“Himalayas”

hills · aerial

On the flight from New Delhi to Leh in Ladakh, India, one gets to see a range of fascinating peaks of the Nun-Kun range and other peaks around the Leh valley.

Jammu and Kashmir·snow · temple

Indian pilgrims heading towards the holy cave of Lord Shiva in Amarnath in Kashmir, India. Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is dedicated to Shiva.

hills · snow

Himalayan Ibex dig into the snow, to attain tubers and roots of Himalayan herb plants and alpine flora.

Jammu and Kashmir·hills · snow

The beautiful high altitude valleys of Kashmir in India, with alpine meadows, conifer forests and clear streams all get fowled by the excessive visitation of pilgrims heading to Amarnath to view a frozen ice lingam (phallus) that they belie…

Uttarakhand·snow · hills

Highlands-based Martin Moran had been leading the group on the ascent of an unclimbed and unnamed 21,250ft (6,477m) summit in the Nanda Devi region in May. They were reported missing after an avalanche in the area.

Jammu and Kashmir·hills · snow

Clouds passing over the jagged snow covered Himalayan mountains of Kashmir Valley. The Kashmir Valley or Vale of Kashmir is a valley located between the Karakoram and the Pir Panjal Range in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

wildlife · snow

Snow Leopard takes a nap next to a shrub in the high Trans-Himalayan rocky mountains of Himachal. Snow leopards have evolved to live in some of the harshest conditions on Earth.

hills · snow

A female Snow Leopard slogs up a snowed over slope, in search of prey. She passes a frozen tarn (pond) and positions herself above a small group of Himalayan Ibex.

snow

Snow leopards—one of the world’s most elusive cats, are perfectly equipped to thrive in extreme, high-elevation habitats. Learn about these felines and how they expertly hunt agile prey.

Himachal Pradesh·snow · wildlife

Camouflages in plain sight this trio of Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) are basking at the edge of a steep cliff.

Himachal Pradesh·snow

hills · snow

The rare Ibisbill breeds on the shingle beds of the Yumthang Chu in small numbers, in north Sikkim, India. One can see a pair of Snow Pigeons on a rock escarpment in this beautiful alpine valley, skirted with rows of Buddhist prayer flags.

snow · hills

See the deep snow-pack of the peaks, glaciers and ridges of the western Himalaya, to understand where summer snow-melt rivers get their waters from, and winter-time water runs in our rivers, in north India.

wildlife · snow

Snow leopards have evolved to live in some of the harshest conditions on Earth. Their white-grey coat spotted with large black rosettes blends in perfectly with the steep and rocky mountains of Central Asia.

hills · snow

A herd of Himalayan Blue Sheep gathers across a rugged snow-covered mountain landscape while feeding on thorny alpine shrubs.

hills · monsoon

After crossing the Shweta glacier, one gets down the Raj Parav glacier on the other side of Kalindi Khal.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · snow

Across the snow barren cliffs and mountain faces of winter-time Spiti, a herd of Himalayan Ibex looks for dry sedges and grasses, as their modest lean season sustenance.

hills · wildlife

A pair of Panthera uncia caught in family mode, in the high mountains. The mother is accompanied by the two cubs, while the irritating shutter sounds of photographers blurs the lovely mountain sounds.

snow · hills

With the Bhagirathi peaks to the north, and Meru to the south, the peaks of Shivling and Baby Shivling tower over the Tapovan glacial shelf sub-valley.

Nepal·snow

Mountaineers move efficiently with their gears and spike shoes across mixed and ice terrain mountains during their Everest expedition.

hills · snow

After crossing the Shweta glacier, one gets down the Raj Parav glacier on the other side of Kalindi Khal.

Ladakh·hills · river

After trotting along the Zanskar river for quite a while, this intrepid Himalayan Fox spots a frozen ice bridge that still exists, and uses it to cross over to the other side, to get to Padam town and hunt on its outskirts! The Zanskar Rive…

hills · snow

The monsoon system retreats from the Himalaya, dumping down one last time in the form of the season's first heavy snowfall at high altitudes.

hills · snow

So adept and sure footed are they on inch-wide cliffs, with thousand foot falls below, that none can beat an Ibex for comfortable walk along the cliffs, munching on dry grasses along the way...