Today we move from Manali and get cracking towards the Rohtang Pass on the Leh Manali Highway. We will have to reach Gulaba which is 22 KM away from Manali. If you are trying to do this trek on your own it is suggested that you take a bus towards the Rohtang pass and get down on the Way. That way you will be saving a lot of money. So you will have to tell the Bus driver to deboard you on the last loop in the hill on which Gulaba is. Most probably it is the 16th loop. You can look up the attached map to have a better idea. This is where your trek starts. Since you are already at a very high altitude of 9900ft you have skipped the prominent coniferous himalayan forests.The trek route is on a ridgeline and you will have to walk uo this ridgeline to get to the Bhrigu lake. After walking for one and a half hour you will come across the first campsite, we are calling it camp Alpha. So camp alpha is basically a grassland and is called Thach in the local lingo. You can setup camp here. Be vary to carry 2-3 liters of water with you as there is no stream near this campsite. Ideally we wouldn't have made you camp here but it usually takes 2 days to reach this altitude in most Himalayan treks. So you should enjoy this view. Your entire route will be covered with high altitude grasslands complimented with Cedar and Birch trees here and there. Make sure you drink at least 2 liters of water on this day and save one for the next.

Today we move towards the second campsite. We start early in the morning and continue on the same ridge. Today the route will be longer and the incline higher. Today it will take around 3-4 hours to cover the distance till Rola Khuli or Campsite Beta you will come across two streams before reaching Rola Khuli Campsite and you ca fill your bottles from here. The camp site is half hour away from this place. Now you have reached the Rola Khulli Campsite. Notice the Green area that is the flat camping area of Rola Khuli where stream form the mountain are converging. This place is covered by mountains on three sides and the one open side offers views of the Mt. Hanuman Tibba and Indrasan which are prominent peaks of

Today we start from the Rola Kholi Campsite to the push for Bhrigu Lake. The total distance covered is around 12 Kilometers. The trail is above the tree line and and has two or three ridges with ups and downs. The trail in the middle is gradual. The final push for the lake is a steep ascent. The final leg the ascent is somewhere around 370 meters. Beyond the Bhrigu Lake lies the Hampta Valley which is the gateway to Lahaul Valley. After spending some time near the Lake you will come down retracing your steps Back to the Rola kholi Campsite.

transition from rola kholi to Manali