1300 year old skulls bones lie scatted at 16, 500 foot high altitude western Himalayan Roopkund lake
Uttarakhand·hills · river
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Cloudy meadows and buggyals of Garhwal, Bedni biggyal en route the Mystery Skeleton Lake at Roopkund
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White Wagtails are to have headed to the plains, but this one remained near Roopkund in early winter
Uttarakhand
Nanda Ghunti sunrise from Bedni buggyal en route Roopkund, the Skeleton Lake of the Garhwal Himalaya
Uttarakhand
Roopkund trek: Ali and Bedni buggyals or alpine meadows of Garhwal, above tree line, en route Nanda
Uttarakhand
Result 1Trekking up to Roopkund Lake in inner Garhwal Himalaya, in shadow of Trishul and Nanda Ghunti peaks
Uttarakhand·hills · river
Walk the steep and rugged terrain and treacherous path that leads up to Roopkund Lake in the valley of the dead - with bones and skulls dating back to the 12th century.
Result 2Roopkund Trek sights - Himalayan snow-clad peaks, crimson clouds, Bharal, Himalayan Bhutia Sheepdog
Uttarakhand·hills · snow
A base camp made of flat rocks with camping tents on the way to Roopkund Lake, just after Ali and Bedni buggyal meadows, Himalayan peak Nanda Ghunti covered in light autumn snow with mist clouding the view of the camera.
Result 3Himalayan ponies graze in autumn meadows at Ali and Bedni Buggyals near Roopkund Lake, Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand·river · lake
Black, white, reddish ponies graze in the open meadows on the way to Roopkund Lake in Uttarakhand.
Result 4What happens when a novice trekker tries to cross a glacial snow tongue on Roopkund Himalayan trek
Uttarakhand·snow
A novice trekker tries to cross an autumn-time glacial snow tongue en route the glacial tarn of Roopkund in the lap of the Trishul massif.
Result 5Wild Flowers from autumn Roopkund trek: Saussurea gossypiphora 'phen kamal', Gentians and Aconitum
Uttarakhand·flowers · industry
Autumn in the Himalaya brings with it a different set of flowers from summer flowers. Gentians, Edelweiss, Saussureas, dry Anaphalis flower heads, Aconitum violaceum and more dominate the fall season flowering in the high mountains.
Result 6Incredible cloud and snow time lapses on the Roopkund trek in the high Himalaya near Trishul peak
Uttarakhand·hills · snow
What a lovely play of cloud and blue sky against a backdrop of snow peaks and green alpine meadows, in the high Himalaya! Late autumn is a time of stark beauty and the browning meadows only add to the contrasts.
Result 7Trek to Roopkund, with skull and bones strewn around, at the tail end of Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra
Uttarakhand·festival
The arduous monsoon time Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra that culminates in the Roopkund trek. The tarn of Rupkund lies at a high altitude, in the shadow of Nanda Devi, and is the target of the Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra that takes place once every…
Result 8Skulls and bones from 1300 years ago line the dry rocky banks of 16, 500 ft. high Roopkund Lake
Uttarakhand·hills · river
1300 year old bones and skulls lie scatted at this 16, 500 foot high altitude western Himalayan Roopkund lake in the shadow of Trishul peak. A rare aerial peek into this grisly sight in a beautiful but rough Himalayan ablation valley.
Result 9Roopkund trek overview, across Ali and Bedni buggyal meadows of Garhwal Himalaya, Nanda Ghunti
Uttarakhand·river · hills
An overview of the trek to Roopkund Lake through the meadows of Ali and Bedni buggyal in the Garhwal Himalaya.
Result 10Roopkund trek in the Garhwal Himalaya: Aerial view of buggyal meadows and vast mountainscapes
Uttarakhand·hills · aerial
Roopkund trek in the Garhwal Himalaya: Aerial view of buggyal meadows and vast mountain-scapes in the shadow of Mt. Nanda Ghunti. Roopkund trek in the Garhwal Himalaya: Aerial view of buggyal meadows and vast mountainscapes
Result 11Trekking over Bedni and Ali Buggyal to get to Roopkund Lake of Bones in the Garhwal Himalaya
Uttarakhand·river · lake
Trekking over Bedni and Ali Buggyal to get to Roopkund Lake of Bones in the Garhwal Himalaya, with views of Nanda Ghunti and Trishul peaks.
Result 12Skulls and bones at Roopkund lake, in older archival footage of the Himalayan mystery lake
Uttarakhand·river · lake
Skulls and bones sit on dirty ice at the edge of the high altitude glacial tarn of Roopkund, at the edge of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary in Garhwal, Uttarakhand. Roopkund trek.
Result 13Roopkund Lake below Trishul massif, with fields of stone debris and human skulls and bones
Uttarakhand·river · lake
Mists swirl around the 16, 500 foot high Roopkund Lake, and glacial remnants ring the side that looks up to Mt. Trishul.
Result 14Roopkund, thousand year old skulls and bones at high altitude lake in Garhwal Himalaya
Uttarakhand·river · lake
Skulls and bones at Roopkund Lake, dating back from 100 to 1000 years, with their origins shrouded in mystery, and only speculations about their history.
Result 15Roopkund Lake trek: High altitude lake in Himalayas trekking as seen in 360 degrees
Uttarakhand·river · lake
The internet might show you stunning pictures of the Mystery Lake or Roopkund Lake or Skeletal Lake which has been a destination for many adventure seekers. This glacial lake attracts many tourists every year.
Result 16Donkeys loaded with supplies graze near camping tents at base camp, Roopkund Trek
Uttarakhand·river
Are these donkeys, khachars or mules? At any rate, they are standard load bearers on lower to middle Himalayan expeditions, to stock up base camps and lower camps.
Result 17Mail Online IPR infringes content AGAIN - Snow leopard cliff jump, in Roopkund
Uttarakhand·wildlife · snow
After IPR infringing our leopard and dog video from Jhalana and (many years back) stealing our Roopkund footage, Daily Mail / Mail Online has now STOLEN our Snow Leopard footage and placed their logo atop it to claim it as their own! See th…
Result 18Trekking across Bedni Bugyal beneath the peaks of the Himalayas, in Roopkund
Uttarakhand·hills · temple
The legendary Roopkund Trek traverses the vast alpine meadows of Bedni Bugyal, one of the most spectacular high-altitude grasslands in the Indian Himalayas.
Result 19Choukhamba and peaks of Nanda Devi sanctuary as seen en route Roopkund
Uttarakhand·festival · village
Mind blowing views of Himalayas: Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra The Nanda Devi Raj jat Yatra offers spectacular views of the Himalayas, and long trek goes through one of the most beautiful terrains in the world.
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