Sunset

Posted by Shubhro (Chennai, India) on 19 September 2008 in Landscape & Rural.

Taken during the trek from Gangotri to Kedarnath via Auden's Col and Mayali pass. Well, that was the plan (about 2 weeks of high altitude terk) but I had to abandon the plan on the 4th day after reaching Rudgaira base. Heavy snowfall started from the 3rd day and waiting for one more day in the hope of getting a clearer sky in the post monsoon session only made the situation worse. We had to leave all the stuff there and simply run (well, almost) back to Gangotri after about 3 feet of snowfall overnight.
The situation took ugly turn later when the blizzard continued for weeks thereafter and many trekkers and climbers got stranded in the high mountains. Sadly, few mountaineers even died.