Himachal Pradesh (Jibhi-Tirthan Valley, Kasol, Manikarna)
Organized by Adventure Club,
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi.
Adventure Club (Intrepid 4.0), a club of Deen Dayal Upadhyay College, University of Delhi, organized a four-day and five-night tour to Himachal Pradesh (Jibhi-Tirthan Valley, Kasol, Manikaran) from 2nd Feb. to 7th Feb. 2024. A team of 44 students and four Faculty members, Convenor of the Adventure Club- Mr. Anil Kumar along with Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Dr. Vineeta Verma and Dr. Archita Singh organized this trip and gave their important contribution. The tour started on the night of 2nd Feb at 8 pm. While leaving Delhi and enroute to Jibhi (Tirthan Valley), the students were filled with excitement and enthusiasm after seeing the picturesque views on the way. This excitement increased further when the group reached Jibhi on the morning of 3rd Feb and found the snow-covered mountains like white sheets. With this beautiful view, the students had to slide through the snow lying on the road, supporting each other to reach the hotel, The Forest Pinnacle & Café (Sojha), Jibhi. The next two days (3rd Feb and 4th Feb) included lot of activities like snow trekking, visit to Jibhi waterfall and mini-Thailand in Jibhi.
After spending two days in Jibhi, the group left Jibhi on 5th Feb morning and proceeded towards Kasol. On the way to kasol, the students enjoyed the rafting and paragliding in Bhuntar (District Kullu, H.P.). The rain and mild snowfall on the way to our next destination Kasol heights(our Resort in kasol) made the journey difficult. But the enthusiasm of the students overcame all the difficulties and obstacles and after descending the mountain, crossing the Parvati River, they finally reached the cottage of Kasol Heights. Here students enjoyed bonfire and DJ night after the delicious dinner.
Next morning of 6th Feb, everyone left the resort and visited Manikaran Gurudwara and Shiva Temple in Manikaran which were adjacent to each other. The students and teachers experience the importance of faith in the lives of people. It was wonderful to feel the hyms inside the Gurudwara and rest for some time to connect with almighty. All enjoyed the langar of Gurdwara. It was a memorable experience to enjoy the natural spring of hot water in Gurudwara and Shiva temple in the bone chilling weather. In the evening, students did a lot of shopping in Kasol market and enjoyed the delicacies there.
After an eventful day of 6th Feb, the group left for Delhi by bus on the night of 6th Feb and reached the college campus the next day morning on 7th Feb. Ultimately, the entire journey was a unique experience picturesque views of beautiful mountains, snowfall, delicious food and adventure filled activities.
The students explore India’s breathtaking Himalayan history at the Tenzing Norgay Museum located inside IMF. Spread over two storeys, the Museum is divided into various sections such as Women Achievers, Indian Pioneers, Early Explorations and Milestones, with an assortment of awards, well-preserved black and white photographs, mountaineering equipment (including original pieces used by Bachendri Pal, Santosh Yadav and H.C.S. Rawat), detailed dioramas and route maps, life-size exhibits, portraits of decorated Indian and international mountaineers and framed vintage news articles. There’s definitely a lot to take in and virtually impossible to walk past even a single display without a second glance!
The third floor houses a Members Library with over 3,500 books, magazines and journals dedicated to Alpinism, a lot of which are donated by the IMF members, and a Summit Room for meetings. Both of these are for members’ use only.. The visual diaries are enough to walk you through India’s glorious Everest saga!
A snatch of trivia here - a theodolite is used for measuring angles in horizontal and vertical planes. This massive surveying instrument (weighing 458 kgs!) was used by British Col. William Lambton from 1802 and subsequently by many other officers for primary triangulations in India. This piece was last used in 1866. Woah!
After the visit to IMF museum, students were tired but at the same time cheerful and satisfied to have fruitful day in terms of some physical activities after a long spell of dreadful COVID pandemic. Finally, students left the place happily with lot of memories captured in their cameras.
What a wonderful day it was!!
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JOSH – The inaugural event of THE ADVENTURE CLUB DDUC commenced on 18th September 2019, in the college sports ground lead by President Gaurav Nailwal, Girl head Vishakha and managed by entire working team under the guidance of the club convenor Dr. Arpita Sharma and Dr. Anil Kumar. There were two events, one was Marathon and the other was Tug of War. In our first event, 36 boys and 15 girls participated and they had to accomplish 5 and 3 rounds of college premises respectively. The first prize constituted a sum of 1000, the second had 700, followed by 500 for the third. The winners were felicitated with certificates and pre-laid cash prizes by college principal Dr. Hemchand Jain. Our second event, Tug of War was a knockout tournament sort and we had a total of 32 teams in which each team had 15 students comprising at least 5 girls. Fixtures were allotted a day prior to the event. It was BA Prog 1st year and PSCS 3rd year which made it to the finale. Eventually, PSCS cleared its way to a cash prize of 1500 given by hon’ble principal Dr. Hemchand Jain. The events ended up with the loud cheers and each of the team members enjoyed it to the hilt.
ESCAPADE- The Adventure Club of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College organized a trip to Frenzy Adventure on 3rd November 2019. The trip was lead by President of Escapade Gaurav Nailwal, Secretary Sumit Dhull and core team under Teacher convenor Dr. Arpita and Dr. Anil. For convenience, two buses were arranged for around 80 students from various disciplines. The 40 km distance from college to Frenzy Adventure was full of positive vibes in the environment which provided an opportunity for interaction of students from all courses. The place is known for its unique rides over the sprawling area. All the enthralling adventure activities were performed under skilled trainers. Major activities included Rocket Ejector, Sky cycling, Zip Line, Wall Climbing, Rope Courses, and lots of fun activities. The students had lunch and then set their feet to the dance floor. At last, friendly match of Kabbadi and Tug of War were organized which entertained both players and spectators. Finally, all students and teachers dispersed from college with lots of appreciation for the remarkable day.
ESCAPADE – The Adventure Club of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College organized four days, three nights trip for the academic year 2019-20 to the most-awaited place Chopta, Uttrakhand from 3rd March – 7th March 2020. The trip was lead by President of Escapade Gaurav Nailwal, Vice President Siddharth Birwal and managed by the Working Team under the guidance of teacher convenor Dr. Arpita and Dr. Anil. Dr. Ashish Tripathi and Dr. Devina Shukla also accompanied the students on the trip. For convenience, one bus and a traveler was arranged for around 40 students from various disciplines. On 3rd March as dusk fell, the students and teachers gathered in college for departing to Uttrakhand and we left at 10 pm. It was about a 15-hour long journey and we reached our campsites by 2 pm the next day i.e. 4th March. The place was purely embellished with snow. The next day, students and teachers were ready with their crampons and alligators for safe snow trekking of about 4 kms with camp trainers cum guide. The place adorned on the Chandranath Parvat i.e. the highest Shiva Temple in the world, which is known as Tungnath. The next day was planned for another trek in Sari Village. Deoria Tal which is known for perched lake hidden inside the valley at a much lower altitude. Trainers explained the historical significance and importance of the lake to the students. Everybody was back by 5 pm and were refreshed with snacks.
Then perfect dinner was served for every taste and that too with comforts of the bonfire in biting cold. Everybody was instructed to be ready at 4 am in the early morning to leave for Delhi. We had breakfast, lunch, and dinner on the way and arrived at college by 11:30 pm. The teachers and students departed to their homes from college with an unforgettable experience.
Core Team for Session 2019 – 2020