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Travel Photo| Mountaineering Indo-Nepal Border

 HMI base camp: Standing overlooking the Rathong pass at Chowrikiang, the location of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute's base camp, one can't help but appreciate the vast…
Ian Yacobucci

Travel Photo| 5000m above India's Himalayas

Himalayan view: Rathong Valley, West Siikim India At 4500m above sea level, this was the view from the washroom at base camp where the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute trains.…
Ian Yacobucci

Travel Photo| Climbing Himalaya's Rathong Glacier India

Walking on ice:Himalaya’s Rathong Glacier – West Sikkim, India While training with the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, in West Sikkim, India, I captured this image of my…
Ian Yacobucci

Travel Photo| Acclimation trek in West Sikkim, India

Acclimating at 3500m: One of the most challenging and probably one of the coolest things I've ever done was the basic mountaineering course at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute.…
Ian Yacobucci

Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Basic Training Course : Phase 2 Trekking to Basecamp

After making it through phase 1 I explain how to prepare and what to expect as you head to the Himalayan Mountaineering Institue’s base camp, a 37 km trek from 5610 to 14, 600ft. Trekking…
Ian Yacobucci