Tuesday, August 14, 2012

HIMAGIRI SOGASULU ... My Himalayan Journey ..







Ee post edivaraku 6 parts ga unte danni oke post ga chesanu with photos .. edi ma Himalayan Journey experience ..ekkada marachipotamoo ani  rasukunna ..ee sari evarina paln ceheste use avvacchu ....

HIMAGIRI SOGASULU -1 - INTRO

Kachiguda  to kurnool ki donga train ekki  evadina veltadu ..bike lo kashmir velle vade romantic fellow ani anipinchi kashmir veldam ani plan chesamu bikes lo .. but taruvata konni avasaralu untai alochinchi
( batikipoyaam )  oka car kuda book chesamu .. so 4 bikes and a car .
Team ( 7 members ), budget , locations anni decide ayee start ayaam. Eee preparation ee one month pattindi..
 

Operation Ki Mundu..
chaduvukondi ra ani college ki pampiste ..exam mundu roju varaku syllabus book kuda chundani maku .. J & K lo dadapu places anni maps tho saha mottam nerchesukunnam adedo UPSC exam rasettatu.
inka luggage ...baggage..garbage ememi tesukellali ani ..google argigipoyee daka kotti avasaram lenivi chala ne tesuku vellam.
Maa debba ku GOOGLE EARTH nunchi warnning vacchindi ..meeru vesina edava tour ki naa pranalu enduku ra testaru ..enni sarlu maps chustaru ani.
Sare elagu banding ee kada ani ..Tour ki Theme T-shirts print chyeedam ani captions rasanu ..( koncham ekkuvee ..but parledu ..adjust)
Mottaniki oka screening panel petti last ki ....
IN SERARCH OF LIFE WITHOUT GALS,GUNS AND GOOGLE ( front side) ..ADVENTURE IS MY O2 ( back side) print chyeencham.

 
4 bikes and oka car ..enti teda ga emina vinnara ..ledu nijamee bikes ee ..emi poyee kalam anukunntunaara ..( hyd nuchi kadu le ..chandigargh nuchi..)

cinimaloo ..war  jariginappudu news lo chudadame kani antaka mundu eppudu kashmir chudaledu ..inka full chali ..snow .apples...yaks , military ..terrorists ..aboo
ala chala oohinchukunntu bag lo nuchi manchi jerkin testu .. jammu lo flight digamu ... appudu doubt vacchindi ..pilot kashmir lo weather baga ledani THAR Desert lo emina land chesada ni.
42 degrees temp . Endalu manding  .. chemata patting  ..sun is soo burning ..(Nenoopukonu ..nenuoppukonu .aihte ok ...)  Kashmir lo snow untundi ani vinna kani enta  sega untundi anukoledu .

Edi total 8 days trip including travel from Hyd.. so ekkada teda vacchina return avvalemu time ki..Tight schedule ...celebrity call sheets ala ne untai telisinde kada ....


JAMMU - SRINAGAR

Road lo guntalu .. sagam katti vadilese flyovers chuste manam kattaee tax emavutindi ani appudappudu alochinche vadini ..ee trip lo telisipoyeendi ( abba chaa..)..anta kashmir lo ne vunndi..ela antara..

Banglore lo software engineers kanna ..kurnool lo doctors kanna ekkuva mandi .. Road lo every 10 feet ki ( vinnadi correct ee) iddaru fully armed jawans for about 250 km ashokudu natinaa chetla lagaa road ki eruvipulaa vunnaru.( edi sample matramee ) enduku ala ante antaa high tension zone adi ..akkada tension emo gain maku tension ekkvuavvutunndi vallanu chuste..

Maa tour theme lo guns chudakunda vundali anumunnam .. jeevitham lo inka eppudu chudaleni guns aa okka aa roje chusamu.

Mottaniki chala duram vellaka THE W 'HOLE' MOUNTAIN .. ante mountain ki pedda HOLE padindi..akkadee edo board pettaru ..entaa ani chuste .. JAWAHAR TUNNEL adi oka peddaaaaaaa tunnel ..danini dataka okka sarigaa cenima song lo set vacchinaatu vacchai ..

Manchu Kondalu .Greanary ..etu chusinaa super ga vunndi ...climate maripoyeendi ..chali putting ..inka super ani ..chalo re chalo re chal ...
Aaa google maps icchina shock aa taruvata telisindi maku ..chukkalu of india lee..vadu 250 km -5 hours ani ..express way lo icchinaatu icchadu ..so memu ala ne plan chesamu..aa taruvata telisindi ..akkada 15 to 18kmph kanna ekkuva vellalemu ani..

So daily morning school ki vellinaatu 9 ki start ayeethe second show cinema nuchi vacchinaatu 12 ki vellasina orriki veltunnam..mottam  tour inteee.. Vennaku tirigi vacchedam anukunte vellindi kachiguda ki kadu kashmir ki ..okka sari enter aithe motttam tirigi ravalasindee ..no choice… so ala continue chesam..
SRINAGAR – KARGIL

""Aaahaa emi ee prakruti ramaneyata..mugda manoharamina ee prakuri sondaryam nannu paravasinpa cheyuchunnadee""...ooohh..ohhh steady ..control ..enti ....

DD -SAPTAGRI lo drama artist laga dialogs cheptunnanu anukunntunaara .. hmm emi cheddam munde prepare ayee srinagar ki vellaganee akkada nature chusi ela chepdam ani anukunna.

Matter reverse .bebeee emi ledu ..assalu 9th lo no 10th lo noo (anta correct ga gurthu vunntee..ela ..endukulee ...) telugu lo srinagar gurichi oka lesson vunndi ..danilo cheppindi vinte

intakanna place parapanchakam lo ledemo annatu rasaru ..ikkadiki vacchaka telisindi ..kavi manchi talented ani ..baga oohinchi rasaru.( May be 30 years mundu ala vunndeoo)
elagu vaccham kada ani DAL lake lo oka ganta "lahiri lahiri lahiri loo..." aa ganta lo chala vishyalu telsisayii..
   ( Background lo undedee Dal Lake )


Batiki vunte bus stand lo bajjilu ammukovacchu ani telusu kani .. boat lo veltu manam kurchunna aa boat tho saha edina ammachu ani appude telisindi.


(photos, pusalu, dandalu, battalu ,pulu , pallu ,cold dirnks , HOT DIRNKS , gantalu..adee  lake lo water bottle lo patti kuda ammutunnaru Dal  AQUA FRESH ani .. …koncham adigithe guns kuda ammevallemooo ) ..mana BIG BAZAR lo dorike vanni akkakada  pakkana boats lo nunchi ammutunnru. Koncham kotta ga anipinchindi …


Ala akkada nuchi tappinchukoni kargil ki start ayyamu.. eee oori peru ekkadoo vinnatu vunndi kada ..Marachi poyee pera adi ..


( Srinagar -Kargil Road ... adendo teledu .. ee point ki vacchaka 4 bikes skid ayyayii .. )

Samayam - Night 9 PM .. Location - Tiger Hills ( Drass Sector)- Pak vallu Kargil war lo first capture chesindi aa place eede war time lo - Destination - Kargil. Distance – Road vesinavadiki teliyaliii ante .. . Expected Time - Devuvu , pakistanoodu annta daya taliste inka 3 hours lo vellachu. Climate : Emakalu korikee chali ..slight ga varsham ..


Eevanni external ..lopalaa ..raka rakalu ga unndi le maastaru ..


Pakkanee pedda loya..ooooooo ani Verma cenimalo background music laga flowing river ...dani pakkanee nicchena vesukoni ekkite nela roluloo ekeenta pedda konda.


aakasam chuste planetarium lo kanna clear ga kanipinche stars ( 16000+ feet Ht kada ..) etu veltunnamoo ..ekkadiki veltunnamo teledu kani bikes lo munduku veltunnam.


Sare kargil poye lopu enta mandi potamo teledu ani oka sari anta agi oka sari manassu vipiii matladukundam ani oka place lo apamu 4 bikes.


Just relax avutunndaga okati chusanu akkada .. ee pamoo ,,simhamoo aithe todha kodithe paripotai ani lite tesukovacchu ..nenu chusindi ento telusaa ..


oka board . Balck board oo cricket board oo anukueru ..hmm ..sign  board "YOU ARE UNDER ENEMIES OBSERVATION" ani vundi dani meeda horror moives lo dayyala inti name plate laga.
Adi chadivi adento ani artham chesukunee lopalaa ... paripondiroooo ani..jump jilali ...inko ganta varaku sound ledu evvariki
Ala mottaniki ardaratri  12.30 ki eppudoo kargil cheramu..Mottaniki taruvata telisindi enti ante ..memu vacchina road pakkana vunde konda atu side " PAKISTAN" ani.
Appudu anipinchindi midnight , bikes lo dadapu pakistan varaku vellama ani.. Adventure ante Escalator oo ..gaint wheel oo.. ekkadam ,hussain sagar lo buddudi deggaraku boat lo velladam ani anukune vallaku edi cheppakandeeee..papam feel avutaru….ala sagutoondi maa PARAYANAM …inkaaa akkada nunchi …..

KARGIL - LEH
Ikkada nunchi Indo-Pak border chala deggara..evevo spl permissions tesukoni mottaniki border chuddam ani decide ayyaam.
Mottaniki ee Batalik sector anta ..ekkada chusinaa loose soil ,, gaddi kuda molavadu..gravel stones..huge mountains..appudu anipinchindi deeni gurinchaa inni years ..inta mandi ee kashmir kosam kottukunntunndi ani.
Finnally pakistan chusamu ..koncham duram ga ..aa place ki velle tappatiki chuttu chuste ekkada chusinaa bullets tagili  holes padinaa sheds and houses  ee ..Kargil war  jagrigi naappativi.
Literrarly there is nothing ..city nuchi vellina vadu 1 hour kuda vunnda ledu akakda ..hatsoff to our military .. most critical places and climates lo they are guarding us.
ala chusukuntu ..indus river pakkanee veltu..leh ki cherukunnam midnite. Madhya lo manchi locations vunnai ..snow monuntains levu kani ..konni plains..indus river ..different colors of soil..ala baga ne vunnidi.




( Indus River .. endipoyeendi lendi .. )



( Palti kodutu Pakistan podam ani start chesam .. padi kottaka pavu ganta padukunnam ..)

LEH - KARTUNGLA- PONGONG TSO
Infront crocodile festival ani teledu maku appatiki ..edo intlo vallu eppdu pujalu chesaro teledu gani malli hyd vacchamu.

LEH - LADAKH -highest airport in the world.
Kartungla - Highest Motarable road in the world
Pongong Tso - Indo china Boarder lo one of the biggest and beautiful salt water lake.

Appatiki kashmir conditions maku baaaaga artham ayaayai ...so koncham teliviga alochinchi 2 teams divide ayee bikes team LEH-KARTUNGLA and car team LEH TO PONGANG TSO ki vellamu..

malli ekkadina join avudam le madya lo ani ankunnam .. edo shopping chestu madhya lo Hyderabad Central lo kalluddam anna anta simple ga…adee kashmir lo ..Ikkada chamak enti ante ..next 400 km varaku NO PETROL BUNK..NO ATM, NO PHONE, okati rendu ..chinna hotels that too only Maggi dorukutundi ante..adi matter.
(Maggi dorike hotels evee ..)
Assalu ee tour veyaadamee KARTUNGLA lo bike drive chyaali plan chesindi ..kabbatii aa  bikers.. yuvakulu ..ustahavantulu ...vellaru..
Memu car lo oka 4 mem Pongang Tso ki vellamu ..Matter enti ante ..chala high altitude lo vunnam ..konni days nunchi ..oxygen content air lo baga takkuvaa..breathing problem ayeendi ..enta sepu pelustunnaa aayasam vastunndi kani oxygen ravatam ledu.


(Leh - Manali Highway .)



 (Pongog Tso Lake )
(World Famous ..Pongang Tso Lake.. 3IDIOTS climax scenes , recent ga Mahindra Scorpio advt .. ikkada shoot chesinavee ..)
ee edava pani chesinaa " emi ra tala timmiri ekkinda" antam kadaa ..but assalu tala timmiri ekkadam ante akkada chusa first time..head blowing ..
10 feet nadavadaniki 2 min padutunndi ..adugu tesi adugu veyaatam kastam ga vunndi ..matladithe ekkada munde potamoo energy waste avutundi ani mooga basha lo try chestunna cheppadaniki .. inka nenu potanemo koncham sepatilo ani .
Tokkalodi  hussain sagar lake water tagithe potamo ledo doubt kani pongang tso lake chuste nee poyee tattu vunnam ..
Edavaa evadoo kashmir ki pote super ga vunntundi annadu ..addam ga narikyeyaali vadindi ..

Inko team kartungla vellaru ani cheppa kada .. Haa haha hee hee hu huu heehee ... enti aripoyee deepaniki velugu ekkuva ani inta laa navvutunnadu anukunntunnaraa ..
next day vallu mammali kalisaka chepparu kartungala lo emi ayeendoo. ( next  day 2 teams evariki vallam high way lo veltunntee with no communication .. dari lo snow fall tho road close chesaru .. traffic  jam aithe akkada kalisam malli anta ) (so edinaa manchi jarieetappudu .. maraka manchidee…)


(Traffic agipoyeendi ikkadee )
Kartungala  18600 feet height ..akkada 30 min kanna ekkuva vunntee ..appatike anta ettu lo vunnaru kabbatii inka akkaada nunchi piki povadam chala easy .Manam peddaga kastapaddanavasaram ledu ..anta automatic …

Veelu koncham uduku raktam kada ..entinaa youth ..koncham ekkuva sepu vunnaru photo session ani .pelli chupulaku profile pics ani .. facebook lo tag chyaadaniki group pic ani ... shopping ani..time baga vunndi aa photos ee paper lo veyaalsi vacchedi ..
Oopiri adadaka mukkulo blood kari edo ala ala batiki return vaccharu ..Necklace road lo fast ga bike drive cheste ne adventure anukune vallaku edi cheppali.
aa ooriki peru evadu pettadoo kani correct ga pettadu ..blood "kartungla"ani.

HIMAGIRI SOGASULU - 4 ..RUNNING FOR LIFE

PONGANG TSO - SARCHU
Appatikee ...kondalu anna ..snow anna virakti puttela tirigam ..kani KASHMIR anta ENTER THE DRAGON ..oka sari enter aithe 2000+ km dati vellalsinde piki tappa .. pakkaku..vennnaki polevu..adeee single road ante.
Chesedemi leka ..sarchu ki start ayaamu.. dari lo plains vacchyai ..beautiful ga vunndi location anta ..kani emi labham oxygen ledu ..appudu inko adventure ..
Desamuduru lo ali laga ..adugu adugunaa twist.. akkada oka pass vunndi adee TAGLANGLA ( 17582+ Ft height) ..adedo tittu anukuneru ..edi world lo ne second highest pass .

 
Malli same ..dimma tirigi mind block ayeendi .. elagola adi datukoni vastunnam ..temperature above 40..pakkanee snow mountains ..katta meeta chocolate laga  raka rakalu ga vunndi mastaru..
Aaa heat ki manchu karigi full ga water flow avutunndi road meeda ..oka chota varsham padinappudu maa musi parinattu parutoondi - oka full size river la vunndi road ki addam gaa..oka jeep struck ayeendi madyaloo..pakkane as usual peddaaaaaaaa loyaaa..ekkada adugu pedithe emi avutunndo kuda teledu ..5 min nilabadi emi jarugutunndo chuddam ane lopala padipoyeenta alasata ..
ala oka 2 hours lo maa bravehearts chala dhiryam chesi ..mottani ki aa jeep ni inka maa bikes ni anni datincharu danini ..akkada dhiryam chyaakapote enti ani anukunte nee..no second thought ..govinda govindaa nee
appudu chusaaa okadindi .. vadu manishaa leka ..enduku lee .. evado German student..cycle meda vacchadu himalayas tour ki. Kinda padi raktam karutunndi vadiki .. emi ra bala raju emi ra neeku ikkada pani ante .. vadi ki evado cheppadanta cycle lo pote super ga vunntundi ani anduke Germany nuchi vaccha annadu ..

"May god bless you " anukoni ala munduku sagutu ardha ratri 1 am ki sarchu ki vacchamu. Sarchu ante adedoo Metro city anukunntunnaremo inni sarlu cheptunnteee … kaneesam palle kuda kadu … Ee place lo no houses..no lodges .. baaagaaa ettinaa kondaloo koncham plains vunntai akkada only tents vunntai  padukovadaniki tourists ki ..


 
   ( Tent accommodation @ Sarchu )
inka naa paristiti enti ante pata cenimalloo Gummadi cheppinaatu .." nenu inka ekkuva kalam batakanu nayanaa" ..repu poddunaa chustanoo ledo kuda doubt ga ne vunndindi ..
Naa debit cards/credit cards ..okkokkati anta panchukommani cheppa..enta torture ante ippatiki adi talachukunte nenena malli batiki vacchindi anipistundi ..ala ayeppondi oxygen lekaa.


Appudu anipinchindi .. ADVENTURE IS MY OXYGEN ani t-shirt meda ki caption rasindi nene .. ippudu adventure ki oxygen karchu ayeepoi naku lekunda poyeendi ani.
   
Kani okkati matram cheppukovali ..akkada emi vunndi annadi kadu kani ..its hevan on earth ..manam chudagailigina prati frame beautiful ga ne vunntundi ..Unique of its kind..anduke appude anukunna ..60 years kadu inko 600 years ainaa sare KASHMIR ni Pakistan  ki vadalakudadu ani.

(Dimma Tririgi Mind block avvadam ante ede ..)

SARCHU - ROTHANG PASS - MANALI - KULLU
Actual ga manaku cinema lo chupinche palaces evee ..ikkada manchi snow mountains vunntai.. but 6 days nunchi kallu teliste kondalu ..kallu muste kalalo kuda kondalu ela ayeepoyee ..virakti kadu daniki minchindi vacchindi kondalu ante.
But altitude anta vunndadu so enjoy chyaachu ..kani anta opika anta intrest lekunda poyeendi ..eppudeppudu plains lo ki vaddama ani vunndindi .
Manaliki vacchaka kallu jigeeelll mannai ..enti bangaru nidhi dorikindaa anukunntunanara ..ledu babuuu ..manushulu kanipincharu ..
Janalu , shops ,traffic ..ela edo kottaga chusinaatu anipinchindi ..but inka aa trans lo ne vunna.
After long journey malli as usuall midnite  KULLU  ki cherukunnam.
Altitude baga taggindi kada life would be easier anukunnaa .. but ....


KULLU - CHANDIGARH- DELHI

kullu ki velte anta kondalu chustaru  photos ki pose lu icchi ,, snow tho adukoni  happy ga vastaru ...enduku ante anta akkaditho ne agipotaru kabbati ...kani nakemoo mundee vatini minchina mountains anni chusi kullu ki vacchanu ..kondalu kadu kada chinna matti guttalu kuda kanipiste chiraku ga vunndi .
Kullu lo woolen shawls, wo0len products, carpets baga famous sooo bharrrii shopping chesi (andaru kalipi more than1 lakh ) akkada nunchi CHD ki veltunnam.
Kani Hutch dog laga ekkadiki vellina ee kondalu vadalatam ledu .. naku puli kanipinchina pedddaga bahyapadanemo kani parvatam kanipiste kevvuuu antunnaa.
malli CHD ki edo 50 km vacchenta varaku
 "vadala bommali vadalaaa "annatuventa paddai ee kondalu .. edava jeevitham ..okka sari ravatanikee inta darunam ga vunnde ekkade batike vallu ela vunntaro anipinchindi.
For god’s sake plains lo ki vacchamu .. car digi ..happy ga kavalisinta gali pelchukunnaaa ..appudu koncham gunde normal ga kottukovadam start ayeendi ..
Naku doubt entantee ..ee borders lo assalu nadavadamee kastam ga vunndi mana military vallu war ela chestunnaru ani.. batikipoyaanu ..military lo job koncham lo miss ayeendi kabbati saripoyenndi .. join ayee kashmir ki vesinntee 2 days lo pette parcel vacchinduu intiki .. parama veera chakra elagu default ga istaranukoni …
Kullu lo kucchu topilu konnam gurthu gaa ..Ee trip ki plan chesina vanni pilachi anta aa topilu pettinchu kunnam.
office lo pani leka google lo chusi ,tourism sites chadivi ..adventure ani ..bike ani ..kashmir ani ..5 days leave- manishi ki 35k ki manchi topi vesadu ani symbollic ga.

HIMAGIRI SOGASULU - 6 - HAMMAYYAA !!!

DELHI - HYD
aaa inkaa emi vunntundi flight ekki hyd lo digutamu ani anukunna ..flight ekkanu kani digutamo ledo ani doubt koncham sepatiki vacchindi.
Entoo gas vastunndi flight anta ..adentoo evvadiki teletam ledu ..anta okarini okaru chusukunntunnam .. airhostess  lu sandwitch lu ammukune busy lo vunnaru ..ikkada makemo tension ..kashmir lo pote edo desam kosam poyaadu ani anna cheppukovacchu anukunna ..ikkada pote antee ..
adento gani aa gas konchm sepatiki agipoyeendi ..inni tensions taruvata mottaniki welcome to hyd ani sound vinipinchindi ..
Hyd lo digi  indra style lo nela ku muddu pedadam anenta feeling vacchindi kani  seema effect rademo  kada ..control ..control anukoni ..illu cherukunnam batuku jeevuda ani.

To be sure ..this is a once in a life time trip ..malli vellalemu , vellinaa ila vellalemu..adi matter.
Jerkins..camaras, Tents , sleeping bags ,Military binacoulous, walkie talkies , chocolates , dry fruits , tool kits .. ela chala pedda shopping chesina vallamu .. oka oxygen cylinder tesukovadam marachipoyaamu ade kompa munchindi .. AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness ) gurinchi telisinaa ..adi manalan emi chestunndi le anukoni vellam.. No ball lo wicket paddatu koncham lo tappinchu kunna ..so meerevarina plan chestee mundu oxygen tesukoni taruvata migatavi alochinchandi.

Ee tour lo maa team..naatho patu ..Vikram , Pratap , Sankar ,Poorna , Suhan , Ravi,Dilip ( dirver)
Life lo oka manchi trip ki vellam ..oka adventure chesam ane feeling ee super. so our MISSION KASHMIR is successfully completed.
 
( Our Team @ Srinagar )

Manishi annaka oorike tini tongutte emi vastadi kasinta kalaposhana vunndali ani ee prayatnam..andukee next month adavula meeda padadam ani plan chestunnam. Anta baga vunte malli kalludam.

ALL IS WELL..


Cheers
VatsaV


Few other pics ...

























( Ikkada bridge repair vacchi 3 hours breakdown )



































1 comments:

Raj Mandala said...

Supper Trip Sri.....motham kallaku kattinattu cheppav.... :)

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