Day 1: Dehradun to Delhi

We’ll arrive in Delhi early in the morning and pay a visit to the IMF’s headquarters (those who live in Delhi can meet us directly at the office). Until meeting with the liaison officer, we’ll finish all of the paperwork at the office. We will board the Nanda Devi Express after all of the formalities are completed, which will depart Delhi around 11:55-12:00 a.m. and arrive in Dehradun around 5:00-6:00 a.m.

Day 2: Dehradun to Uttarkashi road trip

After arrival in Dehradun, we’ll get on our bikes and ride to Uttarkashi. On the way to Uttarkashi, we’ll be driving for 8-9 hours and having breakfast. We’ll check into our hotel rooms when we arrive in Uttarkashi.

Day 3: Uttarkashi to Sukhi to Forest Camp

We’ll get up early on our third day and drive to Sukhi. The journey is relatively short, taking no longer than 2.5 to 3 hours to complete. Sukhi will act as the journey’s starting point. Sukhi is a tiny village with few houses, a sparse population, and a large number of apple orchards located at an elevation of 8,202 feet. In this place, apple harvest season runs from September to October, so you’ll see a lot of villagers giving away their apples for free!! Isn’t this amazing? It’s likely that you won’t find something as charitable as the people of this village in cities, or it’ll be an extraordinary case if you do.

From Sukhi, we’ll climb steeply to the Khagi pass, which is at an elevation of 11,220 feet. After passing through the Khagi pass, we’ll begin our descent to our camp. This position would undoubtedly provide spectacular views of the path to the west, as well as spectacular views of Gangotri 1, 2, and 3, as well as Jaonli and Srikanth peaks to the south. We’ll spend the night in our woodland camps, recharging our batteries so we can start the day with the same vigour.

Day 4: Trek to Forest camp towards base camp

On our fourth day, we’ll have a long trek to the camp. You’ll walk alongside the Chaiyaan Gad rivers until you enter our base camp, then descend to the confluence of the Son Gad and Chaiyaan Gad rivers. Before crossing the tree line and arriving at our base camp at the end of the Chaiyaan glacier, the trek will take you through dense woods and provide mesmerising views of lush green meadows. Along the way, we could come across some shepherds grazing. Trekking in Garhwal, especially in Bandarpunch, has this allure because it offers you so many vivid encounters to witness and experience on your own.

Day 5: Base camp – Prep Day

On the fifth day, we’ll acclimate and inspect our climbing gear. After breakfast, we’ll go hiking to a particular point on the trail and won’t return until late afternoon. For the night, we’ll be staying at our base camps.

Day 6: Trek from Base Camp to Camp I then return to Base Camp

We’ll be climbing to Camp I and carrying all of the climbing gear we’ll need. On our way back, we’ll leave our things there. This would be an ideal practice for acclimatization.

Day 7: At Base Camp – Rest Day

Before embarking on the main adventure, we’ll spend a day at Base Camp to acclimate and relax a little longer.

Day 8: Base Camp to Camp I

We’ll return to Camp I on the eighth day, which is at an elevation of 14,599 feet. We’ll spend the night at Camp I.

Day 9: Camp I – Acclimatization Day

We’ll acclimate and relax at Camp I on our ninth day before going to Camp II.

Day 10: Acclimatization at Camp I

We’ll climb up to 16,404 feet the next morning before returning to Camp I for the night. We’ll be spending the night at Camp I.

Day 11: Camp I to Summit Camp

On the eleventh day, we will hike to our Summit Camp, which is at a height of 16,994 feet.

Day 12: Rest Day

We will not trek on our twelfth day, instead of that we will be resting at our Summit Camp and checking our belongings.

Day 13: Summit Camp to Summit and back to Summit Camp

It is the day to rejoice! We’ll climb to the main Bandarpunch peak, which stands at 20,721 feet, before descending to our camp.

Day 14: Contingency day

A backup day to ensure you get the most out of your summit experience.

Day 15: Summit to Base Camp

Finally, we’ll begin our descent from summit camp to base camp on the fifteenth day.

Day 16: Base Camp to Forest Camp

We’ll get the day started with a filling breakfast. After breakfast, we’ll begin our descent from Base Camp to Forest Camp.

Day 17: Forest Camp to Sukhi and then to Uttarkashi

On our seventeenth day, we’ll hike back to Sukhi from Forest Camp. After arrival in Sukhi, we will travel to Uttarkashi, which will take 7 hours.

Day 18: Uttarkashi to Dehradun to Delhi

On our way back to Delhi, we’ll travel from Uttarkashi to Dehradun. We’ll board our overnight train to Delhi when we arrive in Dehradun.