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6 Days around Rupin-- A documentation on Rupin Pass Trek

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Hiking in the Himalayas have been popular since a very long time and there are very few who do not go back to the mountains once they have surrender to its immense beauty and the vastness of the massifs.  It is very hard to restrain the call of the inner self to explore the glories of Himalaya.  Hence we chalked out a plan to cross the Rupin pass which is in the central part of the Himalaya. Rupin Pass is a high altitude pass in the Himachal Pradesh with an elevation of 4650 mts(15250 ft). One can either start the trek from Himachal pradesh itself by going to Rohru via car from Shimla, or can take the traditional sheperd's trail from Dhaula which is in Uttarakhand.  The trek ends in Sangla which is in Himachal Pradesh The trail of this trek goes around the Rupin river and marked distinct by the three layer waterfall which lies just before the pass. The trek can be done within a span of 7 to 6 days by covering moderate distance and gaining adequate hei