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Pin Parvati Pass trek

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Prelude I had been itching to do a "big trek" for a while. The last time I had trekked was in December i.e. Pangarchulla peak, while it was a good experience, it certainly didn't leave the imprint on my mind like some other treks I've done (Markha, Roopkund etc). And so I decided to hike to Saptkund along with a couple of friends. But, that was also not in my destiny (of which I'm the master of, ofcourse, pfffbt!). Both the gentlemen bailed on me, leaving me to ponder if I really want to do Saptkund.  Quite often, I entertain random hunches. Pin Parvati was a random hunch. I had heard so much about the place, that too from a credible source, that I wanted to "test my luck". I say that because I wasn't entirely sure if it would be in my capacity to do a trek of a difficulty grade as high as Pin Parvati's.  Here's a day by day itinerary of what transpired on the entire trip (all accounts written at the end of eac