hills

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

A base camp made of flat rocks with camping tents on the way to Roopkund Lake, just after Ali and Bedni buggyal meadows, Himalayan peak Nanda Ghunti covered in light autumn snow with mist clouding the view of the camera.

hills

Walk the desolate high altitude snowy slopes of Rudragaira, following the lead climber up this simple trekking peak.

hills

Walking up the scree and rocky slopes of Mt. Rudragaira to get to a 19, 200 foot high trekking peak of a Himalayan summit in the Garhwal Himalaya.

hills · snow

After crossing the Shweta glacier, one gets down the Raj Parav glacier on the other side of Kalindi Khal.

hills · snow

Porters and team members assemble tents on a rocky glacial shelf above the main Raj Parav glacier in Garhwal, en route the Kalindi Khal pass trek in the western Himalaya.

hills · monsoon

Walking through deep snowpack Porters and team members assemble tents on a rocky glacial shelf above the main Raj Parav glacier in Garhwal, en route the Kalindi Khal pass trek in the western Himalaya.

river · hills

Dal - Chaval and papad is on the menu today, as your steel thali is handed to you at a high altitude campsite on the route to the Kalindi Khal pass in the Garhwal Himalaya.

river · hills

Crossing a fast flowing Himalayan stream at the foot of a moraine, as one treks to the pass of Kalindi Khal in the Garhwal Himalaya.

hills · snow

Fresh snow has fallen all around, as we pitch a higher winter camp in the Garhwal Himalaya, around Shrikantha peak. it was a freezing night and the next day dawned even snowier and colder.

hills

Crackling bonfire in the Himalaya, below a sliver of a moon and clear stars, chestnuts in the fire and roasting to perfection. Ah, the mountain life! The stars above and the distant lights of Dehradun only add to the ambience.

hills

Rescue of a climber with HAPO during Kalindi Khal trek in the Himalaya: High altitude sickness or High Altitude Pulmonary Oedema / Edema, or water retention in the lungs due to high altitude lack of acclimatization.

hills · wildlife

Walking in an alpine buggyal meadow of summr-flowring Anemone obtusiloba, potentillas, buttercups and more, our wildfilmsindia trekking support party pitches tents in the shadow of Bandarpunch peak in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

hills · river

On the steep wet walking track on the trek up to the Bhyundar valley in Uttarakhand, the clouds hang low and the waterfalls cascade down to the valley from high ridges above.

hills · monsoon

Walking through deep snowpack Porters and team members assemble tents on a rocky glacial shelf above the main Raj Parav glacier in Garhwal, en route the Kalindi Khal pass trek in the western Himalaya.

hills · monsoon

Setting up tents on the way to Kalindi Pass in Garhwal. See a glacial melt-water lake on the lateral side of a glacial moraine.

Uttarakhand·hills · monsoon

Trekkers have a deep snowpack pit stop for rest while climbing atop Kalindi Khal, at near 20K feet altitude Walking in near white out conditions, with no visibility en route Kalindi Khal pass between Gangotri and Badrinath valleys.

hills · monsoon

Long march to top of Kalindi Khal that connects Gangotri Bhagirathi valley with Alaknanda-Badrinath Setting up tents on the way to Kalindi Pass in Garhwal. See a glacial melt-water lake on the lateral side of a glacial moraine.

hills · snow

Plodding through knee deep snow atop rocky scree slopes to top of Kalindi Khal in Uttarakhand Long march to top of Kalindi Khal that connects Gangotri Bhagirathi valley with Alaknanda-Badrinath Setting up tents on the way to Kalindi Pass in…

hills · monsoon

Tough walking terrain. One missed or slipped step and you end up with a sprained ankle - or worse! Plodding through knee deep snow atop rocky scree slopes to top of Kalindi Khal in Uttarakhand Long march to top of Kalindi Khal that connects…

Uttarakhand·river · lake

Trekking over Bedni and Ali Buggyal to get to Roopkund Lake of Bones in the Garhwal Himalaya, with views of Nanda Ghunti and Trishul peaks.

Uttarakhand·hills · river

Trekking over Bedni and Ali Buggyal to get to Roopkund Lake of Bones in the Garhwal Himalaya, with views of Nanda Ghunti and Trishul peaks.

Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand·hills · river

The trekking route during the Rudragaira Trek passes through a rugged Himalayan mountain landscape with rocky terrain and alpine vegetation.

Uttarakhand·hills · village

Bharat Homestay – The Native Himalayan serves as a trekking basecamp in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand.