so Rishikesh to Dharamsala was again a very termagant bus journey, and it was the first time we realized how much more bumby it is in the very back. o well we each had to seat and it only got there 3 hours late!!! not bad for indian time.
first impression of the place was amazing. tiny town lodged on the side of a giant mountain. why they choose that location i dont no it must have been a nightmare building it all. maybe because mcloud ganj is made of mainly Tibetan refuges and after a 4 month trek through the Himalayas to finally be free from silly old china, they didnt want to walk any further and said f**K it we r building here. But yes a very refreshing place, beautiful views colorful clothes and far less westernized than rishikesh. and finally we had booze again!!!!!
We originally wanted to trek in malli or kalu but there weather at this time is far to extreme and everything is closed so we were told by many other travelers to miss it and trek in mcloud. So we took a day to settle in then decided we would book a couple day trek into the Himalayas in particular a point 5500 meters up indrahar pass. this would be our goal or summit!!!! we had heard thats the place to go..
so we went into a travel broker and booked a guide. after debating the price for several minutes we finnaly got him down to what we thought was a reasonable price. 5000rp each ($100) for 5 days 4 night, shelter, food guide all included. so we went to a bar to celebrate with a beer. we then started chating with the bar tender about the trip and he asked may i ask how much u paid???? we said 15000rp for everything.. which we thought was good. he laughed and said haha u got ripped off. i no a trekker who will take u into the mountains for much cheaper. so he called his friend who came down in minutes. right away we new he was the guy we wanted!!!! we asked how much he wanted and he replyed, i dont have a price just give me what ever u think is fair. if u think i did a good job and u enjoyed urself pay me something if u didnt have a good time dont ay e at all. so we thought huh ok...... next question, will u provided tents and food. he laughed and said "tents, u dont want to carry a tent we will sleep in caves" he then said "i have 1 main rule, u have to bring a couple of bottles or rum or whiskey to keep us warm at night." at this point we were positive this was our guy!!! so he wrote us out a check list of food and thing we would need and said be at my house at 6am tomorrow morning. So we left the bar at 5 drunk trying to shop for a 4 day trek into the mountain.
here we go!!!!!
sorry about the pic delay we will have tons up soon!!
first impression of the place was amazing. tiny town lodged on the side of a giant mountain. why they choose that location i dont no it must have been a nightmare building it all. maybe because mcloud ganj is made of mainly Tibetan refuges and after a 4 month trek through the Himalayas to finally be free from silly old china, they didnt want to walk any further and said f**K it we r building here. But yes a very refreshing place, beautiful views colorful clothes and far less westernized than rishikesh. and finally we had booze again!!!!!
We originally wanted to trek in malli or kalu but there weather at this time is far to extreme and everything is closed so we were told by many other travelers to miss it and trek in mcloud. So we took a day to settle in then decided we would book a couple day trek into the Himalayas in particular a point 5500 meters up indrahar pass. this would be our goal or summit!!!! we had heard thats the place to go..
so we went into a travel broker and booked a guide. after debating the price for several minutes we finnaly got him down to what we thought was a reasonable price. 5000rp each ($100) for 5 days 4 night, shelter, food guide all included. so we went to a bar to celebrate with a beer. we then started chating with the bar tender about the trip and he asked may i ask how much u paid???? we said 15000rp for everything.. which we thought was good. he laughed and said haha u got ripped off. i no a trekker who will take u into the mountains for much cheaper. so he called his friend who came down in minutes. right away we new he was the guy we wanted!!!! we asked how much he wanted and he replyed, i dont have a price just give me what ever u think is fair. if u think i did a good job and u enjoyed urself pay me something if u didnt have a good time dont ay e at all. so we thought huh ok...... next question, will u provided tents and food. he laughed and said "tents, u dont want to carry a tent we will sleep in caves" he then said "i have 1 main rule, u have to bring a couple of bottles or rum or whiskey to keep us warm at night." at this point we were positive this was our guy!!! so he wrote us out a check list of food and thing we would need and said be at my house at 6am tomorrow morning. So we left the bar at 5 drunk trying to shop for a 4 day trek into the mountain.
here we go!!!!!
sorry about the pic delay we will have tons up soon!!
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