{"id":1092,"date":"2019-07-28T07:59:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T07:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gauravw.com\/?p=1092"},"modified":"2022-05-07T01:51:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T01:51:47","slug":"kedarnath-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gauravw.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/kedarnath-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Kedarnath Yatra: Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jun 13, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exactly <em>6 years and two days ago<\/em>, more than 5000 people lost their lives and about 1 million were left stranded. Kedarnath was devasted! Heavy floods and massive landslides had shook the state of Uttarakhand. Families were torn apart, several went missing, never to be found again. The incident must have bruised faith of many as the media couldn&#8217;t stop talking about the horrifying stories for days that followed.&nbsp;But a year later the temple reopened, buildings were constructed, roads and amenities were built and following them was the revival of faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the journey of\nHis devotees, I was in a group of 30 people who meticulously planned with the limited\ninformation that could be found online. The following account covers details of\nvarious situations we faced and will help others planning a trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sitapur for Lodging<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were told that we could book helicopters on arrival but that\u2019s not\nhow it works.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had reached\nSitapur late night after a tiresome bus journey from Haridwar and had taken\naccommodation at Shivalik resort.&nbsp; It&#8217;s not difficult to find\naccommodation here as it has several such hotels and lodges, however, you need\nto book in advance; more so if you happen to travel with a big group like I\nwas. We got up at 5 am, missing the much-needed breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sitapur is only 4 km from Sonprayag and one of the preferred destinations for an overnight stay, as one doesn\u2019t need to travel a long-distance next morning. There is a catch here, if you happen to have a 32-seater bus then it is unlikely to come here. I know this because such was our case. With just one car, we had to wait for our turn as only 6-7 could reach once. Sadly, as I was in the last slot and by then the roads were blocked so we had to walk almost half the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Travel Tip:&nbsp;<\/span><br> a. Begin Early 4-5 am from Sitapur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sonprayag to Gaurikund (21km from Kedarnath)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sonprayag is where\nthe drama begins. It was too late when we reached here and all the Palanquins\nhad been booked till then. We were upset that we hadn\u2019t booked a helicopter\nride and there was no facility of on arrival booking. There were senior\ncitizens in our group who for obvious reason couldn\u2019t walk and they were not\ncomfortable with the alternative options either &#8211; the mules or the porter\nservice. I requested my mother and others to abandon the visit and that we\ncould safely go back to the hotel. However, they all felt they had travelled so\nfar and didn\u2019t want to miss this opportunity. After much discussion,\ndeliberation, and debates, they concluded with booking mules for their upward\njourney. While 11 others, including me, were to go via the trek route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now when I recall\nthe discussions, it was on the middle of the road and we had our fair share of\nthe audience watching the mess. In the meantime, one of the members lost his\ncell phone and later found it after completion of the discussion :).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the trek route, we had to queue at least 1 hr for a jeep ride. It costed Rs 20 per person and covered a distance of 5 km and took us from Sonprayag to Gaurikund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Travel Tips:&nbsp;<\/span><br> a. One can get the mandatory biometric registration done here but for that, you need to spend more time here. So, try to complete that in Hrishikesh. This has been implemented after the 2013 incident to keep a record. All you need is an AADHAR card and your vehicle number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. If you are\nlooking for a Palky\/Palanquin then you need to come here by 4 am. Only a very\nlimited number are available and it costs around 8k-10k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>c. Make sure to\nbook your helicopter ride online in advance. On arrival is pure luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>d. Mules cost 2.5K,\nPorter depends on the weight of the person \u2013 both are available throughout the\njourney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gaurikund (16 km from Kedarnath)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the floods,\nGaurikund, it&#8217;s market and roads that connected it to Sonprayag were swept away\nin the waves. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gaurikund was the\ncommencement point for the trek \u2013 the motorable road ended there. One could\nhear the majestic Mandakini river bustling as it moved through the rocks. The\nview of the people bathing in the hot water springs made us very envious but we\ncouldn\u2019t afford the same luxury as them since we were already short of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we moved through the congested market, we wanted to halt and enjoy the local delicacies. Unfortunately, we had to catch up with others from our group who had bypassed the hot water springs by taking the shorter route. We met them soon after crossing the busy market, while we had others from the group who were trailing behind. In the meantime, we had some bananas and Frooti to give us energy. It was much-needed break as we had barely slept for 4 hrs and hadn\u2019t eaten for almost 10 hrs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the trailing\nmembers joined us, we realized that going uphill was going to be an uphill task\nliterally so we hired a porter and handed over our bags to him and he, in turn,\ngave us his identity card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Travel Tips<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You get to keep\nidentity cards of people in case you hire any of the services. This gives you\nthe security that they won\u2019t run away with your luggage etc and you can file a\ncomplaint if the need be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Junglechatti (12km from Kedarnath)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few hrs into the journey,\nthe trek had already started taking a toll on us. Having spent so much time and\nenergy, we thought we probably had covered a good distance but soon a signboard\nindicated that we had walked just 3 km. This was a little too much to handle so\nthe younger group finally took a break for 30 mins to relish Maggi and Neebu\nPaani at a nearby stall while enjoying the view of the waterfall. After a km,\nwe reached Junglechatti which is yet another point for pilgrims to stop.\nLuckily, we were in time to catch up with the group who had taken mules who\nwere being fed. Once it was time to move, we had to find an elevated place from\nwhich the elderly could get back on their mules. It took time but we were able\nto manage it. The journey was difficult even for them; moreover, they had to\nskip their Gaurikund visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bheembali (10 km from Kedarnath)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> We had spent a lot of time here and yet one family(refer &#8211; Finding others in the group picture) from our group still hadn&#8217;t reached this point. We waited until we were informed about their decision of resting for some time. The remaining 5 of us moved swiftly on the well-cemented path. The scenic views of the valley and soft breeze that blew gave us energy and filled us with optimism. There were several waterfalls on the way, all more alluring than others. One doesn\u2019t have to have a water bottle with them as one can drink the unadulterated and naturally purified water from waterfalls. It tastes sweeter and lighter. The elixir of life flows throughout DevBhoomi. Also, if you are averse to such ideas then there are many water tanks that can be found at regular distances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rambara (9 km from Kedarnath)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the way, we saw\na diversion \u2013 a newly constructed bridge which goes to the other end. When enquired,\nthe locals told us that the new way was 1km longer than the actual route. To\nthe reader &#8211; Does it strike you why they constructed a new bridge and a new\nroute which is lengthier than the original?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rambara used to be a major stop along the way with its congested market (just like the Gaurikund) and lodges for the pilgrims who halt overnight. The deadly night of Jun 2013 swept away with it the entire market along with people who were sleeping in the guesthouses. In fact, it was cutoff from the previous point which had left many stranded. There must have been a great commotion but now, there remains a strange silence that speaks of many stories from the ghastly night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the long walk towards Rambara, the group was fragmented, now I along with my aunt walked along and took the older route. At the end of this route, there was another set of bridges to cross the river. It had started to drizzle but we kept walking slowly, taking breaks on the winding path next to the bridge. This was because my Aunt was worried about her (lovely) sons and my (very slow) cousins. I had the network on my phone but they were out of reach. While waiting for them my aunt and I speculated the reasons for the delay and she said it was due to their health or one of them were hurt; I could only attribute this to another Maggi session. After nearly an hour, we saw those two taking rest under a shade in the rain while we were braving it from the top so we could get a sight of them from this height. We finally united some distance later and they told us that they slowed behind as they thought we (me and aunt) were left-out somewhere at the back. But I guess, we all know the truth of the delay without it being uttered&nbsp;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Travel Tip:<\/span><br>1.  Before starting the ascend,  feed the kids well so that they don&#8217;t stop you mid way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are only half way through the climb and will continue with the journey in the next post..<a href=\"https:\/\/gauravw.com\/2019\/08\/kedarnath-trip-part-2\/\">..Kedarnath trip : Part 2 <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1092\" data-postid=\"1092\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1092 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jun 13, 2019 Exactly 6 years and two days ago, more than 5000 people lost their lives and about 1 million were left stranded. Kedarnath was devasted! Heavy floods and massive landslides had shook the state of Uttarakhand. Families were torn apart, several went missing, never to be found again. 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