Trekking The Indian Himalaya To Kuari Pass With Best Hike

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My friend Rick McCharles, who writes the Best Hike Blog, has been busy adding to his already impressive resume of trails that he has walked. Recently he’s been in the Indian Himalaya, spending the better part of a week trekking the Kuari Pass and writing about his experience there. The trek takes travelers deep into the mountains of northern India where 7000 meter peaks abound, it also affords those who make the walk views of the famous Nanda Devi, a mountain that many believe is the most beautiful on the planet.

Rick starts his travelogue of the trek with a Day 0 post that outlines what to expect on the hike, including the price. The 8 day trek costs $600 apiece for two hikers and includes a guided walk covering 82 km (50 miles) with the highest point reaching 5135 meters (16,847 ft) at Larkya La.

The trek offers some fantastic cultural encounters and amazing views, but of course one of the highlights is Nanda Devi, a 7816 meter (25,643 ft) peak that is the second tallest in India. It features a steep, sharp summit that cuts across the horizon in dramatic fashion. It also happens to fall inside the Nanda Devi preserve, that is off limits to all but a few lucky visitors. On occasion, permits are issued to climb the peak and some of the best climbers in history have attempted to reach its summit. The mountain is so striking that American climbing legend Willi Unsoeld named his daughter after the mountain. Sadly, she would later die trying to climb it.

Rick wrote six posts on the Kuari Pass trek, each of which can be accessed from the Day 0 post linked to above. Each of those posts shares his experience from each day and plenty of photos from the trail, giving us readers a sense of what it is like to make this hike.

After finishing up the Kuari hike in India, Rick has now jumped over to Nepal where he is busy walking the Manaslu Circuit. I’m sure we’ll get some great info on that trek soon as well.

Kraig Becker

4 thoughts on “Trekking The Indian Himalaya To Kuari Pass With Best Hike”

  1. I really adore the scenic beauty of India. And specially when it comes to adventure, It's really spellbinding.
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  3. well your visit to Kauri pass is really wonderful and you have included important information about the indian Mountains specially Nanda Devi.and i am sure your nxt visit to nepal trekking also had a great experience

  4. Recently i visit Kauri Pass trek and i can surely said that this is an amazing place for trekking in Himalayas. I love the beauty of Himalayas. Thanks for sharing this.

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