Realities Of Trekking To Auden's Col - The Trek With Swathi Talk Show #1
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In this first episode of the Trek With Swathi Talk Show, we cover the realities of trekking to Auden's Col. Swathi Chatrapathy interviews Arun Joshi, who completed the Auden's Col trek in May 2017.
He gives us a reality check on the vagaries of the Auden's Col trek, none of which are to be taken lightly.
About Auden's Col:
Auden’s Col is a high mountain pass at an altitude of 18,010 ft above sea level. It is on the ridge connecting the peaks of Gangotri III (21,590 ft) and Jogin I (21,210 ft). The pass is named after John Bicknell Auden of the Geological Survey of India, who first discovered it in 1935 and crossed it in 1939.
Auden’s Col trek is one of the most challenging non-technical treks in Garhwal, and perhaps in all of Indian Himalayas. There are numerous crevasses, precarious ridges and boulder sections along the long arduous trail.
But the trek is rewarding, with awe-inspiring views of the Gangotri group of peaks, the Jogin group, Bhagirathi group, Rudragaira, and Kedar Dome.
If you are an experienced trekker looking for a challenging trek with some incredible mountain views, then this is the trek for you.
If you have been to Auden's Col, drop in a comment with your experience. It will help other trekkers looking to go on the trek.
Pictures and footage used in this video are shot by
Arun Joshi
Krithika
Mahesh Srinivasan
Read more about this trek: indiahikes.com/documented-trek/audens-col#gref
In the year 2004 I crossed it from Khatling end with one of my friend and 2 porter and documented it in the 'Indian Mountaineer'. We had no GPS, just a hand drawn map taken from a very large scale topo sheet. Targetting only the Rabit's ear mentioned by JB Auden, we succeed after 2 failure in 2001 and 2002. Since then I can see lot of trekkers and Agencies are making this expedition. It was dangerously beautiful. But very fragile in nature. My earnest request to all trekkers and Agencies to take care of the nature over there, the tranquility over there.
Arjun Majumdar is looking so weirdly at the camera😂... great content BTW.
Hahah exactly 😂😂
Looking at cam has become so common in industry.
Loved this new initiative of a talk show series. It was long overdue, thank you for starting off with this!
Swathi can you please continue these talk shows! Listening to experienced trekkers experience is like the best podcast a trekker can ever listen to!
Great video!! Keep it up
Very informative video!!
Thanks for sharing with us swathi.
We want more of these Swathi!!! Great source of information!!
Like other videos from IH, this video too was much informative. Would love to watch such videos! Great work team IH✌️
Thanks to you and to the India hike team for sharing as usual the tempting and valuable or I would say lifesaving information, while going on the trekking routes. Please keep doing it, which makes me to follow my love for MOUNTAINS and continue my zeal to improve myself to be a great mountaineer. Thank Dil se 🙏..."!"
Let me point out something. Kalindi Khal, Panpatia Col and Auden's Col are the difficult treks in India. These three are difficult in their own ways. Auden's Col has a very very difficult terrain and a challenging trek to do. Very very less people has done this trek. Strong physical strength is required to do. A very difficult trek it is! Panpatia is difficult due to its fully snow covered vast field, the panpatia icefield, which makes it bery difficult to do.
But , Kalindi Khal Trek actually holds the title of hardest trek, because it requires your mental stability more than your physical strength. The route from Vasuki and going iver the Chaturangi glacier is on a Very bery narrow ridge. Plus you have vast snow fields to cover and more glaciers to cover, gangotri, shuralaya, chaturangi, sweta, and kalindi galciers which adds the difficulty level. Plus it is one of the highest treakkeble pass, at 19,720 feet. Plus it had very bery difficult morrains , almost no particular road to cover. This trek combines all this aspects.
Thanks for the reality check on Auden Cols
One of hardest trek in India...very less no of people completed this trek....
Good one.
Similar thing on Panpatia ?
Wow!!! Loved this episode! 😍 Can't wait to do this trek myself! 😀
plzz also make video of kalandi khal and panpatia ice fall
Please show such interview for Panpatia Col as well
Auden's col is once in a lifetime trek and yes it holds the glamour of an achievement. And not everyone have the guts in their bums to do it once, forget doing it twice, and why should one trekker should do it twice anyway. It's the reputation of Auden's col. If you are an adventure freak and want to challenge yourself and feel alive experiencing what nature has to offer, go do it. If you're a believer of the creator and the fact that it helps only the brave miraculously, that the pain and fear will fade away into pride and satisfaction once you completed this trek, then go do it. But if you're not brave enough to risk yourself, if you have any doubt about the power and miracles of the creator and if you're afraid of dying then better stay indoors and stop giving this fucking reality and talk something else that better suits you.
I sense frustration here
Try racho trekkers if they still do this trek cz. Its not that tough. I would say it was tricky. But ya someone with heart can do this. And try doing patanggini dhar along with it toughest of all i must say
Is arun joshi still working with you guyz? Would love to learn a thing or two from him.
Thanks for starting off the shows again. Video has good contents. But it almost looked like in summary "DO NOT DO THIS". Please reduce this kind of negativity in the contents like this (similar to documents on Pin-Parvati pass). I agree lots of new trekkers follow india hikes, please make sure you mention for WHOM it is.
So, I would request you to not to guide people to stop going on these treks.
It is because, they can’t provide a package for this trek. Its basically like “Angur fal khatta”
Business model buddy so that people especially from cities do only trek from India Hikes
Make a video on panpatia col trek
This is great stuff. Kudos to IA Team and SWATHI
Nice experience
Gupt Khal, Dhumdarkandi are similar or perhaps more tougher ones. And these are no called out. And as rightly pointed Auden Col is not a joke, its a serious business
I love Auden's col
My father ( he is from Himalayan Garhwal scouts ) did this with there crew
Taking very risky route but worthy
Woooo😳😳😳😳
I agree with him...kalindi khal might be at a higher altitude but auden's col is toughest...the same I felt when I was doing khardung la pass and marsimek la...they both were easy in front of Chang la pass....toughness is based on the terrains and oxygen level...not on the basis of altitude
Aren't Khardung la and Marsimek la are motor-able passes ? If you trekked there, I would to know the trekking route you took. If not, with all due respect stop talking about them. Because, auden's col or Khalindi are 1000 times tougher than your motor-able passes.
Gupt khal is the toughest
From where can I book this Trek
Hi Krish. We do not organise Auden’s Col Trek but we have curated a detailed guide to help you with trek information - indiahikes.com/documented-trek/audens-col
Dude this trek is very easy. I've climbed Everest 4 times without supplementary oxygen.
I've climbed Everest in one day and back down on one leg with blindfolds and 50 kg backpack
😂😂😂@@saahilkl
45° angle climb and it's gentle ? 🤦♂️🙄😱
Hello sir I'm,6,time auden col cross and ,mayali,pass,,to, kidarnat,, temple,and,5 time Kalindi khal,to, Badrinath temple, I am local guide,from, Uttarkashi,, Raithal, village,and, dayara bugyal Trek
Rana ji you are legend...
She always talk negative.she makes simple treks into complex ones..
Exactly ...this is the business model of india hikes ,so that u start from very easy treks and waste your money
Ya even easy treks like kedarkantha they exaggerate , kedarkantha can be done by anyone
@@RahulDev-dp2yy but guide will be required, else follow people ..sit when they sit , eat when they eat , shit when they shit , trek when they trek
Have heard if u smoke or drink ur thrown out
@@Nitin_Chauhan_Here you are a city joker
फटती है तो जाते क्यू हो... V vl b doin it in 2020....indiahikes can send a team... Watch n learn.... Jus watch n learn... जय हिंद. जय श्रीराम
Himanshu Tiwari we'll also doing it in 2020
Teri kitni fati tu bata ?
@@akshaytyagi4752 it's not for kids
@@indicrenaissance8126 i know very well beta it's not for kids
@@indicrenaissance8126 kahe personally le raha hai be, i did roopkund wen i was 25, in last 8yrs did milam glacier, pindari glacier, kalindi khal expdn, lamkhaga pass, maldaru lake, goechala, treks that r not on indiahikes coz unki fati padi hai.
Do you have anything on Panpatia Col?
Hi Joyjit, unfortunately we don't have any documentation on Panpatia Col. But we do have many other treks documented on our website. You can check them out here - indiahikes.com/documented-treks