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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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.…
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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…