Completed Rupin pass trek in peak snowfall.
So our group of 6 alpine style trekkers decided to complete the Rupin Pass this year, and everything was going all smoothly till the summit day. So we started our summit a little late by 6:00 am, and we know today's summit was challenging, as carrying our 20+ kg rucksack through that gully was difficult, but we were unaware that snowfall would make it 10 times more challenging. So we reached the gully by 9:40 am, and by that time most of the trail was covered by snow.
Somehow we managed to do the summit, and then came the next part to reach Sangla, but almost the trail was gone by snowfall, and we were confused about what to do. Luckily we met a local guy who used to work for one of the trekking companies and was now operating his. own a small tea shop, and he was ready to become our guide for Rs2500, and he told us we will help us safely reach Sangla Kande. We almost trek for 12 hours from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm before reaching the last basecamp, Ronti Gad. And when we woke up the next morning, the snow had reached our knee height, but the overall snowfall was low as compared to the last day. So it was time to do the last stretch from Ronti Gad to Sangla Kande, and it was one of the shortest distances that we have to cover. We started our trek around 8:00 AM and reached the village around 10:30 or 11:00. After reaching the village, we finally fell safe and relaxed after 2 days of complete torture by the snowfall and mist.
There are many more details to add to I thought to keep this short and simple without adding every single detail.
And if you guys want, I can post all the photos of my Rupin journey before it turns into an ice cream.