Chitkul
The Spiti-Kinnaur Trail
2024-10-12
- arrived from Shimla
- stayed at Eskape Camps at Rakchham a few km before Chitkul
- sat around campfire and heard war stories
- had a scrumptious dinner of healthy soup and homely made food
2024-10-13
An early morning walk with PS Negi
He talked about many things, stories, plants, stuff etc
Saw the first light hitting the mountain top.
Fluffy mountain doggos around.
explored around the camp
- had parathas, toasts, fruits,
- headed towards chitkul termed “india’s last village” for the day trip
- the highlights
- the baspa river bridge
- the indo-tibet border
- momos from a small village shop
- the baspa river bridge
- back to camp for a late-afternoon siesta
- had some fun banter with the group in the tent late into the night
2024-10-14
- left for Spiti in the morning
- had a sore throat
- saw the khab sangam on the way the confluence of spiti and sutlej rivers
- had maggi and siddu (a traditional himachali bun) at the sangam
- had maggi and siddu (a traditional himachali bun) at the sangam
- amazing roads and views along the way
- made a pit stop at Nako