himalaya

The Himalayas, also Himalaya, (pron.: /ˌhɪməˈleɪ.ə/ or /hɪˈmɑːləjə/; Sanskrit, hima (snow) + ālaya (dwelling), literally, "abode of the snow"[1]) is a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

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Drones capture amazing climbing sights from the Karakoram mountain range [AMAZING PHOTOS]

Sun, Sep 23, 2012

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Spy drones have been used by the US government on a various occasion in Pakistan to gather intelligence from the tribal area bordering Afghanistan, known for its close ties with terrorist organisations. Most recently, however, drones have been used to capture some mind blowing photos of sights otherwise completely inaccessible. The latest venture follows renowned [...]

The Milky Way, as seen from the Himalaya mountains

Mon, Nov 14, 2011

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This has to be one of the most stunning pictures I’ve ever come across. I haven’t been able to find a source though, just found it on an image sharing site. If anyone knows any additional information, then please share it and I’ll add it right away.

The Himalayas might be the best place in the world to harness solar power

Thu, Oct 13, 2011

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We’ve become so accustomed to the imagery of huge stacks of solar panel arrays stretching across the scorching desert, that the idea of implementing solar panels in some of the coldest spots on Earth might be quickly judged as feeble. In reality, Japanese scientists claim in a recently published study that the most energy efficient [...]

Mount Everest gets 3G coverage

Fri, Oct 29, 2010

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The world’s highest third generation (3G) mobile network meets the world’s highest mountain, in what is a historic setting of a service station. Ncell, a mobile phone and internet operator in Nepal set the station at an altitude of 5200 meters above sea level, near the village of Gorakshep. “The speed of the 3G services [...]

Everest clean up team goes up again

Tue, May 11, 2010

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Everest is known as many things; first of all it’s the highest point in Asia, and in the world. It’s perhaps the peak over 8000 meters that most people try to climb (due to obvious reasons); but it also kills. Despite not being the most dangerous peak on the face of the earth, it has [...]

The Sky Burial

Mon, Nov 9, 2009

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First of all, it has to be said that this once common burial practice in Tibet is pretty hard to ‘digest’ for our ‘civilized’ world, and there’s a big chance you’ll find the pictures shocking. As adepts of Buddhism, Tibetans believe the single most important part of a person is its spirit, and after death, [...]

The continents and their highest points

Mon, Nov 17, 2008

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Continents are the large landmasses on Earth, delimitated by convention rather than geographical properties. Here we will refer to elevation as the height above sea level. However, it has to be taken into consideration that distance from the center of the earth is not the same thing, due to the fact that our planet is [...]

Mountain files: the 5 tallest mountains on Earth

Sat, Apr 19, 2008

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Mountains have always fascinated me… ever since I was a little kid. Although I can’t say that I’ve climbed really big mountains or did some extraordinary cliff hanging, I’ve had my share of mountain events, but at an amateur level. Even now when I look at a peak I feel like it’s reaching out towards [...]

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