‘Death died and returned alive’, example of a Himalayan wizard who conquered the mythical priestly path of Kedar-Badri

At one time the priest used to go to Badrinath after performing puja at Kedarnath. A mysterious, inaccessible path connected the two shrines. The legendary route is now lost in the depths of the glacier. Its name is Panpatia Call. The team of Indian mountaineers ‘Himalayan Wizard’ returned after conquering one of the most difficult and dangerous trans-Himalayan routes in the Himalayas. But this victory is not just about joy, it is like a terrible story of survival from Yamaraj’s hideout.

The real test begins after crossing the difficult climb. The whole team has to face a natural disaster. The weather turned so bad that it was not possible to pitch the tent. The 11 adventurers were forced to spend the night under the open sky, without sleeping bags, at temperatures of minus 10 degrees Celsius. Just in front of the Chowkhamba, the terrible night was spent shivering in the sheet of snow.

An expedition team of 11 including Satyaki Chattopadhyay, Abhishek, Kaushik started the journey from Badrinath on June 3. Along with 9 porters and 4 guides. The aim was to touch the Panpatia pass at a height of 5260 meters and descend to the second Kedar Madhyamaheshwar. Mountaineer Tapan Pandit crossed this route in 2011. After a long decade and a half, this team wrote history again in that way. But in the fury of nature there was a hand of death at every step.

The real test begins after crossing the difficult climb. The whole team has to face a natural disaster. The weather turned so bad that it was not possible to pitch the tent. The 11 adventurers were forced to spend the night under the open sky, without sleeping bags, at temperatures of minus 10 degrees Celsius. Just in front of the Chowkhamba, the terrible night was spent shivering in the sheet of snow.

The next day, just 500 meters before the pass, a heavy snowstorm began. All around will be white. Sight range is zero. The team had to camp on an emergency basis at an altitude of 5400 meters. Supplies were running out. Satyaki Chattopadhyay, one of the expeditioners, while narrating that terrible experience, says, “There was no food for most of the day. Only 800 milliliters of water was available throughout the day. The rest of the time I had to chew ice to quench my thirst. I felt the hardship of water this time. I survived to die.”

Finally breaking all barriers, the Indian flag flew on the top of Panpatia at 9:30 am on June 9. That fairy-tale priest-path was under their feet. On June 10, the team crossed the dreaded Kachni Canal and landed safely at Madhyamaheshwar. A new history of thrill and turning back from the edge of the abyss has been created in the Himalayas.