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Life above the treeline.
High-altitude treks across the Himalaya, sorted by altitude. Tap any one to open its story and full photo gallery.
▲ 4,572 m
15 photos
Valley of Flowers & Hemkund Sahib
Uttarakhand, India
A striking dual alpine landscape: an emerald valley carpeted in hundreds of monsoon wildflower species, paired with a steep, punishing ascent to a sacred high-altitude glacial lake wrapped in mist.
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▲ 4,270 m
4 photos
Hampta Pass
Himachal Pradesh, India
A dramatic crossover: lush green Kullu on one side, the stark cold desert of Spiti on the other, split by a single high pass.
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▲ 3,810 m
21 photos
Kedarkantha
Uttarakhand, India
A winter classic. Snow-loaded pines, a frozen summit climb at dawn, and a 360-degree ring of Himalayan peaks at the top.
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