Borasu pass (ancient trade route between Har ki dun valley and Kinnauris/Tibetians)

There are several adventurous passes around the valleys of North west Uttarakhand. The valleys are created by the mountian ranges of Dhauladhar to the north west; Swarga rohini peaks to the east, Kala nag and bander punch peaks to the south and west.

The popular valleys are Harki dun and ruin sara vallesy situated at the slopes of Swarga rohini peaks. Jaundhar glacier is the glacier adjacent to Har ki dun. and the glaciers emanating from "Kala Nag/ Black peak and Bander punch" form a very beautiful water shed feeding ruinsara nala.

Dhumdhar Kandi, Bali and Borasu are the high passes popular among some adventurous trekkers. Among all of these Bali pass is the easiest; most difficult one is "Borasu" pass. I crossed both Dhumdhar and Bali in 2007 as part of "High altitude 4 Dham Traverse".

There will be parties(groups) from Mumbai(Maharastra) and Calcutta(west Bengal) each year. This year also I noticed some people saying they were going to attempt Bali pass and Borasu pass. There was one party from "Delhi" that tried Borasu. They were people with different fitness levels and all age groups and some ladies as well. The weather was not so kind on some days and on some days the bodies of the people didn't cooperate so all these groups have altered their plans of crossing these high passes to trekking in the lower valleys.

I always get lucky with the weather. I got lucky with weather this time too and was gifted with some of the best views of these valleys and as well as adventure. I took one person as support with me. He was with me during my Dhumdhar Kandi pass crossing in 2007. He is 54yrs; from Osla.