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Green Lakes Trek Zemu Valley | Sikkim
Photo from the Zemu Valley with the peaks courtesy www.himalayan-info.orgThe north east base camp of Kangchenjunga in the Zemu Valley has been "out of bounds" due a rigid permit system imposed by the...
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Nepal Trekking | Open and Closed regions Autumn 2020
Important information for all those who plan to trek in Nepal this autumn - please see below what is open and closed.Please note that this information is collected from October 5th to 10th 2020 and...
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Sikkim | Phoktey Dara Trek November 2020 with South Col Expeditions
Kangchenjunga range from Rinchinpong/Kaluk West Sikkim The Chiwabhanjan Phoktey Dara Trek October 30th to November 8th 2020October 30th 2020After more than ten months since our last trek in December...
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Kanha National Park | Safari Permits and Charges
Kanha National Park SafarisThe updated safari charges and other rules for 2021 as on date (January 11th 2021) are given below:Safari Permit bookingsAll safaris except full day safaris can be booked on...
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THE FANTASTICAL KINGDOM OF LO | Guest Post by Persis Anklesaria
Persis Anklesaria, is a veteran South Col trekker, keen photographer and gifted writer. In this post she recounts her journey to the once forbidden kingdom of Mustang - a fascinating part of the...
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Everest Reconnaissance Expedition 1921 | 100 Years Ago
Members of the 1921 expedition Standing: Wollaston, Howard-Bury, Heron, Raeburn. Sitting: Mallory, Wheeler, Bullock, Morshead. The ninth member Alexander Kellas had passed away en route to Everest...
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Everest West Ridge | The First Ascent May 22nd 1963
Tom Horbein“Evenings were peaceful, smoke settling in the quiet air to soften the dusk, lights twinkling on the ridge we would camp on tomorrow, clouds dimming the outline of our pass for the day...
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Everest | 29th May 1953 - The First Ascent
Today is sixty eight years since the first ascent of Everest.On 29th May 1953 at 11.30 am, a Sherpa and a New Zealander became the first men to stand on top of the highest peak on this planet....
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Mallory and Irvine | Everest Tibet side 8th June 1924
‘The question remains – “Has Mt Everest been climbed?” It must be left unanswered, for there is no direct evidence. But bearing in mind the circumstances ….. and considering their position when last...
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Ladakh | Markha Valley Route and Timings Update July 2021
Update- Though we did the trek from Skiu, the road now goes as far as Sara and possibly if the river is low as far as Markha. We therefore suggest that to drive from Leh to Sara on the first day...
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Kashmir Great Lakes Trek | August 2021 Updated Route and Timigs
The Great Lakes is one of the signature treks in Kashmir and has become extremely popular especially in the busy summer season of July and August. There have been reports that in late July this year...
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Ama Dablam Base Camp | Update October 2021
The lodges of Ama Dablam base camp October 27th 2021The information available on Ama Dablam Base Camp on the internet has mostly been sketchy and so I decided to go up with my group to see the base...
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Mardi Himal Trek Nepal December 2021 | Route and Timings
A South Col team walked to Mardi Himal in December 2021 in perfect weather. Here is the detailed description of the route and the timings. December 6th 2021 Pokhara to Kande by road and walk to Pitam...
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The Hunt for Mount Everest by Craig Storti | Book Review
Members of the 1921 Everest Reconnaissance Expedition This review was first published in The Hindu on August 7th...
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Mallory and Irvine | 8th June 1924 | 98 Years After
On 8th June 1924, two men left Camp VI (26,700 feet) to make an attempt for the summit of Everest. Camp VI was the highest camp of the British 1924 Everest expedition.On the same morning, another...
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New Roads in the Annapurna Region | Nepal
In the last few years a large number of new roads have come up in the Annapurna region (most of them remain as dirt tracks for four wheel drive jeeps) and these roads can reduce the trekking days for...
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Everest Seventy Years After the First Ascent May 29th 1953
A condensed version of this article appears in The Hindu May 28th 2023https://www.thehindu.com/society/everest-70-years-later/article66873075.eceOn 28th May 1953, two men started out from the South Col...
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Gokyo Ama Dablam Base Camp Trek via Phortse October 2021 -Route and Timings
Namche to Gokyo to Phortse to Pangboche to Namche October 2021Route details and timings for this route is belowOctober 21 Namche to Dole We left Namche on a sunny clear morning after the rain with all...
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Kashmir Tarsar Marsar Trek - Route and Timings August 2022
Kashmir Tarsar Marsar Trek August 16 to 20th 2022A detailed day wise route desctiption and timings of the popular Tarsar Marsar trek by South Col Expeditions in August 2022 - due to bad weather and...
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Mulde View Point, Dobato and Poon Hill Route and Timings March 2023
Mulde View Point and Poon Hill Trek Route and TimingsWith a view to extend the Poon Hill trek by a few days we decided to go a recce of a new route to Dobato and Muldai View Point – the Muldai route...
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The Best Himalayan Blogs from Feedspot
Feedspot recently published a list of the best Himalayan blogs and the link is available athttps://blog.feedspot.com/himalayan_blogs/?feedid=5614136The list covers 35 blogs and websites from the...
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Ladakh | Phyang to Hunder Trek across the Lasermo La by Ashesh Ambasta
2 Sept 2023: Atop Lasermo La. Left to right -- Prasad, Ashesh, and Kunsal, and Stanzin (kneeling) posing for the regulation photo, clicked by Glory! Ashesh Ambasta is a experienced trekker who has...
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Lukla to Tumlingtar Trek | October - November 2023
The mighty Arun river at Karticke Ghat from the bridge - Tumlingtar is one hour from here by jeep "For dreadfulness naught can excelThe prospect of Bung from Gudel;And words die away on the tongueWhen...
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Everest and the Khumbu Region | Updates October - November 2023
Everest, the Lhotse wall and Ama Dablam from the high route between Phortse and Pangboche I was in the Khumbu for around three weeks in October – November 2023. Here are some updates which would be...
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Kilimanjaro Climb | Dr Ajmal Sobhan
At the start of the climb the Lemosho GateAjmal Sobhan from Richmond, Virginia, is a retired surgeon, former marathon runner with many treks under his belt. In this guest post Ajmal describes his...
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