Life is better in hiking boots. 

Tripoto
25th Jan 2018
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Day 1

Deoriatal-Chandrishila Trek

Start of the new year and We are again excited for new adventure trip, This time we went for a easy combo trek i.e Deoriatal-Chandrishila trek. Deoriatal-Chandrashila trek is famous for amazing forest trails, soft snow and bird watching.

We bunch of excited engineers started our journey from IIT Roorkee early morning and reached our base Sari and 2:30 pm and got into a hotel totally tired. After having some snacks and a good couple of hours rest we started our journey for Deoriatal at 4:30 pm.

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

View From hotel balcony

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

Pano

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

Deoriatal

The trek starts with a sign-board indicating the trek route to Deoriatal in the heart of the small market in Sari, next to Hira and Murali Singh Negi Tourist House. The so called 2.7 km trek doesn't look like a 2.7 km trek. We reached the top at 5:30 pm. The snow was not fresh but slippery and it was difficult to walk on it without falling. People do camp here and its awesome.

Sunset

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

Love

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

Deoria tal

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

We came down till 8pm in the hotel and played cards for a while and slept like a baby after a good trek.

Day 2

Chandrashila

Next Day we woke up early and started our journey towards Chopta. Due to heavy snowfall our bus was not able to reach Chopta, so we got down 8 Km before and walk till there. So basically a 8 km trek from Chopta to Chandrashila became a 16km trek for us. It was fun though going through thick snow and taking adventurous shortcuts.

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

Route to Chopta

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

Swap

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

Shortcut to heaven

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

Excited Folks

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

Snow Snow Everywhere, Finally after 4 hours of tough time we reached Chopta and after having a good tea we started our journey to Tungnath and Chandrashila peak.

Enroute to Chandrashila

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

Calm

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

Mesmerizing

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

Enroute!

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

Breathtaking

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

All folks parade!

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

Tungnath

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh
Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

Chandrashila Top

Photo of Life is better in hiking boots. by Roopkishor Singh

After 5 Hours of fun in snow and trekking we reached the top, It became a really tough trek after few hours but had a lot of fun. It was completely mesmerising. The peace and happiness you feel after reaching the top is out of the world. Finally we came down till evening 8pm and started our way back.

Things to Learn-

- Use proper hiking shoes

- Have a lot of chocolates

- If it snows, don't take your vehicle till Chopta, it becomes difficult to try.

- During winters there are few shops enroute, so keep your stock.

- Keep calm and have fun!

Amazingly Awesome Adventure!