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People throng ice cream vendor in Punjab.

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Crabiners? Check! Rope? Check! Harness? Check! Crampons and boots? Check! Ice axes for tip top climbing up the seracs? Check! Then away we go, up the seracs of the Khumbu icefall to practice for our Everets climb! See Pumori peeping out in…

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Team members crossing a ladder over a deep crevasse in the interesting Khumbu icefall. Rope and ladders are expertly fixed and maintained through the maze.

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Moving down from the higher camps, Everesters rope up and walk in case of a suddenly exposed crevasse. Note how the camp's tents are protected from the strong winds by blocks of ice.

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Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayas. It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The pass, at 4,310 m (14,140 ft) above mean sea level, forms a part of an offshoot of the ancient Silk Road.

Gangtok, Sikkim·river · snow

Tsomgo Lake or Changu Lake is perched within mountains at an altitude of 12,400 ft. Located at Gangtok – Nathula Highway only 37 kms. from Gangtok, the Changu Lake is one of the most spectacular landscapes of Sikkim.

Gangtok, Sikkim·river · snow

Tsomgo Lake or Changu Lake is perched within mountains at an altitude of 12,400 ft. Located at Gangtok – Nathula Highway only 37 kms. from Gangtok, the Changu Lake is one of the most spectacular landscapes of Sikkim.

Sikkim·river · snow

Tsomgo Lake or Changu Lake is perched within mountains at an altitude of 12,400 ft. Located at Gangtok – Nathula Highway only 37 kms. from Gangtok, the Changu Lake is one of the most spectacular landscapes of Sikkim.

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Yaks grazing in snow covered Himalayan mountains of Ladakh in Kashmir, India. Yak is the dominant livestock species that support livelihoods for pastoralist of the Tibetan plateau and nearby Himalayan regions.

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Young man making lassi at a dhaba in India. Lassi is a another cooling and refreshing drink to have in summer. It is a very light drink and can be made easily at home.

Ladakh·hills · snow

Barren brown mountains with fresh snow can be seen aerially while flying to Leh in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Himachal Pradesh·snow · hills

Aerial view of huge glacier & mountain system in Himachal Pradesh, India... Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India.

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Can you imagine apple blossom (and even fruit!) in the heat of Delhi? Yes, we make it happen! Borage is a Mediterranean herb plant that made it in with our arctichoke seeds and now gets grown in Delhi.

Uttarakhand·snow · hills

Indian devotees negotiate Shila amundra glacier en route Homkund during Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra in Uttarakhand, India. Homkund, also spelled Hom Kund is a high altitude mountain pond located in Chamoli District, Uttarakhand State, India.

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Beautiful snow leopard giving itself a self groom... The snow leopard is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

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A snow leopard looks at the camera with its wide eyes, walks away quietly and hides behind the bush at a forest in India... The snow leopard is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

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Beautiful snow leopard giving licking itself and giving a self groom... The snow leopard is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

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A closeup of snow leopard looking at the camera with its wide eyes at a forest in India. The snow leopard is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

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Tired and sleepy snow leopard at a forest in India. The snow leopard is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

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The snow leopard is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because as of 2003, the size of the global population was estimated at 4,080-6,590 adults, of…

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A closer look at snow leopard eyes at a forest in India. The snow leopard is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

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This Ounce seems to be warm in this middle altitude forest and it pants to stay cool, as its real habitat comprises of the higher altitude forests of the Himalaya and related cold weather ranges.

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A lone Snow leopard in a forest of India.The snow leopard is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.