A remote ridge walk on the edge of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, with Nanda Devi, Dunagiri and Trishul all around.
An exhilarating Himalayan adventure through remote forests, alpine meadows and high mountain ridges. From Lata village the route climbs to Lata Kharak and along the ridge to Dharansi Pass on the rim of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary.
Views of Nanda Devi, Dunagiri, Trishul and many other peaks surround you for days. Very few trekkers come here — expect solitude and a real sense of wilderness.
Look straight into one of the Himalaya’s great sanctuaries.
A constant parade of big peaks.
Remote trails with very few other trekkers.
Drive to Joshimath.
Short drive to Lata, a Bhotia village at the gateway to the sanctuary. Acclimatisation walk.
A long, steep climb through forest to the Lata Kharak ridge camp.
Rest and short hike above camp for views of Nanda Devi.
Traverse the ridge via Saini Kharak to the Dharansi camp.
Climb to the pass for sanctuary views, then return along the ridge.
Descend to Lata and drive to Joshimath.
Drive back to Rishikesh.
Walk through a UNESCO-listed meadow alive with wildflowers, and visit the spiritual calm of Hemkund Sahib.
Forests, glaciers and rocky trails to the sacred blue-green Satopanth Lake.
An adventure to the spectacular Bagini Glacier and the base camps of Changabang, Kalanka and Dunagiri.
