“Himalayas”

hills · livestock

The Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a large ungulate of the Himalaya. The Himalayan tahr is a relative of the wild goat and is specially adapted to life on the rugged mountain slopes of the Himalayas, extending from the montane to…

Nepal·hills

Indian Army team cross crevasses using rope and ladder during their expedition to 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…

Nepal·hills

Crevasses crossing at Khumu icefall using ladder and rope 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 seven…

Nepal·hills

Climbers use ladder and rope using rope and ladder during their expedition to 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…

hills · river

A morning view from Kuari Pass: Chaukhamba, Nilkanth, Kamat and Mana peaks can be seen. Chaukhamba is a mountain massif in the Gangotri Group of the Garhwal Himalaya. Its main summit, Chaukhamba I, is the highest peak in the group.

Nepal·hills

Hard and tuff task to cross the crevasses and seracs of Khumbu icefall for the Indian Army Team during their expedition to Everest.

Nepal·hills

Indian Army team take a break at Pheriche on their way to Everest. Climbers are playing cards before they head towards the top.

Nepal·architecture · hills

Indian Army team on their way to Everest crossing bridge during their expedition to Everest.

Nepal·ceremony · hills

Climbers offer prayer before they head towards Pheriche on their way to 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 Sher…

Nepal·architecture · hills

Climbers head towards Base camp, meanwhile they come across bridge during their trek to the Base camp.

Nepal·hills

Climbers trek through Namche bazar, Nepal and reach Kunde hospital during their expedition to Everest.

Nepal·hills

Yaks loaded with gears return to Namche village after the expedition to 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 Sher…

Nepal·bazaar · hills

Buddhist stupa seen at Namche bazar. Yaks are commonly used to carry equipment to Everest. Climbers gears line up at Namche bazar.

Nepal·ceremony · hills

Puja ceremony being performed by local lamas before the Everest expedition take place. 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…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Verditer Flycatcher in Landour, as seen from our dining room window! This Verditer Flycatcher, most commonly seen in the middle Himalaya, was spotted in Landour, Mussoorie.

hills

Dehra dun is a sprawling town in the terai region of the sub-Himalaya, nestled between the ancient Shivalik mountains and the younger Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

Nanda Devi is a two-peaked massif, forming a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long high ridge, oriented east-west. The west summit is higher, and the eastern summit is called Nanda Devi East.

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

Himalayan Bluetail male or Himalayan Red-flanked Bush-robin earlier known as the Orange - flanked Bush- robin seen in Landour, Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country (Kangchenjunga being on the border of India and Nepal); owing to this geography it was the highest known mountain in the world until computations…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country (Kangchenjunga being on the border of India and Nepal); owing to this geography it was the highest known mountain in the world until computations…

Himachal Pradesh·hills · highway

The Spiti Valley is a desert mountain valley located high in the Himalaya mountains in the north-eastern part of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The name "Spiti" means "The Middle Land", i.e. the land between Tibet and India.

Nepal·hills · highway

Rongbuk Monastery also known as Dzarongpu or Dzarong is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Nyingma, Basum, Tibet.

Nepal·snow · hills

As the team moves upward to occupy camp 3 during The Everest expedition 2001 the unxepected happens. The team is hit by snow blizzard at the height of 24000 feet. The wind speed touches approximately 100 kms per hour.

hills · snow

This timelapse captures the dramatic high-altitude landscape of the Harsil Valley region in Uttarakhand within the Garhwal Himalayas. Dominating the scene is the snow-covered Srikantha Peak, also known as Mt.