mt. friendship expedition

abhi kathiriya
Jun 4, 2020
3 min read

Updated: Dec 17, 2020

One of the most famous summits for trekking in the Indian Himalayan region, the Friendship peak looming at an elevation of 17,348 ft (5,289 meters) in the Pir Panjal range in Himachal Pradesh is a trekker's paradise.

our expedition team

Journey Start

Ahmedabad to Pathankot

We had a train from Ahmedabad to Pathankot at 10 am And the next day at 2 pm we reached Pathankot.

We were going to leave for Nagar base camp around 10 pm so it was time to shop in Pathankot so we did the shopping.

Pathankot to Naggar(5600 ft)

After shopping, we left for Nagar base Camp and reached Nagar base Camp around 7 am the next day. And when we arrived at the camp, we were freshed. We then matched the equipment for the mountaineering and then we went for a walk in the stream.

Naggar(5600 ft) to dhundhi

In the morning we left for Dhundhi in a van but Solang Valley van was not allowed to go to Dhundhi so we walked from Solang Valley and reached Dhundhi.

We were to leave for Lady Leg today but the van was not allowed so we rested because the van had kitchen utensils.

dhundhi to lady leg(9800 ft)

We left Dhundi at 8 am to go to Lady Leg. The road from Dhundi to Lady Leg was long so we took lunch with us. We arrived at Lady Leg around 4 p.m And then we pitched tents. The guide who came with us explained to us how to wear the equipment.

lady lag height is 9800 ft.(High altitude is defined as 8,000 - 12,000 feet above sea level) We all had headaches, Irritability because of the altitude.

lady lag(9800 ft) to advance camp

In the morning we left for the advance camp around 8 o'clock and also took lunch with us as there was no facility to make dinner at the advance camp.

We started climbing with the equipment (tent, sleeping bag, Our luggage etc,.....). the climb was difficult for us as there was not enough oxygen to breathe at this height. Arriving at the advance camp we put our extra luggage in a tent And then we Wearing our equipment and went for climbing practice. Having lunch we did well to practice again And after practice, we came back to Lady Leg.

And the next day we went back to the advance camp and from there went to practice and that day we practiced a little bit because that tonight we had to go for the summit.

advance camp to summit

(summit hight : 17,348 ft)

We left for the summit around 12 o'clock at night because it was difficult to the summit in daylight. Going a little further we rested a little. The last man came and informed us that 2 members of our team have quit.

We started moving forward. After a while, I started having breathing trouble and more headache so I had to quit. From there I set out to return to the advance camp alone. There were 2 team members and cooks in the advance camp.

On the way back, the advance camp was not visible in the dark and I was scared because the surrounding conditions were indescribable. But I kept walking and kept making noise because a member of the advance camp would help me if he hear my voice.

Those people heard my voice and they helped me. Then I went to the campsite and fell asleep. When I woke up in the morning, I saw that the other 3 members had also quit and returned.