Hills — Clipahoy

Spiti river valley from sky: Kibber and Chicham village zone as seen in mid-winter Himalayan freeze

Himachal Pradesh·hills · river

Mid-winter wonderland in the Himachal Pradesh region of Spiti, with its cold desert and sparse habitations centered around water resources in the river valleys.

Joshimath aerial view - flight over mountains around Auli, up the Dhaula Ganga, en route Badrinath, in Uttarakhand

hills · highway

See the steep terrain of the inner Himalaya, as we fly above and beyond Joshimath town in Uttarakhand.

Monsoon clouds roll in over the Himalaya, as seen from Jabbarkhet Estate

Uttarakhand·monsoon · hills

Monsoon clouds roll in over the Himalaya, circle and re-encircle each hilltop in slow motion time lapse, as seen from wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet Estate, during the July peak monsoon month in 2021.

Kalindi Khal trek - lonely campsite on a glacial moraine along a deeply crevassed glacier, in Uttarakhand

hills · snow

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

Kalindi Khal Himalayan pass in inclement monsoon weather: first climbed by Auden, in Uttarakhand

hills · monsoon

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

Zanskar river valley muddy monsoon stream, Pangi valley stunning granite tower of Gonbo Rangjon

Ladakh·river · hills

Accessed via the Death Road, the stunning granitic tower en route the Pangi valley in Zanskar is truly something else! A fabulous tilt up from a muddy stream to the granitic spire of Gonbo Rangjon, epitomising the trekking experince one is…

Fabulous blue sky and cloud Himalayan time lapse: Zanskar Pangi river valley stunning granite tower

Ladakh·hills · river

The sacred Gonborangjon rock spire stands tall as the Kargyuk Chu flows past it, snaking its way across a vast flat ground in upper the Lungnak valley.

Convoluted mass of crevasses en route Kalindi Khal, with massive Shweta glacier beyond Gangotri

hills · snow

A lone yellow tent with smaller tents pitched on the ablation valley along a glacial shelf with the glacier separated by just a small ridge. A small glacial melt water lake is located at the edge of the moraine.

Himalayan late winter time lapse over Bandarpunch peaks, with spindrift and jet-stream plumes, in Uttarakhand

river · hills

Lots of cloud movement and activity in the later winter early spring season, as the Banderpunch range with White Peak sits covered in a deep blanket of snow and ice, at the head-waters of the Yamuna river.

Sheep grazing in high altitude Uttarakhand Himalayan meadow, destroying flowering plants with hooves

hills · livestock

Sheep flock together in a rolling green alpine meadow or buggyal pastureland in the high Himalaya of Garhwal.

Summit ridge of White Peak, Bandarpunch, on a clear winter's day, as seen from Bamsaru Khal, in Uttarakhand

hills · river

Summit ridge of White Peak, Bandarpunch, on a clear winter's day, as seen from Bamsaru Khal As the clouds clear, the peak of Bandarpunch is revealed in all its glory, in the Garhwal Himalaya range, as the wildfimsindia team treks beyond Dod…

Winter time lapse in high Himalayan country around Shrikantha peak, with cloud and snow interplay, in Uttarakhand

hills · snow

The monsoon system retreats from the Himalaya, dumping down one last time in the form of the season's first heavy snowfall at high altitudes.

Joshimath town aerial view from Garhwal, en route Badrinath, Valley of Flowers and Nanda Devi

Uttarakhand·hills · river

On the Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib, Valley of Flowers and Lata - Malari - Nanda Devi route lies the busy mountain town of Joshimath with a large concrete spread of buildings crowding around the hillside, and Auli and Gorson located just above…

Spiti Himalaya in Himachal, as seen from the air: Follow trail to Buddhist gompa in inner Himalaya

Himachal Pradesh·hills · aerial

Follow a winter-time snowed-over trail to the Key gompa in Himachal Pradesh, as seen aerially in Spiti in north India. Spiti Himalaya in Himachal, as seen from the air: Follow trail to Buddhist gompa in inner Himalaya

Himalayan Peak Bandarpunch from Chhaiyan Bamak glacier near Hanuman peak and Jaonli, in Garhwal, in Uttarakhand

hills · snow

Views of Mt. Bandarpunch, Black Peak (Kalanag) or Bandarpunch II, Hanuman and Jaonli, as seen from the Chhaiyan Bamak glacier in the Garhwal Himalaya.

Long stretch of glacier near Kalindi Khal pass in Garhwal Himalaya, moraine campsite of many tents, in Uttarakhand

hills · snow

A long stretch of glacier (literally a flowering river, as the bend in the glacier would suggest!) en route Kalindi Khal pass in the Garhwal Himalaya, with a morainic campsite of many tents of multiple colours, on a grim and overcast day.

Monsoon moods of high peaks of Uttarakhand Himalaya, with black clouds, deep glacial snow pack

monsoon · hills

Angry black monsoon clouds, laden with moisture approach the Rain towers of the world - the Himalaya - and rain down precipitation upon them en masse, to regenerate the glaciers and deep snow pack that feeds water to the Indian sub-continen…

Trekkers pass Juniper shrubs en route to Rudragaira, these are often destroyed by tourist groups

hills

Trekkers pass Juniper shrubs and Himalayan Silver Birch (Bhoj patra or Betula utilis) forests on route to Rudragaira, these are often destroyed by tourist groups, and used to light camp firs, thus destroying hundreds of years of slow growin…

Kalanag and White Peak Banderpunch range visible clearly from above Dharali, deep winter snow pack

snow · hills

Deeo winter snow-pack on the slopes of the Bandarpunch range as seen from the high ridges above Dharali in the lower Gangotri valley from above Harsil, in the winter of 2018.

When you're in a white-out, the only way is forward, to get atop Kalindi Khal Pass in the Himalaya, in Badrinath

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.

Vasuki Tal campsite above Nandanvan meadow, en route moraine rubble rockfall walk to Kalindi Khal, in Uttarakhand

hills · aerial

Aerial over-flight of Vasuki Tal lake and the upper reaches of the glacier below. Climbers pitch camp on the shores of Vasuka Tal lake with the rough moraine and rubble rocky walk up towards Kalindi Khal pass.

Hidden valleys of Great Himalayan National Park wilderness, in Himachal Pradesh

hills · forest

This breathtaking 4K footage captures the untouched wilderness of Great Himalayan National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site nestled in the majestic Himalayas.

Snow-clad Bandarpoonch peaks with glaciers and crevasses, in Uttarakhand

hills · snow

A breathtaking scenic view of the snow-covered Himalayan peaks unfolds from the heights of Bandarpoonch, showcasing the majestic White Peak and Black Peak or Kalanag rising dramatically against the sky.