Trihund and Laka Glacier - Part 1

So this time the plan was to get to Trihund and Laka. It is a great weekend trek to Trihund, you don't have to be in great shape to complete it and most people with absolutely no skills can get it done in under four to five hours.

Laka is a little more strenuous specifically if you wish to touch the glacier in summer for it recedes by around a kilometer in summers.

Trihund and Laka also form the entry into Indrahar pass for serious hikers, but that is a story for another day.

Anyways Happy and I had been planning this trek for about six months due to my travel plans and his life things kept slipping. In the month of September I was back in New Delhi, India and so was Happy. The dates 10th to 14th seemed to fit both of us. We planned a very leisurely trek for something that should be done in two days with plan to just chill it out.

The Gear List

The packing list was standard for a summer trek except that we carried down jackets and down sleeping bags for the evenings. However the complete list is as follows.

1. Backpack
2. Sleeping bag
3. Chocolates and cheese (for the trail and I forgot it)
4. Tees
5. Lowers
6. Underpants
7. Hiking poles
8. Boots
9. Socks
10. Down Jacket
11. Bandana
12. First aid
13. Hand sanitizer
14. Paper soap
15. Wet wipes
16. Toilet paper
17. Water bottles

Changes I made this time

I usually use a garbage bag as a liner, however the issue is things dont compress and spread into the bag. This time I used compression sacks (OR) to compress and was able to carry a much smaller pack.

I also wanted to use my hydration bladder but was unable to get it working hence left it home.

Back to the adventure....

So there we were two of us at ISBT Kashmiri Gate and boarded a bus to Dharamshala.