trying to find a route through... it made the Khumbu Icefall look like a children’s playground … Were we to be defeated so soon?” – George Band, in his 1955 Alpine Journal report of the first ascent ...

The route unfolds itself among the lush forests, small villages until it meets Kanchenjunga National Park. You may take a stop at Khecheopalri Lake; it is a lake highly venerated by both Buddhists ...

Also known as the Zuluk stretch, the Old Silk Route features 32 tight hairpin bends. The road is perched on steep mountain slopes, and offers panoramic views of the Kanchenjunga range. There is ...

The Great Himalayan Trail is 1,750km across Nepal and over some of the world's highest trekking passes. Here, we break down ...

Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve is also known ... Trekking is the popular activity at the biosphere reserve. The trekking route mainly starts from Yuksom, located about 145 km from Gangtok.

India boasts vistas that are ideal for everybody’s pace, stretching between the Himalayas in the north, to the greenery and up-down southern states, lined up to be discovered. The northern Himalayan ...