From the archive record
An aerial view reveals a large Himalayan glacier surrounded by steep, exposed rock faces. Multiple narrow streams of glacier meltwater descend from the ice and snow-covered slopes, forming several tall waterfalls across the rocky cliffs. The drone moves closer to the glacier, showing heavily textured ice, grey glacial surfaces, exposed rock, snow patches and numerous meltwater channels. Higher mountain slopes remain covered with snow and ice, while clouds partially surround the upper peaks. The landscape is associated with the Panchachuli Glacier and Panchachuli region of Darma Valley in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, where the glacier and its waterfalls can be viewed from the Panchachuli Base Camp. As seen aerially, from the air, in this aerial view.