Truck gone for a Ride This is near Kullu. (at Kullu Manali, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoEoOiTDUH7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=271hbuyk9c9x

River takes bus for a Ride. It happened at Private Bus stand Manali. (at Manali, Himachal Pradesh) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoEnyegjD9c/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=x1km7quj16rm

Rains in Kullu Raised level of Sarvari Khad at Kullu because of rains. (at Kullu) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoD6xtsDo5g/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1i9umgvsb1e20

Rains in Manali This is main road which enters Manali. (at Manali, Himachal Pradesh) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoD6h1fjmMm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6gs2qk5y2cpl

Cloud Burst in Parvati Valley Heavy rainfalls has already created caos all over Himachal. Another cloud burst happened in Katagla in Parvati Valley yesterday. Here is the image post cloud burst in the region. As per local sources few houses also washed up in Katagla. Please do not travel towards Himachal for coming week. #HimalayanDrifters #TroublesomeRain #Katagla #CloudBurst #ParvatiValley (at Katagla)

Nuclear Device in Mount Nanda Devi? Wonder if it gets activated? #NandaDevi #NuclearDeviceinHimalayas #HimalayanDrifters #HimalayanNews #LifeisMountains #LifeinMountains #NomadicDemon (at Nanda Devi Peak, Uttarakhand)

Cloud Burst in Kinnaur Heavy to very heavy rain lashed several parts of Himachal, triggering landslides at many places, blocking over 150 roads in the past 24 hour. One person was killed while two sustained injuries as a landslide, caused by a cloudburst, destroyed two houses in Nugalsarai in Kinnaur district. Landslides blocked Hindustan-Tibet National Highway at Nugalsarai. The Jogindernagar-Pathankot highway was also choked for two hours due to a massive landslide near Jogindernagar and a link road between Rohru and Rampur was blocked at three places. #HimalayanDrifters #CloudBurst #Kinnaur #TroublesomeRain (at Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, India)

#Safar Dedicated to all members of Himalayan Drifters, This is a short video how my life has changed from Monotonous routine of Home to office to Drifting across Himalayas post giving up my job. #HimalayanDrifters #NomadicDemon #LifeisMountains #LifeinMountains #DriftingSoul #Safar (at Himalayas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl-ksndnBiK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tom3jkziqlg2

Stuck at Chhota Dara This is the most difficult stretch to cross on the route of Spiti from Manali side, it is called Chhota Dara (छोटा दड़ा). This particular stretch must has caused numerous vehicle damage and traffic jams as vehicle get stuck in rocks, stones and tremendous current of this stream. This video is from our recent trip to Spiti and we got stuck here for hours as the innova in the video got stuck in the stones and wouldn't move at all, we tried to pull it with HRTC bus but all ropes gave up. Here people are pushing and trying to life the vehicle but nothing worked. #HimalayanDrifters #NomadicDemon #LifeisMountains #LifeinMountains #Spiti #ChhotaDara #KissingCars #WhereistheRoad (at Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India)

Road to Spiti This is the most difficult stretch to cross on the route of Spiti from Manali side, it is called Chhota Dara (छोटा दड़ा). This particular stretch must has caused numerous vehicle damage and traffic jams as vehicle get stuck in rocks, stones and tremendous current of this stream. This image is from our recent trip to Spiti and we got stuck here for hours as the innova in the image got stuck in the stones and wouldn't move at all, some people pushed the stuck innova and made way to pass this point. Innova was badly damaged by the passing vehicles. #HimalayanDrifters #NomadicDemon #LifeisMountains #LifeinMountains #Spiti #ChhotaDara #KissingCars #WhereistheRoad (at Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India)

The Peaks of Virtue and Evil Paapsura and Dharamsura are two peaks which are known as peaks of Virtue and Evil. Both Peaks are almost 6500 meters and lies in Parvati Valley. Legend has it as the evil grows in the world the height of Paapsura will increase and Dharamsura peak will continue shrink with the Good and Evil in the world. #HimalayanDrifters #NomadicDemon #DeoRopa #MalanaValley #Dharamsura #Paapsura (at Malana, Himachal Pradesh)

Descending from Shrikhand As the weather started getting bit dark we starting pushing towards base as fast we could as post sunset things get too dark and too cold. #HimalayanDrifters #ShrikhandMahadev #NomadicDemoN (at Shrikhand Mahadev)

Himachal Pradesh Forest Dept will be charging some amount for all the treks depending on the location and number of people visiting the location. Triund is just the trial, soon all trails will be well operated with some basic entry fee and we also have to provide personal details of people visiting the location. It's great that they are making a check point with basic toilet facilities as well. Hopefully Forest Dept puts this money into conservation of trails and provide basic services like Bio Toilets at certain points on weekend treks, ban all kind of plastics, cans and other pollutants on trail and promote local tourism, limit number of people visiting the location and further we can progress with time and experience. For most of the other treks now one has to acquire permit for the trek from the regional DFO (District Forest Officer). This goes for all tour operators and individual trekkers as well. Making an online portal for it was a great move by the dept. What are you opinions about this change ? Please share your thoughs. #HimalayanDrifters #HimalayanNews

Himachal Pradesh Forest Dept will be charging some amount for all the treks depending on the location and number of people visiting the location. Triund is just the trial, soon all trails will be well operated with some basic entry fee and we also have to provide personal details of people visiting the location. It's great that they are making a check point with basic toilet facilities as well. Hopefully Forest Dept puts this money into conservation of trails and provide basic services like Bio Toilets at certain points on weekend treks, ban all kind of plastics, cans and other pollutants on trail and promote local tourism, limit number of people visiting the location and further we can progress with time and experience. For most of the other treks now one has to acquire permit for the trek from the regional DFO (District Forest Officer). This goes for all tour operators and individual trekkers as well. Making an online portal for it was a great move by the dept. What are you opinions about this change ? Please share your thoughs. #HimalayanDrifters #HimalayanNews

**Kheer Ganga Really Banned?** After recent High Court orders Camps and Cafes are banned in Kheer Ganga and to our surprise during our last weekend visit we found all the cafes burnt and cemented construction was brought to the ground but by the end of the day we noticed at least 50 camps popped up as more trekkers and visitors arrived and the cost ranges from 1500 to 3500 for 3 Person tent without food depending on time the availability of last tents. Some even paid 1500 for a blanket and Matt inside huge dorm which was already over crowded with people. Water bottles were selling at Rs 100 and simple thali of with 1 Lentil, Veg, 2 Roti and some rice costs 250 per person. People are still careless towards the pollution and plastic garbage but removing all cafes from the route has helped a lot, we also noticed some newly installed but unmaintained dustbins on the route. We also noticed a lot less crowd compared to past years but still a lot of people are hiking without permissions. There were more than 200 people camping at Kheer Ganga, cafe owners are disheartened and are taking some time to move down their Camps and making some last bit of money till they are finally eliminated from Kheer Ganga. This comes as an opportunity to revive and restore the beauty of this trek and charm of beauty which was all lost under hippies culture which developed in recent past. It's an holy places and should be treated accordingly. Image credits : **If you want to visit Kheer Ganga solo or with group please contact us at 9816677671 for 2 Days legal hiking without camping at Kheer Ganga with/without guide option. Please notice we have a policy that every trekker will pick up as much trash/plastic/bottles etc during returning from Kheer Ganga and drop it at Barshehni to help clean and restore Kheerganga.** Itinerary Day 1 : Drive from Kasol Barshehni then hike to our Campsite at midway of trek Rudranaag. Visit the Waterfall and return back to camp. Bonfire and Dinner at Camp. Day 2 : Rudranaag to Kheer Ganga and return Post breakfast we start early to Kheer Ganga and enjoy the hot water springs of Kheer Ganga and return to Kasol. (at Kheerganga)

Above Duhangan Col Our camp above the famous Duhangan Col above 5k meter altitude. Image Credit : Pei Contact us for Deo Tibba Expedition and Base Camp trek. #HimalayanDrifters #DeoTibbaExpedition #MountainofGods #Above6kmeters (at Deo Tibba)

How many of us have Shrikhand Mahadev Yatra on their Bucket List? Shrikhand Mahadev is one of five Kailash - Abode to Lord Shiva. This is one of the most difficult Shiva pilgrimage. We are organising this at basic cost of Rs 11,500/- with Transit from Shimla and Trek of 6 Days with food and accommodation. Limited Days and Seats Left. Book Now. Visit Shrikhand Mahadev with us, with guidance and safety, June offers best view and less crowded yatra compared to official 15 days yatra. Call us now @ 9816677671, 8360107463 This is backpacking trip with pre-arranged services and safety equipments before the official Yatra starts. #HimalayanDrifters #ShrikhandMahadev