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The warmth of a Himalayan camp fire, en route Rudragaira peak in the Garhwal Himalaya. it is evening, and there is still bright light on the peaks behind and Auden's Col, but it is winter and the chill is extreme.

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The Jogin group of peaks separate the Rudragaira valley from the Thelaysagar-Brigupanth valley, and Kedar Tal, with Patangni Dhar separating the two valleys lower down the Jogin ridge.

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A pile of stones creates a route marker known as a cairn or thoua en route the Gangotri peaks which can be clearly seen in bright winter light on the way up to Mt. Rudragaira in the Garhwal Himalaya.

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To keep everyone in good cheer and suitably entertained, a porter churns out a Nepalese-Garhwali fusion ditty of a range of mountain songs, beside a camp bonfire. The group is heading up to the high mountains in winter.

Uttarakhand·hills

Garhwal Himalaya from wildfilmsindia estate at Jabbarkhet : Kedarnath, Bandarpunch, Rudragaira, Gangotri wall, Swargarohini, Srikantha, Choukhamba and Jaonli are just some of the peaks visible from here on most clear days.

hills · river

This lovely view of Himalayan Birch forests and a stream - tributary of the Ganga - lies in a hidden valley close to Harsil en route Gangotri in the western Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, from where the Ganges emanates.

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As our camera rolls in time lapse panning mode, our Rudragaira camp site gets pitched, tents come up, and the evening wears on on this cold wintery day in the high Himalaya.

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A view from the summit of Mt. Rudragaira, after traversing the saddle of ice to reach it. And what a massive Himalayan glacier lies to the north of Rudragaira peak, fed by the Gangotri range peaks, with fields of wrinkled crevasses across t…

snow · hills

Himalayan snowpack runs deep on the Jogin and Gangotri peak ranges, as seen from Rudragaira, with Auden's Col in distance. The hanging glaciers on Jogin are rather awe-inspiring. See the lovely snow field on the summit ridge.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Rain clouds cover the Gangotri-Jaonli range of peaks as seen from the Wilderness Films India sanctuary in Uttarakhand, cleaning up around sunset for a brilliant view of the Himalaya, in crisp orange light! What fabulous evening winterline h…

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Take a 360 degree camera walk up the slopes of Mt. Rudragaira in the Gangotri Himalaya, and look to the distant Naga - Nelang range, as one ascends in bright sunlight on an early winter's day.

Nanda Devi, Uttarakhand·hills · river

The Himalayan lake of Roopkund is the starting point for the onward trek to Hom Kund and Ronti Saddle that lies on a col between the mighty peaks of Nanda Ghunti and Trishul that lie along the outer rim of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary in the Ga…

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Enjoy a meadow walk in autumn in the high Himalaya! The buggyals or alpine meadows of the Garhwal Himalaya are famous for their floral spread in season, and for their endless green blanket in other months.

Uttarakhand·hills

Using a butane gas cylinder, Manish Bhadoni, a Himalayan birding and outdoors expert cum trekking guider makes tea on a Himalayan walk, onto Benog Tibba hill near Mussoorie in autumn, in the Garhwal Himalaya.

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What a lovely cold winter vista over the Bandarpunch range as seen from the Chhaiyan Bamak camp in the Garhwal Himalaya.

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Agora village with the trees and hills around it blanketed in winter snow. This is the pit stop for the popular trek to Dodital or the Emerald Lake in Uttarakhand. Truly a winter wonderland in the Himalaya!

snow · hills

The twins peaks of Bandarpunch west and White Peak look altogether bereft of snow in early winter, with all the glacial crevasses open wide and exposed, just before the heavy late winter snows dump down and cover the peak in a blanket of th…

forest · hills

Traditional slate stone roof on a village home in Kanatal, Uttarakhand. Slate is no longer mined in Uttarakhand, so the older stones have been recycled for use on modern mountain homes and the village homes that carried them are now covered…

hills · wildlife

Rupin Dang of wildfilmsindia speaks of the Himalaya, climate change and issues of water shortages, drought, flooding and worse... Welcome to Day 3 of The Himalayan Club's Annual Seminar 2021.

Uttarakhand·hills · river

Mt. Nanda Ghunti as seen at sunrise from Bedni buggyal alpine meadow en route Roopkund, the Skeleton Lake of the Garhwal Himalaya. In the immediate Himalayan neighbourhood lies Trishul.

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Terminal icefall and water fall from the Chhaian Bamak glacier which comes from Bandarpunch peaks and range in the Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand in the western Himalaya, one of the critical water catchment areas for the Ganges riverine sy…

Himachal Pradesh·hills · highway

Apple country in Himachal's middle hills, with remote village homesteads and tiny hamlets nestled between extensive deodar or Himalayan Cedar (Cedrus deodara) forests.

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