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This note is about, what, to me, was the toughest part – the final climb from Gomukh - the mouth of the Gangotri glacier – to the Tapovan Valley.
The group had begun the climb from Rajma in the Spiti Valley, Lahul district, Himachal Pradesh.
What you need is strong muscles on your legs, primarily, for this feat, says Shibu.
Officials said more than 450 climbers have scaled Mount Everest from the Nepali side of the peak in the south this season.
As of now, all mountaineers, who are at an altitude of 6,500 metres, are safe.
Whether travelling by train or flight, book your tickets as early as possible (minimum two months) to ensure a smooth journey and to get affordable fares.
Gyrocopters are small, single-seater aircraft with freely rotating horizontal blades and propellers.
A six-hour drive from Devprayag would take pilgrims to the temple town of Badrinath.
They travelled to Umling La, the highest place that can be reached by road, in the Himalayas.
Sheikh Hassan, who hails from Pandalam, is an assistant section officer in the Finance Department at Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram.
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