Tour overview

BEST TIME :- MAY , JUN , SEPTEMBER , OCTOBER .
TOTAL TREAKING :- 75 K, M .
ROUTES HARIDWAR ,RISHIKES , UTTARKASHI , GANGOTRI , NALA CAMP ,RUDUGAIRA BASE CAMP , AUDEN’S COL KHATING GLACIER , ZERO POINT VASKITAL KEDARNATH . GAURIKUND TO HARIDWAR .

Description:
Auden’s Col Trek is named after British Geographical Survey officer John Bicknell Auden, who first discovered it in 1935 and crossed it in 1939. Situated at an altitude of 5,490 m, Auden’s Col is one of the high altitude mountain passes in the Indian Himalayas. The region of GARHWAL which connects RUDRAGAIR and BHILANGANA valley. Auden’s Col Trek forms a bridge between the north-west ridge of Gangotri III, which is at an altitude of 6,580 m, and the ridge JOGIN coming east at 6465 m. The trek to Auden’ s Col is one of the toughest treks in the GARHWAL Himalayan region and hence is the least explored. The journey requires adaptation as it passes through high altitude places and some dangerous moraine, narrow cliffs, rocky and narrow trails. The surrounding area also includes some large glaciers such as the KHATLING Glacier, which is at an altitude of about 4,200 METERS .
The Col trek to Auden begins at a distance of 3,048 meters from Gangotri, one of the important Hindu pilgrimage sites and a temple dedicated to the Ganges, the holiest river in India. The road from Gangotri to NALA Camp leads uphill, which is an easy 8 km route. The scenic walk through the pine and birch forest turns into a picturesque walk with views of some of the Himalayan peaks i.e. Jogin and Kedartal range. From Nala Camp, the path continues till Rudragaira Base Camp, which is a gradual climb of 7-8 kms. The route then turns towards the base of the Gangotri Group of peaks and continues through glaciated tracks towards the colonel of Auden. From the Col of Auden the journey continues to the KHATLING Glacier and then to the outpost, which is one of the alpine meadows. From the outpost the route leads to MASAR Tal and then to Vasuki Tal, two high altitude lakes in the GARHWAL Himalayan region. From Vasuki Tal, an 8-km downhill trail leads to KEDARNATH , another important Hindu pilgrimage site and the most remote site of the Char Dham Yatra. Later the Col trekking trip to Auden ends at Rishikesh, which can be reached via GAURIKUND , RUDRAPRAYAG and DEVPRAYAG .

ITINERARY :-

Day ( 1 ) ARRIVAL FROM HARIDWAR TO UTTARKASHI ( 1,158mtr )
Day ( 2 ) Uttarkashi to Gangotri ( Drive 100 Km / 5 HRS , / 3,048 MTS )
Day ( 3 ) Gangotri ( Acclimatization day / 3,048 MTS )
Day ( 4 ) Gangotri to NALA Camp ( 6 Km Trek , / 6 HRS / 3,760 MTS )
Day ( 5 ) NALA Camp to RUDUGAIRA Base Camp ( 8 Km Trek , / 5.6 HRS / 4,350 MTR )
Day ( 6 ) Base Camp ( Acclimatization day / 4,350MTS )
Day ( 7 ) RUDUGAIRA Base Camp to Auden’s Col Base Camp ( 6 km Trek / 5.6 HRS / 4,720 MTR )
Day ( 8 ) Auden’s Col Base Camp to KHATLING Glacier Camp ( 12 km Trek / 9 HRS / 5,000 MTR )
Day ( 9 ) KHATLING Glacier to Waterfall Camp / Zero Point ( 12 km Trek / 9 HRS / 3,870 MTR )
Day ( 10 ) Rest Day At Zero Point ( 3,870 MTR ) Day ( 11 ) Zero Point to CHOWKI ( 8 km Trek / 7 HRS / 3,580 )
Day ( 12 ) CHOWKI to MASAR Tal ( 8 km Trek / 6.7HRS / 4,135MTR )
Day ( 13 ) MASAR Tal to Vasuki Tal ( 12 km Trek 6.7 HRS / 3,935MTR )
Day ( 14 ) VASUKI TAL to KEDARNATH ( 5 km Trek / 3 HRS / 3,590 MTR )
Day ( 15 ) KEDARNATH to GAURIKUND ( 14 km Trek / 4 HRS / 1,985 MTR )
Day ( 16 ) GAURIKUND to Rishikesh > HARIDWAR.