Indrahar Pass — Local services in Himachal Pradesh

It is very interesting track and very difficult to climb this peak in Winter time. . Next day we started for Ilaka which is another 4 km trek, comparatively easier than the previous day. We started at 9 am and reached destination at 11:20 am where the forest officials followed us and had a drama with our host and guide. After the drama, they left and our host set up a tent for us. On the 3rd day, we left for Lahesh Caves which is a trek through unstable rocky terrain and some steep climb. This really tested our endurance and upon reaching my friend had a swollen knee while I discovered I had phobia of heights. We decided not to go any further to Indrahar pass. Maybe one day we will come back more prepared with better training and experience. Our guide from Triund to Lahesh caves and back to Mcleodganj was Vikrant. This guy was with us for three days and is one of the nicest person I have met. 5 people backed out from Triund and it was only me and my female friend with him. I never had a single reason to worry about our safety. He understood our pace and motivated us to go further as much as we can. He never patronized or criticized us. Always polite and well spoken. He does not speak unless spoken to but is friendly and great to have a conversation with. Very professional. Our host at Ilaka, Gagan from LAKA Cafe was another gem. He cooked great food, that tasted like home - dal chawal, aloo paratha, fritters and Maggi for snacks. He can play flute (bonus). Entertained us with some local as well as mythological stories. Do's: Enjoy the silence, meditate, sing, keep yourself clean, help clean up surroundings by picking up litter, drink from the stream, pet the calves, have a stroll around the mountain, breath clean air, take pictures, observe, help your host with cooking, sleep, carry massage oil or balm, be ready for impromptu rain, stay hydrated. Don't: Litter, speak in loud voice, play loud music on your Bluetooth speaker, Abuse, drink alcohol (you know you can't handle it and will 100% fall on a rock), smoke weed or get high by any means (I am not against smoking weed but food is limited and you will fall and injure yourself), speak rudely to your guide or host, disturb other trekkers at night by talking loud inside the tent, fight with fellow travelers, jump or try to do any sort of stunt for photography or adventure (no medical facility within 14 km radius), carry weapons, harm animals or insects who live there, be scared of bees (they're the reason behind beautiful fauna), go anywhere without informing your guide, steal from your host, insult your guide or host.\n\nNote: Do not go if you plan to drink or get high on top of the mountain or inside your camp. For the locals it's a sacred land. They don't abuse or spit on that land. They don't even urinate while standing. Drinking, creating ruckus, abusing, dirtying or defacing environment in anyway is an insult to them, their beliefs and their holy land. This is a serene place not your local bar. Thank you Parul Mewara from Thrillophilia for all...

Hello guys indrahar pass trek was on of my best trek i have done till now so starting from first first we reched mechlodganj dharmshala then from next morning we stared trek in morning 8am and we reached triund at 1 pm we enjoyed the way the trek upto triund was easy and while traveling we had sawed many views triund was literally a beautiful place at that time there was snow and after spending some time at triund at 4pm we started walking towards snowline and the view was unbelievable we were on the Himalayas and we camped there we have done camp fire there and the night was really amazing i had never seen such beautiful stars and in the morning the snow and the white mountains were shining like a diamond then at 9 am we walked towards lakka glacier and it was also amazing we didnt spend there lot of time and walked towards lahesh caves and we sawed there skeletons and clicked pics then we eat lunch there and enjoyed very much after that our next destination was indrahar pass and at 6 pm we reached there and there we saw jotta wali mata the view from there was astonishing and mesmerizing indrahar pass seprates chamba district and Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh it was not an easy trek literally we were local people as iam from dharamshala so we didn't faced any serious problem but if you are from outside himachal then you should prefer to a guide and then do this...

absolute heaven , but it is moderate to tough trekk. here is the suggestion to trekk it day 1 Mcleodganj to gallu temple (via taxi/by walk 1hour if by walk). gallu temple to triund - 3 hours trek ( i took 2.15 hours) if ones go very lazily . triund to snowline (1.5 hour trek) . take a stay for a night here or one can take stay on ilaqa half an hour trek from snowline that will take you half an hour closer to indrahar.

Day 2 - start trekking for indrahar as early as possible atleast by 6 in morning. it will take 5 tough hours to get on to the top and 4 hours downward to snowline. ( i took 4.5 hours to go up and 3.5 to downward). take a stay in snowline and rest .

Day 3 come back from snow line to triund to gallu temple.

tip - pls hire a guide or follow a group , don't try to do indrahar from snowline on your own . guide may charge 1000 rs/person. pls book a tent/camp before coming to snowline because if in some rushy days you might get no camp vaccant when you come . you may come with your own camp but pls come by early morning .

time to come - April to October for indrahar (avoid rainy days) triund and snowline - anytime throughout the years. here are...