The Big Walls of Bhagirathi From the famous meadow of Tapovan one can see the famous Bhagirathi groups of peaks. This is described by Gorge Bettembourg as an El capitan with a droites north face on top at 6000 mt. The Big walls of Bhagirathi III and IV have attracted
Korak (nicknamed Nibbi) is a highly passionate rock climber and has been climbing extensively together with his twin brother Spandan (nicknamed Jibbi) for a decade. He is dedicated in exploring all the styles from hard boulders & sport climbs to remote alpine rock climbs in various parts of India. As aspiring alpinists, the duo prefer to explore unclimbed terrains in minimalist style rather than aggression for height records.
His notable ascents include
Mahalaya - Lalung valley. Zanskar, IV 5.10b R, 550 meters;
Millennium crack - Badami 7a trad climb;
Samsara - Badami 8a sport climb;
Smiling goddess - Chhatru Fb 7c boulder problem;
Changabang North Face Changabang (6864 mt) is one of the most magnificent mountains in the world, located in the Garhwal region of the Indians Himalayas. Its north face is one of the most impressive walls for elite climbers. The vertical steep labyrinth of rock and ice has attracted some of
Exploration around Donali glacier in Kishtwar
- Climbing Exploration in India
- exploration in Kishtwar Himalayas, exploring donali glacier in kishwar
Exploring Donali – A rarely visited climbing paradise in Kishtwar Nestling on the north-east bank of Chenab between Kashmir to the north and Chamba-Lahaul to the south, lies the mountaineer’s playground of Kishtwar. As Harish Kapadia wrote in his book EXPLORING THE HIDDEN HIMALAYA “Kishtwar is the small parties hunting
During September 2017, we joined our friends Tad McCrea & Jon Griffin both from the United States, for an expedition to the remote Lalung valley. This valley is in the Indian Himalaya, located on the boundary of the Kishtwar, Suru, and Zaskar regions of Jammu and Kashmir. Up until fairly
The Beginning: When I first got interested in climbing mountains, one of the pictures that impressed me much was that of the Neverseen Tower in Miyar valley. I came across a photo in Himalayan journal vol. 58, taken by Italian alpinist Massimo Marchigianni. Around the year 2000, the valley become
