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Jobra - The dream campsite of Hampta Pass trek blog This blog series is dedicated to Hampta pass trek - a crossover trek from Kullu to Lahaul and Spiti valley at an elevation of 14,380 ft which is the best monsoon Himalayan trek. This blog post is the experience at first campsite - Jobra Hampta pass trek. Jobra - The dream campsite of Hampta Pass trek blog Hampta pass blog series pitstops How I prepared for Hampta pass trek Jobra - the dream campsite of Hampta pass trek / Jobra Hampta pass trek (you're here) and more to write. Bengaluru to Delhi via a flight It was August 10th evening, I had rechecked the packing list for the 3rd time. I made sure everything is packed and I'm all set! ( Consider reading How I prepared for Hampta pass trek ) Well, with all the dilemmas, I could not believe I am finally leaving to embrace the Himalayas. With very little sleep, I woke up when the clock ticked 2 am-midnight, prayed to God for my first ever flight journey and safe trek to the Hi

Born and brought up in Namma Bengaluru, I studied here, worked here and  Karnataka had all that to fulfil the wanderlust in me. It is an abundant beauty of western ghats, serene coastal beaches, hills to trek every weekend, an awesome climate all year and the only thing I would miss here would be the giant Himalayan mountains. Yes, Trekking to the Himalayas was my DREAM, which I never attempted! This dream came true through Hampta pass trek. This blog post is dedicated to how I set to prepare for Hampta pass trek. Read on! Booking to Hampta pass via IndiaHikes Now that I had completed most of the treks from western ghats, I wanted to challenge myself for a new adventure. That's when I checked Himalayan trek from my wishlist. The easiest trek to attempt would be the Valley of flowers! After researching a lot, I got really tempted with Hampta pass trek because of the beautiful sceneries throughout the trek! Aug 15th was Independence day, a great time to trek to the Himalayas and serv

Rs. 7000 locked in Sagar's Thrillophilia account and expiring in August! That struck me every day. Due to none of his fault, the money was locked which had to be utilised at any cost! Come on Its huge money! We started checking in Thrillophilia on where to go! Really did not want to spend on resort stay, please! So the only option which pleased was a trek to western ghats - Tadiandamol trek! I said yes at first! But it was monsoon, with that comes leeches all over! I mean you must already be knowing that I have vermiphobia and leeches always seemed a nightmare to me, that’s the reason I never attempted to trek in Monsoon! Well, I had no choice, somehow Sagar convinced me in infinite ways, finally, he said to me to overcome the fear and face it! Besides, I asked other friends, few of them frightened more. Most of them told me one thing - Fear of leeches should not stop you from conquering another peak in its best time. Well, well, well! It sounded all easy when they said! But my min