The Classic Dzongri trek - counted amongst one of the top 20 treks in India, begins from a small village called Yuksom. The same has been very lucidly and aptly described here (http://entropymuse.blogspot.com/2008/05/yuksom.html). The trek is of moderate grade and comfortable in terms of facilities available. One important fact about Yuksom worth repeating (Z already mentioned it in her post) is that it doesn’t sell anything less than an ‘L’ sized T-shirt, for the simple reason that the majority of the trekkers are westerners and they happen to have at least L-sized body frames.
From Yuksom, you trek for about 14-15 kms upto Tsokha. Tsokha is the last place of human habitation at about 3050 mts. From Tsokha you can either go upto Dzongri in one day or break the journey at Pethang and continue till Dzongri (approx. 4050 mts). Next day, early in the morning, you climb till Dzongri Top (4269 mts.) to catch stunning 270 degree views of the mountain ranges. This is the high point of the trek and you more or less retrace your steps on your way back.
Our group consisted of 5 of us.
S : A very thoroughly finance guy. Very calculative and very cautious in nature. He was the best-equipped guy in the group – the only guy with a 60 SPF sunscreen. The best laugh I had on this trip was with Sachin alone.
Z: The creator. The mastermind behind this whole trip. A huge nature enthusiast and the only one with a big umbrella – she compensated for inadequate rain gear by purchasing a striped umbrella large enough to shelter a whole circus troop and a few of the animals too !
P : Mr. Reticent and politically correct guy. Our treasurer and a very helpful person. The official shutterbug of the group as well.
N: The official glam element of the group. 3 days in the tortuous cold and thin air and she finally admitted that she did practice the tilty heady poses visible in all her snaps in front of her mirror at home. So while Prashant was busy running on the seaface on Marine Drive, preparing for the trek, Nandini was deciding whether to tilt her head towards the left or the right when the camera was aimed at her. I am glad she did that with all sincerity as the results were really tremendous. She couldn’t breathe at high altitude, she couldn’t eat either but she could pose properly and she never let the glam element be dented in the least. Hats off!
My own meager self : Don’t really require a lot of introduction. Do I?
By,
Gaurav Jain
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