(This thread is now complete.)
Musa ka Musalla area is all covered in snow at the moment but you are going to find very little snow in this thread.. (H)
The initial plan was to attempt from Naddi Bangla but we ended up following the same conventional Manda Gucha route (For complete trek conditions and routes please refer to Rashid bhai's thread). We were four trekkers, Dr. Arif and Amir Sohail from Islamabad, Umair Saqi from Lahore and I joined in from Abbottabad.
Thursday night, Umair left Lahore at around 8:30pm and I joined him from Abbottabad at 3am and we reached Mansehra Niazi adda. Two fellows from Islamabad informed that they were a bit late and would join us at Manda Gucha bridge, so without wasting any time we hired a Mehran for 1000Rs, loaded it with our luggage and with the first light of the day we reached Manda Gucha. Further details are following along with pictures..
Here is the trek summary:
Day 1 - 9th Oct
Reached Manda Gucha at 5: 50am..
Left Manda Gucha at 9: 00am..
short stays at Jacha, Dhor, Jabbar and Khori..
Reached Gali at around 3: 00pm..
Day 2 - 10th Oct
Left Gali at 6: 00am
Reached Ziarat at around 8: 30am
Stayed 2 hours at the top
Back to Gali at 12: 30pm
Left Gali at aroud 2: 30pm
Reached Manda Gucha 7: 30pm
Networks
Only ptcl at Manda Gucha..
Camera
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@naumanpak - Fujifilm Sl300 Digital Camera
Umair - Samsung S II
No DSLRs..
But four pairs of eyes 550+ MP each..