Since being detained we have managed to cover some good ground and knock of some more classics as we have headed east. This time we put in some extra effort to make friends with the police in the region before hitting the rivers!
We spent some time exploring the Pinda and Sarju drainages, but our main achievments have been to paddle what we believe to be the first descent of the Eastern Dhauli Ganga. This is one of the major tributaries of the Maha Kali, (which forms the border between India and Nepal).
Zak Shaw, Dhauli Ganga
The Dhauli proved intense from the word go, running at aproximately 30 cummecs and a continuous gradient of about 60m/km. Big, fast rapids lead relentlessly into one another, often forcing the team to run large sections of difficult water blind. We managed to complete an 8km section from the road head to the dam, but unfortunately as we were running out of time did not have the possiblity to trek above the road head the explore the upper river.
Ben Jackson, Dhauli Ganga
With only one day remaining we ran a known classic section of the Ghali Ganga (another tributary to the Kali), before making the long 3 day drive to Kathmandu.
We now have 4 days in Nepal to eat as much as we can at the rodeo event, before we start on our second leg of the trip in Arunachal Pradesh.
The road is long as slow progress. A road crew work to clear a landslide.
A local man in Pitthoragh.
Shalabh and Zak try to get some information from the locals on the Pindar.
Dhauli Ganga
JJ, Ghali Ganga
A buzz of activity cooking dinner out of the back of the truck.
The most important part of the trip. Sweet milky tea.
Zak cooks up porrige on one of the tea house's stoves.
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