New Delhi550km by road
About Sethan
A village 16 km from Manali with a few hundred granite and gneiss boulder problems, room for thousands more, and problems up to about V12.
- Yaduraj BhageriaCo-founder of BoulderBox, climbing since 2008. He wrote the first introductory guidebook to Sethan's boulders in 2021, after a COVID lockdown spent thereSource: BoulderBox
Getting there
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Where to stay
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Who to ask
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We name a person here only after they say yes.
Hospitals and emergency
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In an emergency call 112. Roads and hospitals change: check before you travel.
Guidebook and links
- Sethan bouldering guidebookYaduraj Bhageria, BoulderBox co-founder, 2021
Weather
The usual season is Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Measure | JJan | FFeb | MMar | AApr | MMay | JJun | JJul | AAug | SSep | OOct | NNov | DDec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C by day | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Low °C by night | -3 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | -2 |
| Rain mm | 322 | 265 | 245 | 182 | 135 | 132 | 342 | 278 | 151 | 94 | 170 | 166 |
Yellow months are the usual season. Averages for 2015 to 2024 from the Open-Meteo archive (ERA5), at about 2,497 m. The rock in the sun can feel much warmer, and in the shade much colder.