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The Himalayas, also Himalaya which literally means, "Abode of the snow" is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

Nepal·hills · snow

The Himalayas, also Himalaya which literally means, "Abode of the snow" is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

Nepal·snow · hills

Avalanche on Mt. Everest: A small avalanche takes place in the Khumbu icefall. The climatic conditions in the Sagarmatha region change without prior signs.

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Thick cloud on the way to Kathmandu Fabulous aerial views of the Himalaya, from 35, 000 feet above mean sea level! This clip also affords a superb view of Mt. Everest or Chomolongma in Tibetan or Sagarmatha in Nepalese.

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.

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Climbers negotiate spindrift and light powdery fresh snow as they descend a steep icewall, using crampons. They are roped up with the help of carabiners.

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New year 2012 ice sculpture in Thailand, at the Grand Hyatt Erawan, Bangkok. Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand formerly known as Siam, is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia.

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Crevasse crossing, Khumbu, Everest. Sherpas, climbers and HAP's (High altitude porters) cross a series of conjoined ladders to get across a crevasse in the Khumbu icefall, Mt. Everest region...

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Reaching Camp I on Everest, across the Khumbu Icefall. Crossing a crevasse and looking down its icy depths... Helmet Cam shot of a climber walking on a ladder across a ravine.

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Climbers fully clad with ironmongery negotiating crevasses on Everest! Roped up with carabiners and wearing crampons on their feet, mountaineers approach the next camp from the Khumbu glacier icefall.

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Located in the Himalayas Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain above sea level at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft).

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Snowy Peaks of Ladakh. Ladakh is a land of high passes on the borderland of India & Tibet. Ladakh is also known as 'The Land of the Mystic Lamas', 'The Broken Moon land', or 'The Last Shangri-La'.

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Campsite on Khumbu icefall, at the glacial moraine Base Camp of Mt. Everest / Chomolongma / Sagarmatha, in Nepal. Huge seracs drawf the climbers in the foreground, as they return from a recce on the peak! Tents pitched in the Himalaya.

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Trekkers head up the Khumbu icefall on the lower slopes of Mt. Everest. Climbers with ice axes head up through the crevassed ice field, through one of the major dangers up the route to Everest.

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Mountain climbers in the Himalaya. The icefall and crevasses of the Khumbu glacier can be seen, as climbers try to cross the icefall in treacherous conditions.