Descent from Bhrigu Lake to Pandu Ropa (13944 ft to 11572 ft)
On the last post, we got a lot of love from the hive family, on this difficult trip which took us to 4250 meters by walking through the tree line where we visited the holy lake and took blessings by performing Puja. Till now, all three of us enjoyed the journey a lot and bowed down in front of the holy mountains and took darshan of all. In today's journey, we will go to the Bugyal situated below Bhrigu Lake which is known as Pandu Ropa.
Yesterday when we reached Bhrigu Lake, all the tiredness went away in seconds, the weather here was very good and without wasting any time we took off our shoes away from the lake and took darshan of the lake, worshipped in the roofless temple located nearby and considered ourselves void by bowing in front of nature and after taking blessings, we started descending. Today we started descending towards Pandu Ropa campsite.
The height of Pandu Ropa is 3527 meters, it is a large grassland. I don't know what is the literal meaning of the name of this place. Pandu Ropa is located 4 km below Bhrigu Lake, this ridge of Bhrigu Lake is also known as Rahani Ridge. A stream of water flows below Bhrigu Lake which flows from Bali Dug Thach, this stream is called Chhor Nala. If we follow this Nala, it meets Jogini waterfall falling from a height of 120 feet.
So far we have walked 15 km and the three of us are doing our work with full dedication, till Bhrigu Lake we had to check the route to see if we need to hedge the trail due to any landslide but the path till Bhrigu Lake is absolutely fine so now we will walk from Bhrigu Lake to Pandu Ropa by marking the route. We are going to do this because one of our companions had already done the recce of this route from Mori Dug to Pandu Ropa.
Coming down is much easier than climbing up, now we just have to get down. Pandu Ropa is still above the tree line so this route is not that easy. @naveen.jogta is marking while I and Ved are following him. Our focus was less on work and more on the views all around. How can one work when one sees such beautiful views amidst the clouds.
About 20 summits are visible from Pandu Ropa, Mukkar was the highest peak visible whose height is 6069 meters. I thought that if the weather was a little clear then Dev Tibba and Inder Fort would also be visible. By the way, I have no idea whether Inder kila is visible from Pandu Ropa or not,
@parvkhuller and @pranavinaction have roamed a lot in this area, maybe these people can tell whether Inder kila is visible from here or not?.
Looking down, we saw Anjani Mahadev, the road from Manali to Leh and Solang Valley. It was very beautiful to see Manali Town amidst the deodars. Barua Village, Palchan and Kothi Village looked very small from above. Looking down, we felt that we should reach down safely before it gets dark because it gets dark early here due to winter and we do not want to get stuck in the jungle in the dark.
Talking the trail, we reached Pandu Ropa in the evening, the identity of which is the iconic lonely tree present here which is visible from far away. I tell everyone that if there is a white out, then look for the lonely tree of Pandu Ropa. This tree is a milestone for those who lose their way. So friends, this is all for today. Let's meet in the next post where I will write about the journey to Mori Dug which will be a part of this series.
Disclaimer: This post is originally written in Hindi and I have used Google Translator to translate the Hindi text in English. All the photos have been clicked by me from POCO F1 android smartphone and edited in deskstop software adobe lightroom. Thumbnail created in dekstop adobe photoshop.
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I often find descending more risky and hard than hiking itself. Beautiful views though! Seems like you had a great time out there!
When I don't do any workout or hike for several weeks, it becomes very difficult to descend the mountain suddenly, in such a situation the legs start trembling like blades of grass while descending. But nowadays I am exploring some part of the mountain every day, so my fitness has improved.
Exactly! I also feel a lot of pressure on my back, which I don't normally feel while hiking.
While descending from a mountain, gravity pulls our body as if it will squeeze out the juice. And this is the reason for feeling pressure on the back
There is nothing more powerful than feeling the deep connection with nature in such sacred and pristine places. The solitary Pandu Ropa tree seems to be a perfect guide for every traveler! 🌳✨ Thank you for sharing this beauty with us!
It is believed that 5000 years ago Pandavas Pandu came to Ropa and since then this large grassland has become sacred and religious for us. Man is standing at the precious confluence of religion and nature and is witnessing it. Thank you for reading the blog
Amazing Post Brother.. Thanks for sharing and Mentioning 🙏 Talking about the views of Inderkilla has always been a mystery… Yes it can be seen from Bhrigu Lake but it is mostly hidden behind the clouds most of the time making it a hidden mystery. We can map its exact direction but it is hidden when we navigate that is the story with the heavenly mountain.
Thanks for the reply brother, you are right, there are so many clouds on Bhrigu that even the mountain which is visible gets hidden somewhere among the clouds.