“Himalayas”

birds · hills

This cute little flycatcher comes down from the Himalaya and visits the plains of north India, for summer.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Framed through Himalayan Birch (Betula utilis) or bhoj patra trees, a group of high altitude porters descend a cliff in the Nanda Devi Sanctuary to the Rishi Ganga gorge camp.

forest · hills

Nanda Devi National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries: Nanda Devi National Park is an outstanding mountain wilderness with few if any parallels elsewhere in the Himalayas on account of its concentration of high peaks and glaciers lying within a…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Nanda Devi National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries: Nanda Devi National Park is an outstanding mountain wilderness with few if any parallels elsewhere in the Himalayas on account of its concentration of high peaks and glaciers lying within a…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Stream in alpine meadow of Nanda Devi National Park. This is where spring-time blooms come to flower and proliferate in the boggy meadows, as spring-time snows melt above.

birds · hills

This cute little flycatcher comes down from the Himalaya and visits the plains of north India, for summer.

Nepal·hills · snow

Thick cloud on the way to Kathmandu Fabulous aerial views of the Himalaya, from 35, 000 feet above mean sea level! This clip also affords a superb view of Mt. Everest or Chomolongma in Tibetan or Sagarmatha in Nepalese.

hills

Lunar eclipse with drifting clouds passing across the moon, as soon from the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

birds · wildlife

The Verditer Flycatcher trills beautifully, with its brilliant blue plumage shining in the summer sunshine of the Himalaya, offset by the green forest hues behind.

Spiti, Himachal Pradesh·hills · old town

Located in the remote Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, Tabo Monastery stands as one of the most significant Buddhist heritage sites in the Himalayas.

birds · flowers

Living breathing Himalayan forest of life: Time lapse of a flowering Rhododendron tree at wildfilmsindia.

hills

Ropeway cable car teleferique on the Mussoorie mall: How safe are such operations in the Himalaya? We have all heard of the Parwanoo inceident in Himachal Pradesh from some years back! Ropeway on Mussoorie mall: How safe are such tourism in…

hills · flowers

Himalayan Whorlflower is a beautiful evergreen perennial herb from the Himalayas. It adds charm to the Valley of Flowers, where it grows in abundance. The plant has flowering stems up to 1 m tall.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Negotiating the angry Rishi Ganga river, in an attempt to cross over to the inner sanctuary on the 2001 Expedition led by Harish Kapadia, with Suman Dubey and Rupin Dang, among others.

snow · river

Bhagirathi river gushes out of a snout in at Gaumukh. Peaks of Bhagirathi and Tapovan are snow capped all round the year at 13000 + feet up in the Himalayas.

Nepal·hills · snow

Mountain climbers using a ladder to cross a crevasse in the Ice Fall of Mount Everest. 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 seve…

Nepal·hills

Indian Army mountaineers reach the base camp during their Mount 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 seven S…

Nepal·hills

Indian Army climbers check and pack food ahead of their Mount Everest Summit. 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…

hills

Did you know this apparently diminutive insect actually migrates across the hot spring-time plains of India, in great droves and insect-clouds, to land near the glaciers of the Himalaya, for summer-time breeding? The Wilderness Films India…

highway · hills

Traveling through Zhangmu town in Tibet in the rain. One can see the Himalaya while traveling on the twisted road and plentiful waterfalls in the mountains along the road.

hills · temple

Experience the breathtaking aerial view of the ancient Bhimakali Temple complex located in the serene village of Sarahan, Himachal Pradesh, India.

hills · forest

Pinus wallichiana is a coniferous evergreen tree native to the Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountains, from eastern Afghanistan east across northern Pakistan and India to Yunnan in southwest China.

Jammu and Kashmir·hills · desert

A Buddhist monastery on a rugged mountain in the arid Himalayan region of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir in North India. Gompa, Buddhism, Leh, Himalaya, Himalayas, Zanskar range, high altitude.

architecture · hills

Military trucks crossing the Rang rang bridge in Sikkim. See the bridge sway sideways and vertically when the 3 and 5 tonne trucks cross over! The bridge is high in terms of the height from the river - not the altitude! This is said to be o…