Touching Tibet at 18000 ft | Mana Pass | Highest Motorable Road in Uttarakhand | अनदेखी राहें EP 6

Experience one of India’s most restricted and breathtaking Himalayan routes—an 18,000 ft ascent from Mana Village to the legendary Mana Pass connecting Tibet. Travel higher than Everest Base Camp - along the highest motorable road in Uttarakhand! This episode reveals hidden lakes, forgotten trade stops, and the untouched beauty of the Saraswati Valley like never before.

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Episode 6 of our series The Road to the Unknown | उत्तराखंड की अनदेखी राहें takes you on one of the most restricted and least-travelled Himalayan roads in India. Higher than Everest Base Camp in height and along Uttarakhand’s Highest Motorable Road to Mana Pass – the fourth highest motorable pass in the world!

After exploring the popular Badrinath–Mana circuit in earlier episodes, today we leave the tourist trail behind and drive into a world where only courage, faith and the Inner Line Permit can take you.

From Mana Village (10,500 ft), we ascend to nearly 18,000 feet in just 50 km, tracing the ancient trade route once used by the Marcha (Bhotia) community to connect with Gartok in Tibet , through the legendary Mana Pass.

Along this spectacular route, we explore:
• Saraswati Gorge
• Saraswati Glacier - The origin of River Saraswati
• The stunning Mana Valley
• Ghastoli , Rattakona & Tara – forgotten trade halts
• Rakshas Tal, Manav Tal & Deo Tal – sacred high-altitude lakes
• Indra Kursi
• The road towards the legendary Mana Pass

With Lord Badri Vishal’s blessings and crystal-clear weather, this episode captures visuals that are rarely seen on camera—untouched, raw and overwhelming in beauty.

NEXT EPISODE (EP 7):
We journey from Mana towards the mystical Niti Valley—through Jyotirmath, Tapovan, the gorgeous Dhauliganga Valley,Gamshali, and finally to Niti Village where we stay with a local family at their homestay. An unforgettable trek to Timmersain Mahadev (Chota Amarnath) awaits.

If you love offbeat Himalayan adventures, do not miss this one!

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:09 Mana Village to Saraswati Gorge
04:33 Saraswati Gorge to Ghastoli
15:28 Ghastoli , Rattakona & Tara Posts
22:14 Tara Post to Manav Tal
22:38 Manav Tal , Dev Tal & Saraswati Glacier
27:30 Beyond Dev / Deo Tal , Indra Kursi
30:42 Rakshas Tal , Tara Glacier & Return to Mana
35:54 Outro
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