Pajaund Galu , " The mountain pass in district Mandi connecting Barot valley with Lug Valley in district Kullu Himachal Pradesh ."

Pajaund Galu :-  

 At about 75 Km from Mandi district headquarters and 45 Km from Padhar the Tehsil headquarters there is a small village Pajaund , near this village the Pajaund Galu pass exists which connects Barot valley in district Mandi with Lug Valley in district Kullu .

          View of Barot valley in district Mandi  

The Pajaund Galu is  a high mountain pass situated at an altitude of 3247 metres above mean sea level .

The Pajaund Galu pass connects the Barot valley in Mandi district with Lug Valley of district Kullu in Himachal Pradesh .

                       View of Kullu Valley. 

The trail form lug valley is traversed  along Lug Valley stream then comes Chhutla village  covering  villages  Baitha , Khani panch and Fanag hemlets   reach Pajanund galu .

From Pajaund on can enjoy the panoramic views of Kangna valley , Barot valley ,Himbri pass ,Bhubhu pass . The trek passes through beautiful forests , small lakes and meadows . The best time to trek along this route is from May to October .

                           View of Valley 

From Pajaund Galu the trail descend down and enters the Barot valley . The Barot valley is a very beautiful valley . The road connectivity to Barot is from village Ghatasni  situated on Mandi Pathankot National Highway.

                The beautiful View of Barot valley

From Ghatasni  the Barot is situated at a distance of about 25 Km . Barot is famous for its natural beauty and environment . It is also famous for Trout fish farms .

      View of beautiful forests in Barot valley

Debsa Pass , "A mountain Pass connecting Kullu district with Spiti in Himachal Pradesh ."

 Debsa Pass connecting district Kullu with Spiti :-

The Debsa pass is a high altitude mountain pass  which exists between district Kullu and Spiti . It is a by pass trek to Pin - Parbati pass . 

The Debsa pass is situated at an altitude of 5360 metres above mean sea level .     

How we can reach :-  How the pass can be accessed ,the Debsa pass is accessible from both sides , either  from Kaza the head quarter of Spiti or from Manikaran from Kullu side .

From Kullu Side :-

       View of Parbati Valley (Kullu Himachal

The trek to Debsa pass is accessible from Kullu through Parbati Valley from Manikaran . The route is followed by river Parbati from this side 

The Parbati Valley is very beautiful , the nature here has beautiful spots having heart touching landscapes .

The Manikaran has hot water springs and lacs of people visit this valley every year .

             View of Parbati river district Kullu

The distance between Manikaran and Debsa pass is about 44.7 Kms   The trek starts from Manikaran and follow Kasol  ,Tosh . 

When coming from Chandigarh the route is Chandigarh Mandi Manali highway and bifurcates from Bhunter to Manikaran .

The trek starts from Manikaran .

From Kaza Side :- 

Kaza is the administrative headquarters of Spiti and falls in cold desert of Spiti  which is famous for its beautiful landscapes  .

    View of Kaza in Spiti in Himachal Pradesh 

From Kaza the distance of Debsa pass is about 43.8 Kms and one has to follow Debsa river in Spiti to reach this pass .

Mr. Joydeep Sirkar has discovered this pass with his team crossing over on 21 September 1995 .

 Sangam is the starting point to Debsa pass trek from Spiti side .

 

                    One Another View of Kaza 

To reach Kaza take road route from Shimla to Rampur the taking through Kinnaur enter Spiti valley at Khab .

The journey from Shimla to Kaza is about 420 Kms .

The shorter route to Kaza is from Manali following Solang valley Atal tunnel Gramphu , Batal Kunzum pass ,Losar Kaza route .

The Atal tunnel has reduced the distance  by about 20 kms and. the Manali Kaza is about 183 kms .

The Atal tunnel is 9.02 kms at an altitude of 3000 metres above mean sea level  and is a world class longest highway tunnel in the world .

           Spiti valley View Himachal Pradesh

Shinkula Pass, " The high mountain Pass between The border of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh."

 People often call it Shingo La , Though it's name is also Shinkula Pass. It is a high mountain Pass situated between the border of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh at an altitude of 5091 metres above mean sea level. 

                      View of Shinkula Pass 

Just about 20 metres below there is a shallow lake. The Shinkula Pass  is connecting  Zanskar with Lahaul Valley. The Pass is an entry point  to Lugnak Valley in Zanskar range. 

             Snow covered Shinkula Pass View 

When we approach from side the nearest village is Chikka  and in Zanskar side the nearest village is Kurgiakh. The road from Darcha to Shinkula connects the valleys Lahaul and Zanskar. The distance from Darcha to Shinkula is about 36 Kms. 

The base camp site from Darcha side is Ramjak Or Chumik Nakpo and Lakong from Padum side. 

                      View of Shinkula Pass 

  Padum is an administrative centre in Zanskar named after Padumshambhav the Bodh Guru. 

Asha Gali Pass, "The high mountain Pass in Lahaul-Spiti in Himachal Pradesh."

 The Asha Gali pass is a high mountain pass in Lahul and Spiti situated at an altitude of about 4760 metres above mean sea level. 

           Beautiful view of Lahaul Valley

The Asha Gali pass is located near Dharunipar and Bangali Jot.  Dharunipar mountain is located in the east side of Asha Gali.  Asha Gali is located in South of Bangali Jot.  This pass connects Spiti valley with Kangra in Himachal Pradesh .

              Lahaul Valley Landscape view

 Beautiful view of Spiti Valley Himachal Pradesh

Nikora Pass, " The high mountain Pass between Kangra and Chamba districts of Himachal Pradesh."

 Nikora Pass :- Nikora pass is a high altitude pass between Kangra and Chamba districts in Himachal Pradesh at an altitude of about 4750 metres above mean sea level. 

     View of Nikora pass mountain range

The Nikora pass lies in the Pir-Panjal mountain range it connects the Kugti village with Bara Bhanghal through a trek passing through forests, rivers and beautiful Meadows. The shepherds, trekkers and local people use this trek. 

    View of Snowy Mountains of Nikora pass

The trekkers can enjoy the Views Of Manimahesh and Kailash peaks from different angles. 

 View of Mountain range in Nikora pass trek

Laluni Jot, "The high mountain Pass in Himachal Pradesh in Lahaul-Spiti ".

 The Laluni Jot is a high mountain Pass situated in Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh at an altitude of 5440 metres above mean sea level. As we follow the range westwards from Rohtang la the series of peaks  appear in order friendship, Shitidhar and Ladakhi peaks. 

             Shikhar Beh Mountain in Himachal

When we further follow the range westwards we can view Manali peak, Mukar Beh and Sikhar Beh further offshoot of Gupt Parvat. 

       Another view of Shikhar Beh Mountain

After Shikhar Beh the range further expands westwards to Laluni peak I, Laluni peak II , Laluni jot, Sankadenk jot and Kugti Pass all these lies between Chamba and Lahaul-Spiti.

  Nature in Himalayas, Shikhar Beh Mountain

Rupin Pass, " The high mountain Pass between Utrakhand and Himachal Pradesh in district Kinnaur."

 The Rupin Pass is a high mountain Pass situated at an altitude of about 4650 metres above mean sea level in district Kinnaur of Himachal Pradesh. The trek lies on the treditional shepherd trek having beautiful landscapes, lush green meadows, forests and heart touching water falls.

     View of water fall &River in Rupin Trek

The trek starts from Dhaula village in Utrakhand and ends at village Sangla in district Kinnaur of Himachal Pradesh. 

                      View of Rupin Pass 

This Pass traverses through Rupin Valley in Utrakhand and Sangla valley in Himachal Pradesh. The shepherd use the trek for grazing their live stock. The trekking troups also use this trek is it is a very beautiful trek in India having huge beauty of nature around it. It takes about 7 days to complete this journey. 

             Beautiful View in  Rupin Pass trek

        One another view from Rupin Pass trek

Borsa Pass, " The high mountain pass between the boundaries of Himachal Pradesh and Utrakhand in Himalaya ."

 The Borsa Pass is a high mountain pass which connects the Har ki Doon valley in Utrakhand Gharwal and Kinnaur valley in district Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh. It was an ancient trade route. The Pass is located at an altitude of about 5450 metres above mean sea level. 

                Baspa Valley Kinnaur (Chitkul) 

                          View of Borsa Pass

The nearest village is Chitkul in Sangla valley of district Kinnaur which is about 20 Km from Borsa Pass and on the other side in Utrakhand the nearest village is Osla.  The East part of Borsu comes out from Tons Valley and North West part merges in Baspa Valley. The pass is located a few Kilometres from Tibet Border. 

                Another view of Borsa Pass

Chhotakhaga Pass, "The high mountain pass slightly lower than Lamkhaga Pass on southern western side of Lamkhaga Pass on the same ridge."

 The Chotakhaga pass is situated on the South - Western side of Lamkhaga Pass which shortens the route to Harsil  village about 10 Kms. The altitude of Chotakhaga pass is slightly lower than the Lamkhaga Pass.  

    Lamkhaga Pass  & Chhotakha Pass range

 The Chhotakhaga trek meets the Lamkhaga Pass trek at upper kyarkoti valley  . 

This Pass also connects Chitkul in district Kinnaur to Harsil Gangotri in Gharwal Utrakhand. 

                    View of Snow clad Himalaya