One of the most coveted trek in the Indian Himalayas, the Patangani Dhaar, Auden's Col and Mayali Pass trek is a dream for any trekker who loves the Himalayas to the core and dares to go deeper and extreme to seek the spiritual blessings of a High Altitude Himalayan Trek.
A semi technical trek not advisable for novice trekkers. Only very few of the experienced trekkers dare to do this trek. Towering peaks, high altitude, glacial moraine, crossing the rough and crevasse filled Khatling glacier and remoteness of the region makes this trek a difficult one.
Auden's Col is named after Sir John Bicknell Auden, who first crossed it in 1939.
Starting the trek from Gangotri, the snout of the river Bhaghirathi and ending at Kedarnath, this is a very famous trail touching both the holy shrines of Gangotri and Kedarnath. Its said that the trail was used by an ancient saint to worship all of the 4 holy shrines of the Hindus - Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath, on the same day !!
The three passes trek goes through the three passes of Patangani Dhar, Auden' Col and Mayali Pass to reach Kedarnath from Gangotri.