Rohtang Pass : A visit to Himalya

Rohtang Pass(Himachal Pradesh, India), in Tibetan language which means pile of corpses (due to people dying in bad weather trying to cross the pass) is a high mountainous pass in the eastern Pir panjal range of the Himalayas..




It's altitude is 3,978 m or 13,051 ft and it is about 51 km (32 mi) from Manali, a very famous tourist place in Himachal pradesh. It connects the Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Valleys of Himachal Pradesh, India.The road goes through the Kullu Valley, past Manali and over the Rohtang Pass to Keylong, and Lahul and on to Ladakh.

Beas Kund :origin of river Beas

The pass lies on the watershed between the Chenab and Beas basins. On the southern side of this pass, the Beas River emerges from underground and flows southward and on its northern side, the Chandra River, a source stream of the river Chenab, flows westward.   


                  

                 

It is a busy militry and tourist road.Several episodes of the History Channel's Ice Road Truckers series spinoff IRT Deadliest Roads dealt with truckers crossing the Rohtang Pass to deliver supplies. 

Road to Himalya

 It is a very beautiful place and full of snow for about 6 months, due to which this pass is closed in winter times .The pass is open from May to November. It is not particularly high or difficult to cross on foot by Himalayan standards, but it has a well-deserved reputation for being dangerous because of unpredictable snowstorms and blizzards. So if you want to visit Rohtang pass be prepared with all your accessories.


More  info:
http://himachaltourism.gov.in/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohtang_Pass


Photos : Visit to Rohtang Pass
 
Here are some photos of my visit to Rohtang Pass 


 

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