“Himalayas”

Nepal·ceremony · hills

Everest climbers attend puja ceremony before their Everest expedition starts. 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…

Nepal·architecture · hills

Yaks overloaded with equipment crossing a bridge on away to 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 Sherpa…

Nepal·hills

Yaks crossing a bridge on their way to Everest Base camp during their 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 s…

Nepal·hills

Expedition team members climbing the steep and dangerous Khumbu icefall with ladders. 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…

Nepal·village · hills

Villagers felicitating the Indian Army team during their expedition to 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 seven…

Nepal·hills

Everest climbers used rope and ladder to cross crevasses during their 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 She…

hills

Indian Army crossing crevasses using rope and ladder. They slowly get down to the base camp.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · river

High Himalayan ranges as seen from Kuppad peak in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India Kuppad peak is in upper Shimla and is the origin of Giri River. The average altitude is more than 4000 meters.

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.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Inner sanctuary of Nanda Devi: from Lata Kharak to Dibrughetta and down to the Rishi Ganga gorge.

Uttarakhand·hills

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country, owing to this geography it was the highest known mountain in the world until computations on Dhaulagiri by western surveyors in 1808.

Uttarakhand·hills

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country, owing to this geography it was the highest known mountain in the world until computations on Dhaulagiri by western surveyors in 1808.

Nepal·hills

Move over Eepy Birds' Coke and Mentos - here come the playful sherpas from Everest Base Camp! They make a ball of aata or dough levitate over the whistle and resultant emanating steam of a pressure cooker! Indian Army added another feather…

hills · farmland

Local villagers search for Yarsagumba (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) in the high-altitude meadows of the Himalaya.

hills · wildlife

A magnificent male Himalayan Monal, one of the most spectacular birds of the Himalayas and the official state bird of Uttarakhand.

birds · wildlife

A male Scaly-bellied Woodpecker observed in the Himalayan region of Joshimath. Recognized by its vibrant green plumage, bright red crown, and distinctive scaly markings across its underparts, this species is one of the most striking woodpec…

Uttarakhand·hills · temple

The snow-covered slopes of Chandrashila Peak are visible under a blue sky with scattered white clouds in the high Himalayas of Uttarakhand.

hills

Floods overflowing through the valley of Himalayas. Angry torrent of water, mud, and schemes were targeted for the high mountain valleys of the Himalayas.

river · lake

The view of Manasarovar lake in Tibet. One can see the Himalaya across the lake covered with clouds. The vast grassland in the foreground and Himalaya in the background can be seen.

river · lake

The view of Manasarovar lake in Tibet. One can see the Himalaya across the lake covered with clouds. The vast grassland in the foreground and Himalaya covered with snow in the background can be seen. Driving along the Mansarovar lake.

hills · wildlife

The Himalayan Vulture or Himalayan Griffon Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae. Closely related to the European Griffon Vulture (G.

Uttarakhand·hills · festival

Ganesh Saili was born and grew up in Mussoorie and has had a lifelong love affair with the Himalayas. Settled atop a spur in Landour, he taught English and American literature at Mussoorie's post-graduate college.

Nepal·hills

Mount Everest climbers take a break enjoying tea and food during their expedition at the Base camp.

hills

Indian Army eat breakfast at a hotel in Nepal before 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…