Himalayas — Clipahoy

Mt. Everest climbers climbing ladder to cross seracs

Nepal·hills

Indian Army team using rope and ladder bridge to cross seracs during Everest expedition. Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and se…

Avalanche thunders as Everest climbers prepare porter-loads

Nepal·snow · hills

Climbers test and arrange their ironmongery and other equipment into porter-loads before they start their journey to a higher camp on Mount Everest.

Seracs climbing at Khumbu icefall during Everest expedition

Nepal·hills

Indian Army team crossing seracs and crevasses using rope and ladder during Everest expedition.

Indian Army team using ladder bridge to cross the crevasses, in Everest

Nepal·architecture · hills

Climbers on their way to Everest during their expedition to Everest. They are crossing crevasses using ladder bridge.

Climbers lunch on expedition, at Mt. Everest Base camp

Nepal·hills

Mount Everest climbers take a break enjoying food during their expedition to Mount Everest Base camp.

Wine with a caterpillar inside it! Dried Cordyceps for sale in Bhutan

hills

The caterpillar-fungus of the Himalaya is also sourced from Lunana and Gasa (of the hot springs fame!) in Bhutan. See these bottles of Highland Cordyceps in bottles of Ara, a local alcoholic brew being sold in Paro bazaar.

Indian Army team trek to Everest Base camp

Nepal·hills

Climbers trekking towards the Everest Base camp. Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and seven Sherpas on the summit.

Spectacular mountains as seen from Mt. Everest base camp

Nepal·hills

View of snow covered Himalayan peaks as seen from the base camp during Indian Army's Mt. Everest expedition.

Colourful Buddhist prayer flags at the Everest Base camp

Nepal·ceremony · hills

Buddhist prayer flags lift up by the climbers during a Puja ceremony at the Base camp. Climbers get ready for the expedition tying crampons...

Tourists click picture outside a temple in Rishikesh - Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·temple

Tourists enjoy a rainy day in Rishikesh. They pose before the camera and are clicking pictures outside a temple in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.

Everest expedition members crossing the crevasses of Khumbu icefall

Nepal·hills

Climbing up the frozen steep mountains have never been an easy task, and it becomes more evident while the men of Indian Army tries to climb the highest peak in the world i.e., Mount Everest.

Everest climbers clearing fresh snowfall at Base camp

Nepal·snow · hills

Indian Army team clearing snowfall and set up tent at the Everest Base camp on their way to Everest top.

Yaks loaded with equipment head towards Everest Base camp

Nepal·hills

Climbers on their way to Everest. Yaks are overloaded with equipment heading towards Everest Base camp.

Porters reach Sete on their way to Everest Base camp

Nepal·hills

Everest climbers and porters reach Sete after climbing 10,000 ft during their expedition to Everest.

Everest climbers used ice axe and crampons to cross seracs

Nepal·snow · hills

Climbers climbing seracs with the help of crampons and ice axe during their expedition to Mount Everest.

Team members taking a break while climbing Everest

Nepal·river · hills

Indian Army head towards the top during their expedition to Mount Everest. They take a break near a glacial lake.

Peaks of western Bhutan as seen from the air

river · hills

Jomolhari and other peaks of western Bhutan as one flies west from Bhutan and into eastern Nepal...

Women work in a paddy field in Nepal

politics · farmland

Village life in Nepal. Mud huts, bamboo fences and women working in a paddy field in Nepal : bucolic Nepal at its best. Nepal is officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign nation located in South Asia.

Having a good time with friends at Himalayan Music Festival, in Dharamshala

Himachal Pradesh·hills · festival

See a Videocon DTH dish in use in the Himalaya. This is the 1st edition of the Himalayan Music Festival 2014 in Dharamshala organized by Ants Entertainment.

Wandering clouds above the mountains - Time Lapse, in Dehradun

Uttarakhand

Rishikesh(Hindi: ऋषिकेश , Rishikesh) is a city and a municipal board in Dehradun district now in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Night clouds taking over - Time Lapse, in Dehradun

Uttarakhand

Rishikesh(Hindi: ऋषिकेश , Rishikesh) is a city and a municipal board in Dehradun district now in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Himalayan Pied Woodpecker on a tree, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

Himalayan Woodpecker, Dendrocopos himalayensis on a tree in Landour in the Indian Himalayas / Himalaya of India. Landour, near Mussoorie in Uttaranchal / Garhwal / Uttarakhand in North India. Bird, woodpecker, alpine bird, Himalayan fauna.

Coffee table books at Pilgrims Book House, Nepal, in Kathmandu

Nepal

Pilgrims Bookstore: The flagship store in Kathmandu has an extraordinary selection of books. It specialises in the Himalayas and the Indian subcontinent, Eastern philosophy, travel, guidebooks, yoga and the healing arts.

Best place to buy books in Kathmandu:Pilgrims Bookstore

Nepal

Pilgrims Bookstore: The flagship store in Kathmandu has an extraordinary selection of books. It specialises in the Himalayas and the Indian subcontinent, Eastern philosophy, travel, guidebooks, yoga and the healing arts.