Himalayas — Clipahoy

Dodital trail: Himalayan trekkers move through dense snowfall across a snow-covered mountain trail

snow · hills

Heavy snowfall across the Indian Himalayas, with snow falling through a dense forest canopy and rapidly covering tree branches.

Stunning Mountain Layers Near Chopta, Uttarakhand

Tungnath, Uttarakhand·hills · snow

The breathtaking landscape of Tungnath and Chopta reveals a stunning view from a snowy mountain peak in the Garhwal Himalayas.

Hanuman got sanjeevani booti from here? Bandarpunch, Bhagirathi valley, Srikantha Gangotri panorama, in Uttarakhand

hills · snow

View from a tele-lens of Bandarpunch’s summit with its corniced summit and lowest ice fall, and finally across the Bhagirathi valley a panorama from Srikantha to Gangotri peaks and Jaonli.

Heavy snow at camping site in Great Himalayan National Park, in Himachal Pradesh

hills · snow

March 2020 saw heavy winter precipitation in the Himalaya. Our crew had gone to the Great Himalayan National Park in Himachal Pradesh and was quite literally snowed out! The tent was weighed down with fresh overnight snow, between the middl…

Evening sunlight over Jaonli snow-covered Himalayan peaks from Jabbarkhet, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

Timelapse of a sunset view of the Jaonli Himalaya from Jabarkhet near Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, filmed by WildFilmsIndia.

Snow-Capped Himalayan Peaks from Chopta Tungnath

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

A breathtaking Himalayan landscape unfolds in the scenic region of Chopta near Tungnath, located in the beautiful Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand.

Magical Winter Landscape in Chopta Uttarakhand

Tungnath, Uttarakhand·hills · snow

A peaceful winter landscape unfolds in the snowy forests near Tungnath and Chopta, located in the beautiful Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.

Tranquil beauty of Kanchenjunga's snow mountains under golden glow, Sikkim: Archival

hills · aerial

Witness the majestic beauty of Sikkim’s snow-covered mountain peaks, bathed in the soft golden light of dawn or dusk.

Experience the snow laden scenic beauty of Spiti where humans and wildlife thrive together

Himachal Pradesh·hills · wildlife

While Spiti is beautiful in any month of the year, winter is completely different and magical, but quite adventurous and cold at the same time. Reaching Spiti itself in winter is a task.

Tryst with Kalanag: Ascent of Black Peak by Dartmouth students, 1991, in Uttarakhand

hills · snow

An ascent of Black Peak or Banderpunch II (20, 956 feet altitude) in the Garhwal Himalaya, by an expedition from Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA, in 1991.

Himachal hill station roads covered with snow and even iced over

Himachal Pradesh·hills · snow

Himachal Pradesh hill station roads covered with snow and even iced over, as our camera glides down the roads of a few towns in the mid-winter freeze. Winter in the Himalaya, in a mountain town. Ambuja Cement painted on a shop's shutter.

High altitude secret world of Himalayan glacier complaining about climate change, with melting lakes, in Kedarnath

Uttarakhand·snow · aerial

High altitude secret world of a Himalayan glacier complaining about climate change, with melting lakes atop its moraine! Chaukhamba and lateral Kedarnath glacier stunning aerial view of Garhwal Himalaya, with emerald green glacial lakes.

Snow Leopard tries to stay alert for prey while feeling lazy on a winter evening

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 trans-Himalayas.

Dehradun - Mussoorie - Gangotri road passes through protected area in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·highway · snow

A brilliant view of the Gangotri wall, Rudragaira and Jaonli peaks as seen from the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Ibex and Blue sheep forage on snow covered barren mountains in Spiti

Himachal Pradesh·livestock · snow

Ibex grazes on dry grass in snow-covered Spiti Valley. Blue sheep forage on snow covered barren mountains in Spiti.

Light snowfall covers our Saffron crocus fields with a light dusting of powdery snow, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·snow · farmland

An early winter light snowfall covers our Saffron crocus fields with a light dusting of powdery snow that will rapidly melt off when it warms, thus nicely watering the Crocus sativus bulbs within the ground, and the Agapanthus lilies later…

Bara Lacha La pass: High wind, high altitude and prayer flags in Zanskar

Ladakh·river · snow

A high mountain pass in Zanskar region of Jammu and Kashmir, Baralacha La means the pass where many roads meet. The pass connects Lahaul in Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir.

Ama Dablam, one of the most impressive mountains in eastern Nepal

hills · snow

Ama Dablam is a mountain in the Himalaya range of eastern Nepal. The main peak is 6,812 metres (22,349 ft), the lower western peak is 6,170 metres (20,243 ft).

Dochula pass with its 108 stupas built by Queen Mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuk, in Bhutan

highway · snow

The customary stop at Dochula is a nice transition from the forested climb from Thimphu to the next drive across from the pass, and the lovely view of the Bhutanese snow peak range that Dochula affords one.

Snow snow snow everywhere? Yipee, it's winter! Sorry to disappoint but this is Ganga river pollution

snow · river

Snow snow snow everywhere? Yippee, it's winter! Sorry to disappoint, but this is Ganga - Yamuna riverine pollution! Detergent foam flows down the river eternal, to provide that tens of thousands of crores of Rupees have literally gone down…

Life in a Himalayan village after a heavy snowfall: Wintery Agoda in Uttarakhand on Dodital trail

village · hills

Villagers slosh their way through a moderate snow-pack in winter, at Agoda village beyond Uttarkashi. Life is not easy during the winter months high in the Himalaya. With electricity often on the blink, it can be a rough ride.

Pumori, Cho Oyo and Lho La pass from Kala Pathar above Everest Base

Nepal·hills · snow

Pumori, Cho Oyo and Lho La pass from Kala Pattar above Everest Base with the sweeping Khumbu glacier below. A truly awe-inspiring view of the highest peaks in the world...

Ladakhi Men find dead Ibex in wintery Ladakh, take home head as a trophy

hills · snow

Men find a dead Ibex during their search for Snow leopard in the upper Ladakh. The Himalayan Ibex (Capra sibirica hemalayanus) is regarded as a subspecies of the Siberian Ibex (Capra sibirica).

Tourists at Auli try to negotiate snow, as Indian Army trucks pass by, in Uttarakhand

snow · forest

Tourists walk down snow covered hills of Auli as an Indian Army Truck passes by. A man rings bell on top of a building partially covered with the snow.