura peak (6446 M), which is called WHITE SAIL because of its shape and PAPSURA peak 6451 M (The peak of Evil) are neighboring peaks in famous Manikaran region of Parvati valley in Himachal Pradesh. Manikaran is a popular Sikh pilgrimage and Parvati valley remained quite notorious about missing trekkers from different counties in past who moved on trekking without support from recognized agencies. Once we reach Manikaran, we follow the road to TOSH village. Earlier the village was connected for jeeps only, but now the road has broadened for buses too. It is a beautiful village with about 100 plus houses and temple of local deity where entry is prohibited to outsiders. The beautiful river flows nearby and the high mountains cover Tosh village from all sides.
The trek route to these peaks start from Tosh village through two camp night halts till base camp. Generally one can find ponies and porters for this trek till BC. The both peaks are divided by a ridge of about two kilometers where the Tosh glacier is left on south and the Bara Shigri glacier in the north. Both of these mountains are not very popular among climbers simply because the peaks in this section of Indian Himalaya are rarely promoted. It is believed that the ridge between these two peaks is yet unclimbed.
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- International airport to hotel in Delhi transfer by small coach/ medium or large cars as per the group size
- Delhi Hotel to IMF for briefing and back and to IMF again for de briefing
- Delhi to trek beginning point and back to Delhi transfers
- Transfer to international airport in Delhi after the trip
- Transportation of porters from Uttarkashi to Uttarkashi for 2 times in private coach in case of Garwhal/Munsyari in case of Kumaun/ Leh in case of Ladakh/ Kargil in case of Zanskar/ Manali in case of any peak in Himachal Pradesh and Gangtok/ Pelling in case of Sikkim.
Accommodation with all meals till base camp
- Hotels as per the program
- Trekking duration camps with all meals
- Gala dinner at Delhi with expedition mementoes/ souvenirs
- Low altitude Porters for the trekking part only till base camps
- High Altitude Porters (02) with every expedition team from BC to BC
- Cook (01) from trek beginning to trek end including BC days with 01 kitchen helper
- Trekking guide (01) from trek beginning point to BC and back to trek end point
Equipment
- Trekking tents till base camp for the members
- Trekking tent for cook+ helper and LO at base camp for the full expedition
- Ground mattresses
- Kitchen tent, chairs, tables, stools, utensils, crockery and cutlery
- Toilet tents and toiletries till base camp
Administrative assistance to the expedition team
- IMF formalities
- Uttarakhand government formalities
- Environment fees of the porters
- Insurance of the staff and porters if anyone not already insured by us
Extra services included for LO
- Tent for LO
- Food for LO
- Transportation for LO
The cost doesn’t include
- IMF fee
- Uttrakhand government fees
- Air tickets of the expedition members
- Any kind of insurance of the clients
- Personal expenditures of the clients
- Helicopter rescue
- Expedition tents & equipment
- Food and cooking of the food after base camp in higher camps.
- Cargo handling charges
Suggestions about FOOD during higher camps
- Kindly get the details separately if you want us to provide food during higher camps.
Skiing supplement
- If you want to ski down from some peaks, you can write separately.
The IMF Peak booking charges ( It is not included in our expedition cost)
(a) Below 6500 m US$ 500 for a party of two members. For additional members up to seven, US$ 200 each (i.e. total for 7 members US$ 1500). Thereafter, for each additional member US$ 250 up to a maximum limit of twelve members.
(b) 6501 to 7000 m US$ 700 for a party of two members. For additional members up to seven US$ 300 each (i.e. total for 7 members US$ 2200). Thereafter for each additional member US$ 350 up to a maximum limit of twelve members.
(c) 7001 and above US$ 1,000 for a party of two members. For additional members up to seven US$ 400 each (i.e. total for 7 members US$ 3000). Thereafter for each additional member US$ 450 upto a maximum of twelve members.
(d) For trekking peaks
(Stok Kangri, Ladakhi, Friendship, Hanuman) US$ 100 for a party of two members. For additional members up to seven US$ 50 each (i.e. total for seven members US$ 350). Thereafter for each additional member US$ 100 upto a maximum of twelve members.
For East Karakoram only joint expeditions with Indian counterparts are permitted to climb the peaks.
Check list for your expedition – we will provide you stared * items in the cost. Rest of the items either you get along with you or you can hire on extra cost.
• 1 tent per participant at base camp*
• Kitchen, dining and toilet tents with folding chairs*
• 1 tent per 2 participants for the high camps
• Light mats for the high camps
• Fixed ropes, mountain ropes, ice screws, etc.
• High mountain food, stoves, gas and cutlery for high camps
• 1 walkie-talkie per 2 participants
• Satellite phone wherever permitted
• Weather forecast*
• Solar equipment with light in the group tent
• Electricity in base camp for loading electronic gadgets (limited use)*
• Porters to base camp and back*
• Oxygen for emergencies
• General pharmacy with a pulse meter at BC*
• Pharmacies in the high camps
• 1 rescue sled
• Postcards
• 1 cook and kitchen assistants*
• 1 local high porter per 4 participants*, well-equipped by expedition members.
• Local trekking guide*
• Certified mountain guide/ Liaison Officer
• Hot water bottle for cold nights*
• Herbs for tea and food that keeps you warm in the mountains*
Before you book any climbing expedition
Majority of our climbing expeditions go from 6000 to 8000 meters height. These expeditions are generally very challenging and strenuous. Just due to its height alone there are certain risks involved. It is again a fact that during last almost two decades we have remarkably gained experience in minimizing the risk factors, making innovations in food and other facilities but majority of our experiences restrict till base camp. Most of our climbing clients till date remained seasoned climbers but still we appeal to the participants to understand risk of mountains, their individual experience of climbing and physical fitness. The participants must be able to move independently and confidently on snow, ice and rock. They are expected to render active support in the mountain, show best team work and tolerance during the expedition. It is important that everyone is able to recognize their limits on the mountain and is prepared to retreat if necessary. The success of the expedition is the responsibility of the participants. We don’t send mountain summit leader for all peaks so the foreign expedition leader is responsible for the group as a whole after base camp. We expect everyone must be willing to accept the orders and decisions of the expedition leader taken in the interest of the group. Improvisations may be done wherever found necessary and alterations to the programme may also occur. Adventure India as a ground handling company refuses any liability for accidents, damages or loss of equipment.
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Day 01: Arrive Delhi, at the airport you will find our office representative waiting for you and after meeting he will assist you to the hotel in Delhi. Necessary information will be supplied on the way from airport to hotel.
Day 02: Delhi- IMF- Mandi. Morning we will visit IMF for briefing and later in the evening, we will drive towards Manali and break our journey in Mandi. Overnight at hotel in Mandi, this is 102Kms before Manali.
Day 03: Mandi to Tosh drive. Morning we visit a popular Hindu temple named Trilokinath at Mandi and drive to Manikaran. After tea and snacks at Manikaran, we continue drive to Tosh village. We would have enough time in the evening to explore this village. Overnight stay in a hotel at Tosh Village.
Day 04: Tosh to Kutla (2800 M) trek (3 hours trek) plus 30 minutes for Budhaban: - From Tosh we can start late after having checking of all equipment, food items and staff. We can hire ponies from Tosh in summers but for the early months of year, we can hire porters. The trek from Tosh to Kutla (which is again a small village with one rest house) is very nice through pine trees and waterfalls. You can see the snow covered mountain cliffs in the background during the trek. We can stay in the rest house or we can use our tents too for this night. Budhaban is just 30 minutes more walk from Kulta, till Kutla (local pronounce it basically Kotla), there are guest houses on the way. Juniper, Maple and Cedar trees contribute to the vegetation of this region.
Day 05: Kulta to Saran Thatch (3400 M)- 12 Kms - Morning we start trekking to Saran (few call this place Saram also, but in the local dialect of Kullu, saran is the place where cows and buffalos are kept during summers, so we call it Saran logically. The entire valley offers you variety of flowers to admire. The trek takes about 4 hours to reach Saran where we can camp for the night.
Day 06: Saran to Samsi Thach (3750 M)- 12 Kms – The trek of this day is again beautiful along the Tosh River on the way. It takes about 6 hours trek this day. This day we camp near the Tosh River bank which looks like an island traversed by clean water streamlets coming down from the left side of Tosh River. The valley is huge and you can meet local villagers collecting herbs and medicinal plants. Juniper bushes are found in abundance in this valley and you will find herbs thrown around to dry by villagers. (Thach is a local dialect means flock of sheep) From here we can see seven prominent peaks in a line and so the glance is awe-inspiring.
Day 07: Samsi Thach to Kuta Thach /Base Camp (4200 M) – It takes about 4 hours to cover this distance of about 7 Kms on the right side of River Tosh. We trek towards the Tosh Glacier crossing through a cold stream. The base camp is a meadow and beautiful area in deed again beside a stream. During summers, shepherds do meet with their flocks in this BC area. The ponies or porters will leave the team here. Here we find some stone erected of two climbers Malabi Das from Indian and Roger Redmayne from New Zealand who died while climbing Papsura in different years. (From Kuta Thach or BC of Dharamsura and Papsura peaks, one can cross SARA UMGA PASS (4700 M) in one day and reach CHATRU on Manali- Spiti road)
Day 08 to Day 21: Higher camps (no fix rope needed till Camp III), summit attempts and back to BC.
Day 22: BC to Tosh Village, trekking almost full day.
Day 23: Tosh to Manali drive
Day 24: Full day to explore Manali and its surroundings.
Day 25: Drive to Delhi
Day 26: Morning visit to IMF and later transfer to international airport.
In addition to Dharamsura, one can attempt on Papsura too, which means at least 12-15 more days are required from Base Camp.
Booking forms are time consuming. We suggest you to email your query directly toinfo@adventureindiagroup.com
Getting there: Your nearest international airport is Delhi where you will meet with our expedition manager. After essential visits to IMF and cargo (if required), you will be escotrted towards the initial point of your adventure as per the program details.
After the expedition/ adventure journey, you arrive back to Delhi. After de briefing (in case of expedition) and farewell ceremony, you will be driven to international airport to board flight back to your home.
Airtickets: We have our partners in almost every foreign countries, so if you need any assistance in your air tickets bookings, you are always welcome to speak to us to know about our partner close to you.
Cargo Management: We have strong tieups with the cargo management companies to get your consignments clear timely in Delhi. In maximum cases, you will only need to spend just 2 hours for getting your consignmwent delivery. Once you send the documents and the boxes details, we start locating them in India.
Insurance : We have tie ups with Global INsurance, so if you want us to book your insurance cover for the adventure/ climbing expedition in India, we can get it doen for you on nominal rates.
Our hotels and camps: We offer you best economy hotels in cities and towns and till base camp we provide you very comfirtable tents with maximim possible faciltiies in the mountains. For the trekking, Jeep Safaris, MTB and other adventure journeys, we provide the most luxurious camps fitted with dining areas and modren toilet facilities.
Adventure India briefing: We have excelent maps, images and movies of majoriety of our adventure expeditions/ joiurneys and sports. A short briefing in our offices is highly recommended so the team understands logistics, forecarst problems and know where the solutions would be. We stress on planning, planning and planning in any adventure expediton and till now we have remained successful in all of our expeditions just because of our planning. So we need you to be an active part of it.
Rescue and helicopter evacuation: if the expeditons are well planned, rescue operations can be avoided. In the history of 14 years, we didn’t encounter any seviour requireemtn of rescue but still we can tie up with the agencies to provide helicopter evacuation on your request and willingness to pay the charges.
Peak booking formalities: already mentioned in detail in our mountaineering formalities in India link. For necessary applications either you can check the website of IMF or speak to us.
Ground transportation: We provide the ground transportation compriseing of best available cars/ copaches in fine roads and rough trucks in remote areas of the Indian mountains.
Porters and ponies: We provide ponies till base camp and HAP/ LAPs as per the requirement of the expedition.
Fuel and gases: Fuel (aftwer BC) is not a part of cost included section, but we will manage Butane / Butane propane gases for you on your timely request.
Trek & BC food : We offer a mixture of Vegetarian and Non vegetarian food till BC including the several herbs we have individually discovered with the medicinal values and capacity to keep the body warm. We have cooks who make Korean, Japnese and Continental food along with Indian food.
Our guides & instructors: Our guides are basically trained till BC trekking and support to establish BC. But our instructors do have good experience of mountaineering who can join the expeditions to higher levels too.
Ground Support system: We have fantastic ground support system developed in collaboration with the local people of nearest villages, army camps, porters and local guides. We have re discovered the use of traditional communication system also along with the setellite phones to stay in touch with the groups after BC. Our BC staff is trained to keep information of the groups at ABC and between and act as per the situation.
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