Author: JibbiNibbi
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Rakchham: A hidden paradise of granite climbing in Indian Himalayas
Nestled in a remote corner of Indian Himalaya close to the border with Tibet is a small village called Rakchham, which translates to ‘rak’ means rock ‘chham’ means bridge or pool, ‘Bridges of rocks. The overwhelming amount of granite surrounding the village is quite astonishing. They come in all shapes and sizes, from boulders to…
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The Big walls of Bhagirathi
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 some of the most impressive…
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Changabang North Face
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 the most ambitious climbers and…
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Exploration around Donali glacier in Kishtwar
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 ground, there are innumerable valleys…
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Climbing in Lalung valley: Trijunction of Kishtwar, Suru and Zanskar
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 recently this politically tumultuous area…
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Free climb to Toro peak in Miyar Valley, India
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 popular among climbers all over…