himalayas

Inspired by Eskimos, Vinod Bodh set up the unique Sethan Igloo Village near Manali in Himachal Pradesh.

Anuradha and Kartik Budhraja run Saroga Woods, a tranquil homestay amid the Himalayas, which is carbon-friendly and sustainable in numerous ways. The journey of building it, the say, was a dream come true.

In 1965, the US government approached India to help keep tabs on China's nuclear activities. What transpired was a secret expedition to the summit of Nanda Devi, which was abandoned halfway, resulting the a nuclear device being missing. Now, around 56 years later, the incident has been thrust into the spotlight once again.

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel have saved 12 trapped in the Tapovan tunnel in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, where rescue efforts are still underway.

The monotony of their 9-5 jobs made three friends launch Trekmunk, a travel company that organizes offbeat treks and mountaineering expeditions.

"If you truly love something, you will appreciate everything about it, so in my case, I dedicate myself entirely to the mountains on every trip." #TrueTalent #PadmaAwards #PadmaShri

“It was during the computations of the northeastern observations that Sikdar rushed on one morning in 1852 into the room of Sir Andrew Waugh & exclaimed, ‘Sir, I have discovered the highest mountain of the world’.

In an attempt to retain the beauty and the pristine greens in the Himalayan region, Pradeep Sangwan started an organisation, which he aptly named ‘Healing Himalayas’. Having always been a city dweller, his decision to move to Himachal Pradesh in 2009 came as a surprise to those who knew him.

Soundararajan P and Sanjay Thakur have set base in Island Peak (Imja Tse), Nepal, to set up a pop-up restaurant at an altitude of 5,585 metres!

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