Deo Tibba Paragliding Expedition (6001m)

Day 01: Arrival in Manali

Arrive in Manali in the morning. Walk around town and orient yourself to your surroundings. The group meets for a trip orientation in the evening by the trip leader at the hotel. Overnight in a hotel - meals and stay not included in the trip cost.

Day 02: Manali - Chikka (3500m)
Duration: 1 Hour Drive and 3 hours

We start our drive from Manali to Khanol Via the Jagatsukh Village. From the road-head at Khanol, it's a gradual climb through the forest to reach the open pastures at Chikka. We trek along the Duhangan Nala today and camp on its banks. There is a temple and a few huts at Chikka. It also has many huge boulders that make for fun evening exploration.

Day 03: Chikka - Seri (3800m)
Duration: 5-6 hours

The day starts with a moderate ascent through a mixed forest that we quickly leave behind. We trek through the tree line to reach the alpine meadows at Seri. The flatlands at Seri are a summer pasture for the animals in the valley villages. We camp right next to the Tenta cliffs with multiple waterfalls crashing to the rocks below.

Day 04: Seri - Base Camp at Tenta (4000m)
Duration: 4-5 hours

A short hike and a few switchbacks along the Tenta cliffs gets us to our Base Camp for the climb. Once we establish camp, we leave for an acclimatisation hike to the glacial Chota Chandratal Lake (4480m). We can clearly see our route up ahead from the lake. Return to the Base Camp for the night.

Day 05: Tenta - Advanced Base Camp (4500m) - Tenta.
Duration: 6-7 hours

We climb higher and load ferry to our Advance Base Camp on the snow, at the base of the gully that leads to Duhangan Col. After spending some time at altitude, we return to our base camp for the night.

Day 06: Tenta - ABC (4500m)
Duration: 3-4 hours

We hike the same route as the day before and establish ABC. Take the afternoon to brush up your snow and ice skills before the technical part of the climb starts.

Day 07 - 08: Climbing days

We make our way up the gully and beyond Duhangan Col. Beyond Duhangan Col, we make our way through the glacier to reach Camp 1. The route to Camp 2 is a gradual climb through the glacier. We set up camp at the base of the piton gully. We keep a buffer day to make sure that incase of bad weather we can wait it out. 

Day 09 or 10: Summit attempt and Flight Days

On the summit day, we make our way through the gully and onto the summit ridge. The summit opens up expansive views of Indrasan, right next to us and the further peaks of Kullu and Lahaul. Depending on the weather conditions we take off from the summit and fly over the peaks of Lahaul and the Deo Tibba - Indrasan Massif. Make our way to land in Manali where our vehicles take us to the hotel. Trip Ends!