On Nanda Devi East, they reached 5,900m on the south face, but Pellisier’s brief report does not say why they had to turn back or if the warm weather had anything to do with it. Still, the team ...

The gentle landscape of the Valley of Flowers National Park complements the rugged mountain wilderness of Nanda Devi National Park. Together they encompass a unique transition zone between the ...

India has a total of 107 national parks, each providing a paradise for nature enthusiasts. Of these, six national parks have ...

Nanda Devi East has been climbed several times, but always by the same classic southeast ridge route, opened by a Polish team in 1939. Attempts on a new line have failed so far.

Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, located in the Himalayan Mountains in the northern part of the country, includes as core areas the Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks, which are one World ...

Nanda Devi is one of the most storied mountains in the world, so it stands to reason that over the years, an extensive amount of literature has been written on it. Although not exhaustive ...

The two-week Yudh Abhyas began on Nov. 19, with a ceremony near Nanda Devi, the second-tallest mountain in the range. Soldiers were 9,200 feet above sea level, a high altitude but not as high up ...

Wind can be heard in the audio. The mountaineers had been trying to scale the Nanda Devi peak, India’s second-highest mountain, in May when tragedy struck. Seven bodies of the eight-strong team ...