6 th Sept 07 : By 0630 h I started the trek to Bagubasa with another Bengali group of four, guided by Lakhpath Singh Bist. The route gently climbs to Pather Nachini and we had a refreshing hot tea there. From there the steep climb to Kailu Binayak starts. On top there is a small shrine of Lord Ganesh. A 2 km walk leads to Bagubasa cave and the track leads to the camping site. The campsite can accommodate around 30 to 40 people. Stone huts are there and are not used. There was raining with small ice balls. It make my hand numb and I started shivering. When I reached the camp, our porter help me to warm the numb hands in hot stove lighted under a huge boulder cum cave.

Survival in high altitude depends on your cloths and equipment. If it is of poor quality or inadequate, it can be dangerous to life. My rucksack was not waterproof and I was not carrying plastic sheet to cover the bag. My bag become heavy after the rainfall and it become difficult to walk.
So please don't compromise the quality of survival equipment for the sake of reducing weight or any other reason.

We, the two groups, pitched the tents around one kilometre beyond the main campsite of Bagubasa. The area is full of Brahm Kamals and other type of flowers. Brahm Kamal is a high altitude Himalayan flower believed to be showered by Lord Brahma from heaven.

After having 'kicchadi', we all went to sleep. Our porter and cook stayed in the cave nearby. It was a sleepless night due to headache and the chilly weather. Luckily there was no rain. At night a shouting sound was heard - "Mohan Singh, Mohan Singh ....". My guide rushed out of my
tent to the cave nearby. A bharel was killed for meat that night by the greedy porters.

Bagubasa photos