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Poonhill [00:51]
The trek to Ghorepani - Poon Hill which is located in Annapurna region, is truly called as all the best of the trekking in Nepal.The trek offers the spectacular mountain scenery along with charming villages inhabited particularly by the Gurungs & Magars, dense rhododendron forests full of birds and deep sub-tropical valleys, all set below the Annapurnas with the picturesque peak of Machhapuchhare (Fishtail Peak) dominating the skyline. One of the important highlight of this trip is to make a climb on Poon Hill, possibly the most spectacular mountain scapes on Earth. When sun rises, it touches the snow-capped summits the Himalayan giants, Dhaulagiri (8167m) and Annapurna (8091m) along with a maze of other peaks gradually appear, just like magic that your eye could not believe. Besides, during journey, you are rewarded by the natural beauties in your each & every footsteps.
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An ode to Sagarmatha [03:01]
Indian Army added another feather to its cap in May 2001, when its mountaineers successfully scaled Mount Everest and put a record eight members and seven Sherpas on the summit. This is the largest number of summiteers on Mount Everest in an Indian expedition. The mighty mountain ranges of the Himalayas have, over the centuries, inspired not only man's imagination and spiritual quest, but also his spirit of adventure. Mount Everest, the tallest of the peaks of the Himalayas as also the whole world, stood in its unattainable isolation for thousands of years, till Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary conquered it in 1953. Since then, at least a thousand climbers have set foot on it. That at least 200 have lost their lives while trying to scale the peak speaks of the infinite dangers involved in the task. The Indian Army Mount Everest Expedition was flagged off by the Chief of the Army Staff on 1st March 2001 at New Delhi. It was led by Col. Krishan Kumar. After flagging off, the team moved to Nepal and after a long trek from Jiri, reached Base Camp of Everest on 3rd April 2001. The stocking and establishment of various camps was completed by 10th May 2001 and summit attempts were planned for 14-15 May. However, bad weather forced the team to return to Base Camp from Camp-II. Weather remained bad for a few days. Finally on 19th May the team started from the Base Camp for their final attempt to reach the summit. On 20th May the first summit team reached Camp-HI and the next day ...
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Ode to Sagarmatha part 2 [25:03]
Indian Army Everest Expedition 2001: Ode to Sagarmatha Not another Everest expedition, you would say! But this footage has unique and interesting footage, and sub-stories. We have footage on the visually-impaired climber who summitted this summer. We have footage of Babu Chherri Sherpa, who climbed Everest eleven times before he died, a few days after our interview. He also holds the record for the fastest ascent of Everest (under 17 hours!) and the maximum length of time spent at the summit (some 21 hours!). A lot of similar interesting stories, apart from the main storyline of the Army ascent of Everest, which resulted in eleven climbers atop the summit. Shot on Digi Beta and three 3 DV cameras, between March and June 2001. Over 40 hours of footage! Meta-data: aerial Himalaya mountain helicopter sky Everest K-2 Karakoram Kanchenjunga Nepal India snow winter cold hill peak pinnacle pinacle slope ice tongue river frost-bite summit snow-cap ice-cap glacier glacial path arial trek george mallory K2 kangchenjunga sikkim west bengal nepal chomolongma sagarmatha roof world aerial air flight delhi kathmandu paro bhutan mount mt. hillary step tenzing sherpa george mallory hunt geographic national mapping survey of estate Thisfootage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast ...
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Ode to Sagarmatha part 1 [27:06]
Indian Army Everest Expedition 2001: Ode to Sagarmatha Not another Everest expedition, you would say! But this footage has unique and interesting footage, and sub-stories. We have footage on the visually-impaired climber who summitted this summer. We have footage of Babu Chherri Sherpa, who climbed Everest eleven times before he died, a few days after our interview. He also holds the record for the fastest ascent of Everest (under 17 hours!) and the maximum length of time spent at the summit (some 21 hours!). A lot of similar interesting stories, apart from the main storyline of the Army ascent of Everest, which resulted in eleven climbers atop the summit. Shot on Digi Beta and three 3 DV cameras, between March and June 2001. Over 40 hours of footage! Meta-data: aerial Himalaya mountain helicopter sky Everest K-2 Karakoram Kanchenjunga Nepal India snow winter cold hill peak pinnacle pinacle slope ice tongue river frost-bite summit snow-cap ice-cap glacier glacial path arial trek george mallory K2 kangchenjunga sikkim west bengal nepal chomolongma sagarmatha roof world aerial air flight delhi kathmandu paro bhutan mount mt. hillary step tenzing sherpa george mallory hunt geographic national mapping survey of estate
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MVI 1021 [01:01]
Annapurna Sunrise Trekking reveals some of the best views considered by many as the best viewpoint in the Annapurna region. Enjoy trekking in the spectacular mountain scenery through charming villages inhabited by the Magars and Gurungs community. Mostly the trail goes through incredible dense rhododendron forests, full of birds, playful Langur (black-faced monkey), and deep sub-tropical valleys, all set below the Annapurna Region, with the picturesque fluted peak of Machhapuchhare (6993m) or Fishtail dominating the skyline. While you will climb Poon Hill at dawn to enjoy one of the most spectacular mountain escapes on Earth. At the climax of this trek sun touches the snow-capped summits of the Himalayan giants, Dhaulagiri (8167m) and Annapurna (8091m) along with a network of other peaks, slowly begin to appear like magic before our eyes. A rewarding trekking trail of Ghorepani Poon Hill leads you through the colorful orchids and clear views of the splendid mountains that can be enjoyed every traveler, who loves the nature and beautiful landscape. The Annapurna Sunrise Treks or Ghorepani Trek access of least amount of time, which is begins from either Phendi or Nayapool can be reached after a short drive from Pokhara. You can't imagine the magnificence of the sunrise splendid from Poon Hill that you will witness from here, which illuminates the peaks of the entire range, leaving you enthralled. The additional presence of rice terraces completes the picture making it a ...
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