Himalayas — Clipahoy

Roping up to cross the Ramani slabs in the Nanda Devi Sanctuary

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Roping up to cross the Ramani slabs, during the wet pre-monsoon season, to get to the inner sanctuary of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, Uttarakhand, India.

Trekking to Nanda Devi: Dharanshi to Bhelta overlooking Malatuni ridge

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…

Descending from a dangerous cliff face in Nanda Devi National Park

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.

Treacherous yet beautiful steep slopes of Nanda Devi Sanctuary

Uttarakhand·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…

Moving downwards to Rishi Gorge in Nanda Devi National Park

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…

Descending down a steep slope in Nanda Devi National Park

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…

Monsoon fog and Himalayan Griffon Vulture over Deodar forests, in Uttarakhand

hills · monsoon

Heavy fog moves through deodar forests in Uttarakhand, India, obscuring dense tree cover during monsoon conditions. Rainfall continues across the mountain landscape, with low visibility and moisture settling on vegetation.

Collecting khaad off a mountain and down a metal chute, for gardening at orchards, in Uttarakhand

hills · highway

Collecting gobar ki khaad or cow manure and getting fertile soil off a mountain and down a metal chute, at nearby Chamasari and Motidhar villages, for gardening at wildfilmsindia orchards in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Expedition teams etch their names on the bark of a tree at Nanda Devi National Park

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A dead Bharal's horns and the etchings from past expeditions : reminders of why we need to tread lightly, when in the mountains! Nanda Devi National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries: Nanda Devi National Park is an outstanding mountain wildernes…

Topographical map reading while trekking in Nanda Devi National Park

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Harish Kapadia examines a topo sheet of Nanda Devi during the expedition into the inner sanctuary in 2001.

Griffon Vulture soaring high up the sky in Nanda Devi Sanctuary

Uttarakhand·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…

Water springing out of sheer rock in Nanda Devi National Park

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A glacial moraine fed by a melt-water waterfall falling off a cliff face... Nanda Devi National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries: Nanda Devi National Park is an outstanding mountain wilderness with few if any parallels elsewhere in the Himalaya…

Jaonli peak sunset in stunning timelapse over Garhwal Himalayan peaks from Jabbarkhet, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

This timelapse video captures the changing light conditions over the Garhwal Himalayas as viewed from wildfilmsindia's Jabbarkhet Estate in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India.

Flycatcher trills a lovely melody sitting atop deodar tree in 's Uttarakhand forests

birds · forest

What a lovely trilling call this male Verditer delivers, in order to establish its territory and attract a mate.

Grey headed or Canary Flycatcher in early winter plumage at Motidhar forest of, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

A Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher preens and scouts out for insects from a bare twig, at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet wildlife sanctuary and botanical gardens.

Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher at 's Jabbarkhet wildlife sanctuary: feather hygiene!

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

A Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher preens and scouts out for insects from a bare twig, at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet wildlife sanctuary and botanical gardens.

Mr. and Mrs. Kalij or murgha and murghi: Male and female Pheasants out for their morning feed

forest · hills

The more drab brown female and the blue-black and white male Kalij Pheasant hang out in our wildfilmsindia sanctuary in the western Himalaya.

Roping up to cross the roaring Rishi Ganga river in Nanda Devi Sanctuary

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Roping up to cross the roaring Rishi Ganga river within the outer sanctuary of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, Uttarakhand, India.

Cute Grey headed Flycatcher aka Canary Flycatcher: Motidhar forest sighting at forest

birds · wildlife

Making frequent sallies from its perch, this Flycatcher then returns each time to the same twig.

Camps made out of boulders or placing rocks at Nanda Devi National Park

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…

Mixed hunting party of Himalayan Grey Tree Pie, White-throated Laughing Thushes, at, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

The elegant grey and mild rufous of the Himalayan TreePie nicely complements the white throat patch and rufous underbelly of the White-throated Laughing Thrush as they carouse together to dig in the oak forest floor, for food and seeds, at…

Birch forests or bhojpatra trees in the Rudragaira valley, on trek route to Auden's Col

hills · forest

Rudragaira valley from Gangotri to the second camp. This is the route to be followed to get to Auden's Col and to climb Rudragaira peak itself.

Calanthe plantaginea a beautiful and rare lilac flowering ground orchid from forests, in Uttarakhand

flowers · hills

Calanthe plantaginea is a beautiful and rare light lilac coloured flowering ground orchid found in the wildfilmsindia forests in the western Himalaya.

Goral intently looks up for source of noise, see its ungulate hoof as it stands on rock

hills · forest

The Wild mountain goat of the Himalaya, known as the Goral, is a widespread resident of steep rock faces, cliffs with grassy knolls and thick forested scree slopes.