Rohtang Pass

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..:-)