Upon some google earth scouting I found this gym boasting an average gradient roughly of 30 meters per kilometer. Perfect gradient awaiting our arrival. The problem with the Pindar unlike most Indian rivers is there is no road up the river. Luckily there is a well established trail the next drainage to the east. Just do a short 20 K hike over and a high mountain pass and you too can drop into the Pindar Valley for 2 solid days of class IV-V action.
Somewhere in this frame are some tired kayakers with fully loaded boats trying to find the steam to keep one foot in front of the next.
After a 3 hour hike we ran out of day light and had to make camp for the night still a long way from the Dharkuri Khal pass at 2932 meters.
Halfway to the pass and you can see our camp site at the saddle in the middle of the frame but luckily at this stage we had scored some Nepali Porters making progress way quicker. 
Kev reaching the pass.
Getting to the put in at the footbridge near Khati we made camp and started cooking stoked to be putting on what looked like a healthy flow on the Pindar.
Once on the water the Pindar is a non stop action packed run with some freezing water straight from the Pindari Glacier. Isaac Thomson Charging through the continuos white water of the Pindar. (photo Will Stubblefield)
Toby working his way through the classic read and run boulder gardens. (photo Will Stubblefield)
We were blow away by the clean fun rapids that kept coming our way the entire first day. Kev dropping into the Bridge rapid. (photo Will Stubblefield)
As the sun crawled behind the horizon we reached the steepest section of the river. Isaac had fallen ill and we were all feeling beat down. We scoured the banks of the river searching for a place to set up camp. We scored this little beach with a few large cat prints in the sand. Luckily Kev had some fireworks to scare off any man eater in the Pindar Valley
mmm homemade cooking over the open fire.
Isaac still filling ill boofing the good morning drop.
Will charging through some big curles all of which were feeding into horrible sieves.
The boys posing for a team photo before Kev had to part ways (photo Will Stubblefield)
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