Goecha La- the door steps of Mt. Kanchenjunga, story of a unforgettable trekking (Part-1)
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| Mt. Pandim at morning from Yuksom |
The Goecha La (4940 m.) trek
in Sikkim is the most romantic trails in the Indian Himalayas. The enchanting walk through the Tshoka Rhododenderon
forests, the vast Dzongri Pass and Thansing meadows, the startling blue
waters of Samiti lake, the looming presence of Kanchejunga and Pandim,
the icy trail to Goechala make lots about the trek very romantic.
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| Crossing the 1st Bridge |
We
four friends (me, Tanu, Surojit & Shamu) strats for goechala on
april 3rd 2012 , accompanied by Guide Ajay (who is a nice guide and man
too) .
The Goechala trek starts at Yuksom, a fairly large settlement in West Sikkim. It was once the capital of Sikkim.
Day 1: Yuksom (5,700 feet) to Sachen (7,200 feet).
Most trekkers like to trek from Yuksom to Tshoka in a day. This makes the trek very long and the altitude gain too much. We targeted to trek up to Sachen on 1st day.
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| Crossing the Land Slide Zone. |
From
Yuksom, the Goechala trail starts just behind the houses after the
forest check post. Cross the last few huts of Yuksom and skirt around
the fields of Yuksom to enter the V shaped valley of the Rathong river
(many mistake it for the Prek – earlier Prek and Pha Khola merge to form
the Rathong). The
trail, though passing through the fringes of the forest is exposed for
about half hour. From here onwards it is half hour to the first bridge
over the Pha Khola.
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| Sachen Treker's Hut |
By
the time the trail gets to Pha Khola, We were well into the thick of
the forest now. The gently
undulating trail climbs gradually.
Sachen
at 7,200 feet is a small clearing where a single log hut and a shelter
on the trail exist. The log hut a few meters below the trail. The hut
has two rooms= We four friends were one and Our guide , porter and Yak man were in another room.
No
other team on that day at Sachen. so we spent that night very nice at
there. After dinner around 8 pm we entered in sleeping bag.
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| Crossing the Land Slide Zone. |
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