6 Daredevil Travellers In India Who Have Completed Some Of The Most Toughest Treks In The World

The Chadar Trek is one of the most challenging treks in the world.

1. Chadar Lake Trek

 “It is a trek on snow, ice sheets, rocky cliffs and icy water, braving temperatures between -5 degrees and -25 degrees. Sometimes it is physically challenging, sometimes mentally during the nearly 75-80 km route so it is best to prepare for a few months before heading out to this magical land.”  “The Chadar Trek is very exceptional, a heady mixture of adventure and running battle with altitude, harsh cold, frozen waterfalls, and heavy snowfall creating ice walls. You can seek shelter in mountain gorges, in primitive caves and if you are lucky and close to a village, villagers give you shelter.”

2. Roop Kund Trek

“The lake is frozen during winter. 16,000 feet above sea level, at the bottom of a small valley, Roopkund is a completely frozen lake full of skeletons." The Roop Kund Trek leads to the infamous Roop Kund or the mysterious skeletal lake in Uttarakhand. Crossing ice and snow, ascending to a dizzying height of 16,000 ft, thin air, changing climate and hailstorms, makes the trek to Roop Kund one of the toughest.

3. Gangotri Gomukh

 “The lake is frozen during winter. 16,000 feet above sea level, at the bottom of a small valley, Roopkund is a completely frozen lake full of skeletons." The Roop Kund Trek leads to the infamous Roop Kund or the mysterious skeletal lake in Uttarakhand. Crossing ice and snow, ascending to a dizzying height of 16,000 ft, thin air, changing climate and hailstorms, makes the trek to Roop Kund one of the toughest.

4. Milam Glacier

“The drive to Milam village offers the view of lovely snow-clad mountains, deep valleys, a variety of trees-pine, bamboo, birds, numerous waterfalls etc. It is truely panaromic.” At an altitude of 4267 mt, and spread of around 37 sq km, it is the mighty Milam glacier that makes for a perfect trail for trekking. The Milam Glacier trek is a moderate trekking experience in India that can be covered between 12-13 days."

5. Pindari Glacier

, “Bageshwar is at the confluence of the Gomoti River and Sarju River. This is the place where you can take rest or hault for a night when you are trekking to Pindari and Sundarduga” The Pindari Glacier is found in the upper reaches of the Kumaon region in the Himalayas, south-east to Nanda Devi. It is the most easily accessible glacier in the Kumaon region and has a beauty of its own.

6. Kanchenjunga Base Camp Trek

 "You can trek upto the base camp through Yuksom - Dzongri - Goechala." The Kanchenjunga trek is one of the most strenuous and difficult treks in Sikkim but the most fascinating one as well. It offers unmatched views of Mt. Kanchenjunga, colourful floral and an opportunity to view different bird species.