A Wild Wild ride to the Mighty Chansal Ghati

pjbiju · 17th April 2008, 12:36

Nice pictures and account Tanveer. We missed Narkanda during our trip last Decemeber (yet to write about that trip).

Next time you should probably have a tusker with you. Will be a lot of help to get rid of all the obstacles on the way.

tsk1979 · 17th April 2008, 12:45

I am thinking of getting a JCB, and putting a sticker on my car.
"My other car eats cars for breakfast"

That said we saw a couple of JCBs lying idle on the way.
It had been snowing for a couple of days, and I guess they are waiting for the weather to improve so that they can start clearing the road.
This chansal road goes to a remote village near china border.
That village is accessible in winter only through a pedestrian route which is a 35kms trek through snow.

hondadude · 17th April 2008, 14:20

Awesome pics. Man, you are taking that indica to places where it doesn't belong. Like others said, its time for the 2.2l beast!

phamilyman · 17th April 2008, 14:30

actually, its time for you to get an alto VX

2.2L beast is too heavy for alot of things and had you gotten stuck - darn tough to pull out.

17th April 2008, 20:26

who needs a 4X4 when you've got guts?
great pics.

do you inspect the undercarriage after each trip?

tsk1979 · 17th April 2008, 22:20

Yup, my blue jeans had turned brown due to this.
I had to get down 3 times to inspect undercarriage.
At one point(snow pic) we had to get down and literally drag the car across with wheels spinning full throttle.
This after breaking the ice for 15 minutes with rocks and stocks and whatever debris we could find.

dadu · 18th April 2008, 10:26

Soft and hard Ice have their own pro's and con's but to get out of them, swivel your Steering left-right continuously in small radius while keeping your Revs low. It helps.

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

Yup, my blue jeans had turned brown due to this.
I had to get down 3 times to inspect undercarriage.
At one point(snow pic) we had to get down and literally drag the car across with wheels spinning full throttle.
This after breaking the ice for 15 minutes with rocks and stocks and whatever debris we could find.

tsk1979 · 18th April 2008, 10:35

Yup thats what I did dadu, and the car shook itself out of foot deep snow.
Going back was downhill, so it was just a gentle slide.

BlackPearl · 18th April 2008, 10:45

Great travelogue and fantastic pics. You have got guts to take an Indica with 1 lac plus kilometers up there. I am sure most Indica owners would not know what their cars are capable of doing.

iraghava · 18th April 2008, 13:58

Great pics & travelogue Tanveer! Just one thing though, going in this kind of terrain, don't you think having even just one shovel in the car would have been a great help?

I would say it would have made that snow crossing a lot easier.

swift8847 · 18th April 2008, 14:27

Lovely pics tsk.

that IT guys earn a lot but i doubt if they have the time to go on a holiday like you.

tsk1979 · 18th April 2008, 14:34

Yup, a shovel would have helped a lot. We had just one snow clump to cross.
Infact an axe would have helped remove the fallen log too.
Next time I will carry a shovel and some sticks of dynamite. Naa Rahega Baans, Naa Bajegi Bansuri

iraghava · 18th April 2008, 15:36

Why not buy a Jeep with a mounted gun on it? If you go in the Ladakh sector you can even retaliate to the Pakis!

nilanjanray · 18th April 2008, 23:48

You make me feel nostalgic. Have been missing the Himalayas badly. Threads like yours are like balm for the soul.

zenx · 26th January 2009, 18:21

Somehow had completely missed this - was looking for Rohru and - wow! Amazing pictures, and hmm' - just Rohru and around may be enough instead of my in-the-making Sangla trip plan....

17th April 2008, 12:36	#31
pjbiju Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 1,357 Thanked: 1,091 Times	Nice pictures and account Tanveer. We missed Narkanda during our trip last Decemeber (yet to write about that trip). Next time you should probably have a tusker with you. Will be a lot of help to get rid of all the obstacles on the way.
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17th April 2008, 12:45	#32
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	I am thinking of getting a JCB, and putting a sticker on my car. "My other car eats cars for breakfast" That said we saw a couple of JCBs lying idle on the way. It had been snowing for a couple of days, and I guess they are waiting for the weather to improve so that they can start clearing the road. This chansal road goes to a remote village near china border. That village is accessible in winter only through a pedestrian route which is a 35kms trek through snow.
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17th April 2008, 14:20	#33
hondadude Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,044 Thanked: 69 Times	Awesome pics. Man, you are taking that indica to places where it doesn't belong. Like others said, its time for the 2.2l beast!
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17th April 2008, 14:30	#34
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,968 Thanked: 4,642 Times	actually, its time for you to get an alto VX 2.2L beast is too heavy for alot of things and had you gotten stuck - darn tough to pull out.
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17th April 2008, 20:26	#35
rippergeo Posts: n/a	who needs a 4X4 when you've got guts? great pics. do you inspect the undercarriage after each trip?
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17th April 2008, 22:20	#36
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Yup, my blue jeans had turned brown due to this. I had to get down 3 times to inspect undercarriage. At one point(snow pic) we had to get down and literally drag the car across with wheels spinning full throttle. This after breaking the ice for 15 minutes with rocks and stocks and whatever debris we could find.
	() Thanks

18th April 2008, 10:35	#38
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Yup thats what I did dadu, and the car shook itself out of foot deep snow. Going back was downhill, so it was just a gentle slide.
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18th April 2008, 10:45	#39
BlackPearl Team-BHP Support Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Calcutta/London Posts: 3,608 Thanked: 16,998 Times View My Garage	Great travelogue and fantastic pics. You have got guts to take an Indica with 1 lac plus kilometers up there. I am sure most Indica owners would not know what their cars are capable of doing.
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18th April 2008, 13:58	#40
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Great pics & travelogue Tanveer! Just one thing though, going in this kind of terrain, don't you think having even just one shovel in the car would have been a great help? I would say it would have made that snow crossing a lot easier.
	() Thanks

18th April 2008, 14:27	#41
swift8847 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore/Houston Posts: 324 Thanked: 2 Times	Lovely pics tsk. that IT guys earn a lot but i doubt if they have the time to go on a holiday like you.
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18th April 2008, 14:34	#42
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Yup, a shovel would have helped a lot. We had just one snow clump to cross. Infact an axe would have helped remove the fallen log too. Next time I will carry a shovel and some sticks of dynamite. Naa Rahega Baans, Naa Bajegi Bansuri
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18th April 2008, 15:36	#43
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Why not buy a Jeep with a mounted gun on it? If you go in the Ladakh sector you can even retaliate to the Pakis!
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18th April 2008, 23:48	#44
nilanjanray Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,887 Thanked: 2,926 Times View My Garage	Amazing pictures You make me feel nostalgic. Have been missing the Himalayas badly. Threads like yours are like balm for the soul.
	() Thanks

26th January 2009, 18:21	#45
zenx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,161 Thanked: 158 Times View My Garage	Somehow had completely missed this - was looking for Rohru and - wow! Amazing pictures, and hmm' - just Rohru and around may be enough instead of my in-the-making Sangla trip plan....
	() Thanks