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Kangchenjunga Trek Nepal | North and South | Road Construction
The Kangchenjunga group including Jannnu on the left and Kabru in front seen from a ridge above Ilam on the drive to TaplejungA South Col team recently did the Kangchenjunga trek in Nepal in November...
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Kangchenjung North Base Camp Pangpema Trek | Route and Timings
A South Col Team trekked the North Pangpema Base Camp of Kangchenjunga in November 2019. The details of the trek with day wise itinerary and timings are below.HIGHLIGHTSThe start of both the north base...
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Kangchenjunga North Base Camp Trek Pangpema | Route and Timings Part II
Jannu and Sobidonge at sunset from above KangbachenA South Col team trekked to Kangchenjunga North Base Camp Pangpema in November 2019.For details of the first part of our journey do visit...
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Ghandrung - Ghorepani - Poon Hill Trek | Updates December 2019
A South Col team trekked the Annapurna foothills in the last week of December 2019. Our route was Pokhara-Kande- Australian Camp- Pothana- Tolka- Landrung-Ghandrung- Tadapani- Ghorepani- Poon Hill-...
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Kangchenjunga White House | Khambachen Nepal
Nupu Sherpa who runs the lodgeA South Col group trekked the Kangchenjunga North Base Camp in November 2019. One of the nicest lodges we stayed in was the Kangchenjunga White House run by Nupu Sherpa....
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Mardi Himal Trek | Nepal | March 23-30 2020
HIGHLIGHTSThe Mardi Himal is a relatively new route in the foothills of Annapurna and has developed into a full scale trekking route in the last few years. It now has a series of lodges at different...
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Bhutan to charge Indians Rs 1200 per day Sustainable Fee
Bhutan will now impose a “sustainable development fee” (SDF) on Indian, Bangladeshi and Maldivian tourists, making visits to the Himalayan nation more expensive. The decision has been taken to protect...
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Kilimanjaro | The Lemosho Route with South Col
A South Col team will be attempting to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa and one of the seven summits in the fall of 2021.There are seven routes to the summit and the climb be done in as...
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South Col | International Womens Day
On International Womens Day, I salute all our trekkers and climbers who have made South Col treks so memorable! May you continue to reach greater heights!For more information on our treks and workshops...
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South Col Expeditions | Treks suspended until 30th April 2020
In view of the Covid-19 crisis and considering the safety and health of our clients, we have decided to postpone all our treks in March and April 2020. Treks scheduled in May 2020 will run as usual...
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In the shadow of Shipton and Tilman - Part I
The Nanda Devi SanctuaryThis is the first part of a photo essay I wrote many years ago for a book on the Indian Himalaya. The book was never published and I forgot about this essay. Going through my...
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In the shadow of Shipton and Tilman - Part II
Nanda Devi from Saini Kharak sunriseThis is the second and concluding part of this essay. Readers are advised to read the first part at...
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Rhododendrons of the Himalaya
"The Himalaya is truly Rhododendron country. As you make your way along the Dzongri trail in Sikkim, extensive forests of Rhododendron can be seen all along the trail and across large tracts of the...
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Everest | The West Ridge May 22nd 1963
Tom Horbein “But at times I wondered if I had not come a long way only to find that what I really sought was something I had left behind.”Willi UnsoeldToday is the 57th anniversary of one of the most...
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Annapurna South Face | 50 Years of the First Ascent May 27th 1970
Don Whillans and Mick Burke at a snowed under Base CampThe route of the 1970 British Annapurna South Face expedition On 27th May 1970 just before the monsoon was going to break Don Whillans and Dougal...
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Everest | 67th Anniversary of the First Ascent May 29th 1953
Hillary and Tenzing about to leave the South Col to establish Camp IX on the south east ridge - May 28th 1953 - Photo By Alf Gregory / Copyright Royal Geographical SocietyToday is sixty seven years...
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Everest | 8th June 1924 - Mallory and Irvine
A historic image of Rongbuk monastery by Capt John Noel with Everest in the backgroundOn 8th June 1924, two men left Camp VI (26,700 feet) to make an attempt on the summit of Everest. Camp VI was...
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Everest | Reflections on the Solukhumbu
We are happy to share some good news at the time of the global pandemic - our book Everest Reflections on the Solukhumbu published by Bidur Dangol of Vajra Books was shortlisted amongst four books at...
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Covid 19 | Trekking Update from South Col Expeditions
COVID 19 | AN UPDATE FROM SUJOY DAS, FOUNDER, SOUTH COL EXPEDITIONS As some of you would have seen from our whats app messenger posts, we have cancelled our summer treks in Ladakh for the period July...
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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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