Guides/Jeep drivers contact information
For Pindari Glacier areas:
Vinod Singh Kalakoti
Village: Chhatikhet
Post Office: Dafaar
District: Bageshwar
Mobile: 9411795648
(He has done both Basic and Advanced mountaineering courses from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi. He also handles treks in the bedni bugyal/roopkund area and in the Darma valley region also. He has also climbed some peaks in sunderdhunga area)
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For the Roopkund/Bedni Bugyal/Ali Bugyal area:
Mr. Mohan Singh Bisht,
S/O Bakhtawar Singh Bisht,
Village: Wan
Post: Wan
District: chamoli
State: Uttarakhand
Mobile: 0-9350998996
Brother's mobile: 0-9968178496
Wan village - Bisht brothers (also known as Bugyal brothers)
Mobile: + 0091 - 13632 - 80422
This is the last shop. You can get the basic food stuff for treks in this area, along with kerosene, stove, etc.
Subedar Major Dayal Singh Patwal (Retired),
Owner and Caretaker,
Patwal Tourist Lodge and Holiday Home,
Sabitri Kunj,
Roopkund Road, Lohajung P.O.,
Mundoli
District Chamoli,
Uttarakhand - 246427
Phone -> +0091 - 13632 - 80211
mobile -> +0091 - 9410480308
(This is the Patwal guest house located in Lohajung, the third last village of this trek). This place is motorable and you get a bus from Lohajung to Delhi (via Almora). You can rent some basic trekking stuff from here including kitchen tents, rucksacks, etc. He is also a member of the Bugyal preservation committee. This is also the last place where dish TV is available.
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For Munsiyari:
Mr. Ganga Ram, (very good guide)
S/O Shri Daulat Ram,
Village: nai basti, Munsyari,
District - Pithoragarh
Uttarakhand
Pin - 262554
Phone # : 05961-211743
or
Mr. Ganga Ram (Guide)
C/O Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Tourist Rest Centre,
Munsyari - 262554
KMVN TRC Phone #: 05961-222339
Neighbour Phone #:05961-222466
Neighbour Mobile#:0-9411133088
Friend's Mobile#:0-9411337830
Driver (for Haldwani, Kathgodam, Nainital, Bhimtal, Bhowali, Almora, Thal, Bageshwar, Berinag, Munsyari - almost the whole of Kumaon area)
Mr. Pardyuman Dharmshaktu - He belongs to Munsyari, but lives in Haldwani. He can pick you up from Haldwani/Kathgodam itself and take you onwards to your destination.
Mobile: 0-9411322992
Maruti van - UA045667
He also has an Alto.
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Driver (For Garhwal areas)
Mr. Jagdish Singh Negi,
Gram(Village) - Baanjgadoo (it is very very very close to AugustMuni)
Post: Piloo
Via Chandrapuri,
Jila(District): Rudraprayag
Pin-246425
Phone:01364-256213
Vinod Singh Kalakoti
Village: Chhatikhet
Post Office: Dafaar
District: Bageshwar
Mobile: 9411795648
(He has done both Basic and Advanced mountaineering courses from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi. He also handles treks in the bedni bugyal/roopkund area and in the Darma valley region also. He has also climbed some peaks in sunderdhunga area)
*--------------------------------------------*
For the Roopkund/Bedni Bugyal/Ali Bugyal area:
Mr. Mohan Singh Bisht,
S/O Bakhtawar Singh Bisht,
Village: Wan
Post: Wan
District: chamoli
State: Uttarakhand
Mobile: 0-9350998996
Brother's mobile: 0-9968178496
Wan village - Bisht brothers (also known as Bugyal brothers)
Mobile: + 0091 - 13632 - 80422
This is the last shop. You can get the basic food stuff for treks in this area, along with kerosene, stove, etc.
Subedar Major Dayal Singh Patwal (Retired),
Owner and Caretaker,
Patwal Tourist Lodge and Holiday Home,
Sabitri Kunj,
Roopkund Road, Lohajung P.O.,
Mundoli
District Chamoli,
Uttarakhand - 246427
Phone -> +0091 - 13632 - 80211
mobile -> +0091 - 9410480308
(This is the Patwal guest house located in Lohajung, the third last village of this trek). This place is motorable and you get a bus from Lohajung to Delhi (via Almora). You can rent some basic trekking stuff from here including kitchen tents, rucksacks, etc. He is also a member of the Bugyal preservation committee. This is also the last place where dish TV is available.
*-------------------------------------------*
For Munsiyari:
Mr. Ganga Ram, (very good guide)
S/O Shri Daulat Ram,
Village: nai basti, Munsyari,
District - Pithoragarh
Uttarakhand
Pin - 262554
Phone # : 05961-211743
or
Mr. Ganga Ram (Guide)
C/O Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Tourist Rest Centre,
Munsyari - 262554
KMVN TRC Phone #: 05961-222339
Neighbour Phone #:05961-222466
Neighbour Mobile#:0-9411133088
Friend's Mobile#:0-9411337830
Driver (for Haldwani, Kathgodam, Nainital, Bhimtal, Bhowali, Almora, Thal, Bageshwar, Berinag, Munsyari - almost the whole of Kumaon area)
Mr. Pardyuman Dharmshaktu - He belongs to Munsyari, but lives in Haldwani. He can pick you up from Haldwani/Kathgodam itself and take you onwards to your destination.
Mobile: 0-9411322992
Maruti van - UA045667
He also has an Alto.
*----------------------------------------------------*
Driver (For Garhwal areas)
Mr. Jagdish Singh Negi,
Gram(Village) - Baanjgadoo (it is very very very close to AugustMuni)
Post: Piloo
Via Chandrapuri,
Jila(District): Rudraprayag
Pin-246425
Phone:01364-256213
posted by Prashant Joshi at 7:01 PM
4 Comments:
very informative indeed. good job.
thanks for the info man. Great pics! is it an SLR? Please post the model and make.
Hi Prashant,
Am Viren from Mumbai. You have a nice style of describing........ and pics are also descriptive. Great !!!
We (3-4 sr. citizens )plan to go to Chopta-Tungnath-chandrashila trek in Apr-May 08. So this info will be useful.
please help us more, by giving contact info of persons who can give us accomodation at both Chopta & Tungnath
My email ID is gopujkars@hotmail.com
Thank you.
Hope to meet you sometime.
Viren
Phone this guy Jagdish Singh Negi. He lives in Augustmuni (which is near Chopta) and might be able to arrange a place for you to stay and also avehicle for travelling.
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