Gochala, the only trail in India which can bring you to a touching distance of one of the fourteen eight thousanders, Mt. Kangchenjunga, the third highest peak in the world. Our plan was simple, we want to do it as independently as possible. For the permit of the Kanchenjunga national park it’s mandatory to have a guide, so we stick to a guide only and for logistic support we carry on our own and partially depend upon the teahouses.
Usually completing Goechala tooks around 7-9 days but more days means more logistics. So we decided to fast hike the trail. We choose to hike in the last week of march 2021, which is just a week earlier than the actual season for the trail. The trail starts from Yuksom, a tiny village in West Sikkim. On our first day we hiked from Yuksom (1,780m) to Tshoka (2,960m) via Sachen and Bakhim. The total distance was 12km, altitude gain was approximately 1,200m and it took us 6hrs.
On our second day we hiked from Tshoka (2,960m) to Thansing (3,960m) via Pedang and Kokchurung (bypassing Dzongri). The total distance was again 12km, altitude gain was around 1,000m and it took us around 7.5 hrs. On our final day we started from Thangsing in the dark and reached Goechala viewpoint 1(4,580m) at sunrise via Lamuney and frozen Samiti lake. The total distance till VP1 was 7km, altitude gain was approximately 600m and it took us 3hrs.
After witnessing the sun rising over Kanchenjunga (8,586m), Talung (7,349m), Rathong (6,689), Kabru N (7,353m), Kabru S (7,318m), Simvo (6,812), Pandim (6,691m),we headed back to Thangsing in 2hrs. We quickly finished our breakfast at the tea house and started for Yuksom. Reached Tshoka in 5 hrs, completed our lunch and headed back to yuksom with our heavy legs. After hiking for approximately 18 hours (including two breaks) at 8:30pm we reached Yuksom. This was our story, hope you enjoyed it equally, Cheers!
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