Travel to Himachal Pradesh if you are looking for an exciting rock climbing experience. Few places in the world are as richly endowed as Himachal Pradesh. Low rolling hills, just a couple of hundred meters above sea level, climb on to touch the core of the Himalayan mountains. Here lie peaks that are several thousand meters high and never lose their perennial snows. Then, past these forbidding heights, lie the visually stunning cold deserts of the Trans Himalayas.

The possibilities for a wide range of adventure activities like rock climbing are enormous in Himachal Pradesh. All you have to do is make up your mind and select your own activity. No special training is required for most things, age is no consideration and all you need is reasonable level of fitness. Equipment, training and instructors are available. And then, all this comes at a fraction of what it would cost elsewhere in the world.

Rock climbing is often seen as the basic stage for mountain climbing. It can also be treated as an independent sport, since it is basically climbing a rock face, using only hands and feet with a safety rope.

The area around Manali presently forms the core of mountaineering and rock climbing in Himachal Pradesh. The Beas Kund region and lower reaches of the Hanuman Tibba (5930 m), the Manali and Shitidhar peaks around the source of River Beas and Deo Tibba (6001 m) in Kullu are suggested for beginners with some experience. The Chandra Bhaga ranges, the Pir Panjal and Dhalaudhar ranges are exciting places for rock climbing. Himachal Pradesh also has several other areas where Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports, Manali and its branch at Dharamsala (Kangra) offer this activity.

How to reach Himachal Pradesh by Air: The most important airport in the state is in Kullu and is only 23kms away. Jagson Airlines operate between Delhi Kullu.

How to reach Himachal Pradesh by Road: The state has very good road connection to the major cities of the North India. Chandigarh is at a distance of only 117kms whereas, Delhi 343kms, Ambala 151kms and Dehradun 240kms. During monsoons a few roads gets closed in fear of landslides.

How to reach Himachal Pradesh by Rail: In hilly areas, it is difficult to construct railway tracks. Kalka (90kms away) is the most important Railway Station in the state. A narrow-gauge railway track connects Shimla with Kalka. There are a few other railway tracks also passing through important destinations in the state.