Rohtang Pass. The name “Rohtang” means ‘ pile of
corpses’ due to people dying in bad
weather trying to cross the pass. The
Pass is located 51 Kms from manali and connects Kullu Valley with Lahaul &
Spitti Valley. Rohtang Pass is located in Pir-Panjal mountain range of the
Himalayas at the height of 13050 Ft.
But unlike its name meaning, Rohtang Pass is a beautiful
place in Himalayas with pristine white snow all around, chilled weather, breath-taking
views. It attracts 2.5 lakh tourists from India and the world every year. It is
a popular destination for Adventurous & Winter-sports loving people and
Honeymoon couple. Pass is open from May to November, in other months it
receives heavy snowfall.
We started our journey to Rohtang Pass from Solang Valley. Distance
in between was 44kms. Since me and my friend were on bike so we decided to ride
22km each. Travelling to Rohtang Pass on bike is an advantage as, road is
narrow.
Traffic jam is daily and common in may-november. Cars, Trucks got
struck while bikes enjoy easy passes.So keep this thing in your mind.
The journey towards Rohtang Pass on bike is like “Wow”. Scenic
nature enthralls people all around the year who come to visit or pass through
this heavenly pass. View of tall majestic snowcapped Himalayan Mountains
touching the sky, lush green views, flying parachutes, waterfalls etc.
Many
Bike-Riders can be seen going towards Leh-Ladakh on their Harley-Davidson
bikes. Besides the road small dhabas could be seen selling hot beverages, Maggie,
momos ,biscuits etc.The weather of Rohtang plays in very flirty manner. A moment
of warm sunshine can change into heavy rain with snow.
In the way we got struck due to landslide of snow on the road . Luckily, snow moving vechile was available there at the distance ,and it cleared all the snow.
Finally we reached Rohtang Pass. The whole area was covered
with pristine white snow. Huge crowd of tourist was present there before. Children’s
and adults were throwing snow on each other. Couples were clicking selfies and
photographs. One can do skiing, trekking, paragliding, yak-riding there. Also rides of snow-mobile ,all-terrain
vehicle is also available there. We also stayed there for some time and had done trekking , yak-riding , snow throwing
on each other etc.
Rohtang is a beautiful place which every nature lover would
love to visit with great degree of
enthusiasm. Pass is a surreal place of glaciers providing panoramic views.
Do visit this place and spend some moments..:-)
