The five-peak holy circuit at 16,000 ft, opened to civilians only since 2023. The lesser-known sibling of Mount Kailash, and arguably the harder walk.
Deep in Pithoragarh's Kuti valley, close to the Tibet border, where a peak that pilgrims treat as Shiva's second home stands above a lake that mirrors it. Om Parvat, with the snow that settles into a syllable on its face, sits on the same route.
The road in has improved enormously in recent years, which has changed the character of the journey as much as the difficulty of it. Permits still apply, and the altitude remains serious.
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An acclimatisation stay in Munsiyari, two days before the route opens.
Stay with us — Long-stay rates across the network — your home, our staff, your time.
The last and best one. Choose any Iraava home. Stay seven nights. Eat with the family. Read the book you have carried for a year. Watch one season turn into the next.
