Monomad: A day at Mountains (Bir, India)

Today I am presenting you photos of a trail race, race does not mean photos of the runners but only those photos that I clicked on my mobile on the day of the race. I am volunteering in a short trail race and I have to go from Bir to Chhaina Pass by car from where I have to walk and sit at Hanumangarh Top. Here I have to give the correct directions to the runners and serve hydration.

At 04:15 in the morning we leave for Chhaina Pass by car, the car takes one hour to cover the 22 km road distance. We descend at 2850 meters, from here we have to walk to Hanumangarh Top. So at 06:50 we start walking, there is a cool breeze blowing here, the snow-covered mountains of Dhauladhar are shining all around. Looking at the horizon it seems that the sun will rise any moment, and I always find the sunrise of the mountain beautiful.

While walking, we cross the Satyavadini temple and then the fields of the Rajgunda villagers. Potato farming is done in the fields and net-like tents have been put up on the green vegetables. There is also a tea stall here which is closed right now. We have walked 3 km and our destination is still 3 km away. Crossing Shepherd Hut, the distance is now just one km, the last one km is a straight climb, I think the gradient here would be 37%.

Reaching the top, we witness the sunrise, from here the Dhauladhar range is shining like a silver mountain. There is a statue of Hindu god Hanuman on the top. The height here is 3080 meters. So I reach at 07:45 and wait for the runners. The first runner arrives at 08:26 and this runner breaks the course record of this route and sets a new course record. So I stay posted here till 10 am after which I come back to Chena Pass from where I end the day by reaching Bir directly by a car.

This is my entry for #monomad challenge.

Disclaimer: This post is written in original Hindi and used Google Translator to convert the text to English. All the photos are clicked by me using smartphone Poco F1 and used mobile app Snapseed to edit the photos. Used mobile app Video Collage to create the thumbnail of the post.