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Sir Chris Bonington celebrates 90th birthday – and vows to fulfill promise to late friend

Legendary mountaineer marks day with pledge to complete a Himalayan Sherpa community project started by fellow climber

Advnture

What Are The Deepest Bunkers In World Golf?

Nowadays, some sand traps are so flat they're barely hazards, but that's not always the case. These four courses have bunkers so deep they will give you nightmares...

Golf Monthly

What is Humboldt’s enigma and what does it mean for India? | Explained

Explorers and scientists have long wondered why some areas are more biodiverse than others, with mountains being a key exception to the expected decrease in diversity away from the tropics, known as Humboldt's enigma. The Shola Sky Islands are a good example in India, and need more research and support.

The Hindu

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Sikkim flood was a matter of time despite uncertainties, scientists knew

Climate change has played a big part in altering the frequency and amplifying the intensity of such weather phenomena – and human activities on unstable terrain have made their effects more devastating.

The Hindu

Himalayan blunders that are ravaging the Himalayas

In a time of the unpredictable impact of climate change events, conservation of the Himalayan region is vital

The Hindu

Melting of Ladakh glacier could form three glacial lakes: Study

Accelerated melting of the Himalayan Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh could give rise to three glacial lakes with an average depth ranging between 34 and 84 metres, scientists have found

The Hindu

Into the heart of the Himalayas

mystics and sceptics: in search of himalayan masters

The Hindu

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Scarred for life: the Himalayan towns sinking into oblivion

The construction of vast dams and a network of roads and railways have taken a heavy toll on the state of Uttarakhand, with buildings in Joshimath and other settlements collapsing and residents blaming government indifference

The Guardian - UK

What new satellite image analysis can tell us about the Line of Actual Control between China and India

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute says the Chinese infrastructure developments played a role in last week's Himalaya border skirmish between the two nuclear-armed nations.

ABC News

Global warming forces Kashmir farmers to grow saffron indoors

Farmers in Kashmir are experimenting with new techniques for growing saffron as global warming stunts traditional production of the world's most expensive spice in the Himalayan foothills.

Radio France Internationale

Body of missing US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson found in Nepal

Kathmandu (AFP) - The body of top US ski mountaineer Hilaree Nelson was retrieved from the Himalayas by a search team on Wednesday, two days after she disappeared on the slopes of Nepal's Manaslu peak.

AFP

Mum-of-two plunges off huge 27,000ft mountain in Himalayas after skidding off

Manaslu in Nepal is the world’s eighth highest mountain and the search for the mother of two from Telluride, Colorado, has been very tricky due to poor weather conditions

Daily Mirror

Birdwatchers from India, Nepal and Bhutan to count birds in the Himalayas

First edition of the Himalayan Bird Count (HBC) to be held on May 14

The Hindu

‘Warming in Himalayas accelerating snow melt, flooding in rivers’

It has direct implications on water availability and security of South Asia, say studies

The Hindu

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As India, Pak duel over Gurez dam, a village in Kashmir longs for electricity

The spectacular Gurez valley lies secluded in the upper reaches of the Himalaya, tucked between the northern stretch of Kashmir, 123 km from Srinagar, and Pakistan’s southern horizon. When you tell the locals how beautiful it is, the common response is: “Oh, but you don’t want to be here in the winters.”

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