Dhauladhar 7 Lakes Trek | 4 days Solo in the Wilderness.

Solo Trek to the Dhauladhar Lakes, Dharamshala
(10th Oct - 13th Oct)
4 days of unplugged bliss.
Details
Day1 : Kareri Khas - Kareri lake - Minkiani Pass (200m below pass)
Day2 : Minkiani Pass - Nagara Lake - Kali Kund - Lam Dal - ChanderKup Lake.
Day3 : ChanderKup Lake - DhamGhori Pass - Nagara Lake
Day4 : Nagara Lake - Minkiani Pass - Kareri Lake - Kareri Khas.
Load : 22kg
Initially I planned on going in via Indrahar pass and coming back via Minkiani Pass, but the snowfall on tuesday morning made me change my plan, and I entered and exited via Minkiani Pass, as it is 300m lower than Indrahar pass. (I suspected that the descent from indrahar would have loads of snow, which could make it risky.)
Having already visited Nag dal, I then went on to visit rest of the 6 lakes.
The snowfall on Tuesday morning, did pose some risks, but luckily I was carrying an Iceaxe with me, which was very helpful on the descent from Minkiani Pass to Nagara Lake.
Dhamghori lake was the trickest lake to locate.
I almost made it to DhamGhori Lake. After climbing the Pass that leads to the lake, I got a good view of DhamGhori Lake, but decided against visiting it, as I was solo and there was good amount of solid snow on the descent. (Maybe next year)
Never ending boulder fields, sometimes covered with snow, added to the complexity of the trek.
Nevertheless, snow did add to the beauty of the landscape.
Exploring this section of Dhauladhar is highly recommended.
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