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Apple Orchard, Lachen
On a recent visit to Lachen in North Sikkim, I had the good fortune of spending one night at the Apple Orchard Resort. Situated high above the town, near the monastery the resort is the best place and...
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Trekking Stores in Gangtok: Climate Zone
On my recent visit to Gangtok en route to the South Col trek to Green Lakes in North Sikkim, I was pleasantly surprised to see a number of new trekking stores in the town. One of them, I visited,...
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The Mountains of the Zemu Valley, North Sikkim
A South Col Expeditions team trekked the Zemu Valley and the Green Lakes Kangchenjunga base camp in October-November 2014. The spectacular valley has an array of impressive peaks both named and unnamed...
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The Langtang Valley Trek by Karuna Parikh
Karun Ezara Parikh trekked the Langtang Valley in Nepal with South Col Expeditions in December 2014. In this evocative guest post Karuna recalls her experiences in this beautiful valley.The last time...
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Kyanjin Gompa: Panorama Guest House
The lake above the Kyanjin monasteryOn a recent South Col trek to the Langtang Valley we stayed at the new Panorama Guest House at Kyanjin Gompa. Kyanjin has a number of guest houses and it is...
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Happy New Year 2015
Wishing all my friends, family, fellow trekkers, fellow bloggers and photographers a very Happy New Year 2015! And here is the exciting schedule of treks for the New Year!Mustang & Lo Manthang...
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When Does Trekking becomes Mountaineering
Mark Horrell, climber, writer and photographer has written an excellent post on his blog about trekking and mountaineering and the fine line between the two. Do visit Mark's blog for more articles and...
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New Nikkor 300mm f/4E PF ED VR
One of the most exciting releases from Nikon in the new year is the 300 F4 PF ED VR lens. The earlier 300 F4 AFS lens was a favourite with many wildlife photographers paired with the TC 1.4 converter....
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Peakfinder Earth App
Very often on our treks we stand at the top of a ridge or a view point wanting to know the names of the peaks.We know the names of the "big ones" and for the others we ask our fellow trekkers, guides...
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Mustang & Lo Manthang Trek with South Col
April 16th to May 1st 2015This trek covers one of the last Shangri-la’s in the Himalaya. A lost kingdom bordering Tibet which has a regulated entry of not more than three thousand visitors per year...
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Around Manaslu with South Col May 9th to 24th 2015
The circuit of Manaslu, the eighth highest peak in the world, is what the Annapurna circuit was thirty years ago! Few trekkers, traditional villages, outstanding views, mountain culture, a high pass...
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Tips for High Altitude Treks in the Himalayas
Descending from Gorak Shep with Pumori in the backgroundThis year South Col Expeditions has a number of long high altitude treks. There is fourteen days in Mustang, sixteen days around Manaslu and...
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The Green Lakes Trek in the Zemu Valley, North Sikkim
A team from South Col Expeditions, trekked to the north east base camp of Kanchenjunga in the Zemu Valley in October-November 2014. Here is the day wise description of the route and the trek...
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Tips and Tricks for Better Photography
After my two posts on tips and tricks for mountain photography in this blog, I am giving below some general tips for everyday photography which I am sure would be useful. Tip 1: Add people to a...
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Tenzing Norgay: Tiger of the Snows
On Sunday 15th March 2015 at 7 pm, I will be presenting a slide show on the life and times of Tenzing Norgay at India Habitat Centre, Gul Mohar Hall, New Delhi. All are welcome for this show. The...
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Nikon D7200
Nikon has introduced a new top of the line DX body, the D7200 which follows the D7100 and D7000. As compared to the earlier D7100, the improvements can be summarised as under:Upgraded image processor...
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Poon Hill Sunset Panorama Video
Recently I was at Poon Hill in December 2014 on a South Col Expeditions trek and it was a brilliant evening. So we went up for the sunset and this short video shows the awesome view!For the names of...
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Poon Hill Trek: Kande- Ghandrung-Ghorepani-Birethanti
A first time South Col trekker did this beautiful five day route in the Annapurna foothills in December 2014. Kumudini narrates her experiences - this is an invaluable account for first time trekkers...
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Langtang Trek: Kyanjin Ri Panorama Video
A team from South Col Expeditions trekked the amazing Langtang valley in December 2014. Some members of the team climbed from Kyanjin Gompa to the lower Kyanjin Ri viewpoint. Here is a video of the...
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Green Lakes Trek: North Sikkim, Outlook Traveller April 2015
The photo essay below was published in Outlook Traveller April 2015 issue.For the full essay please do visit http://www.sujoydas.com/SujoyDas/The-Green-Lakes-Trek-in-the-Ze/For more details about the...
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