Clouds fill Tuckerman Ravine below Peter Arthur as he makes the final push to the summit of 6,288-foot Mount Washington near Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire. "I saw the weather foreca...
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Jesse Massucco, of Jackson, N.H. pauses to take in the view after climbing above the clouds on his way to the summit of Mount Washington, near Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire. Climber...
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People trek at a vally path at Triund, in Himachal Pradesh.
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A trekker capturing the amazing view of Dharamshala and Mcleodganj at Triund, in Himachal Pradesh.
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The camps at Triund, in Himachal Pradesh.
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Trekkers paradise after 700 mt elevation: view of Dhauladhar Range from Triund, in Himachal Pradesh.
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Apart from trekking its selfie time…at Triund, in Himachal Pradesh.
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Relatives of Indian Everest climber Subhash Paul burst into tears after his dead body arrives at his house in Bankura district of West Bengal.
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Sherpa guides and porters stand at Everest Base Camp, in Nepal.
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A Nepalese Sherpa guide tries to make a phone call at Everest Base Camp in Nepal.
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Mountain guides and climbers stand beside camping and climbing gear gathered together after an avalanche hit the area, at Everest Base Camp, Nepal.
AP Photo/ Nima Namgyal Sherpa
This undated photo provided by Alpenglow Expeditions, Mount Everest is seen from a base camp on the northern Tibetan side of the mountain. Although no one climbing on the north sid...
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A chopper delivers supplies for trekkers at Everest Base Camp in Nepal.
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A team of 3rd Battalion, The Madras Regiment undertaking during their trekking expedition from Mcleodganj to Chamba Valley.
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Soldiers carry an avalanche victim before he is airlifted in Thorong La pass area, Nepal. Rescuers widened their search for trekkers stranded since a series of blizzards and avala...
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Britain's Prince Harry, left, and Ivan, touch the pole, as they and their fellow adventurers reach the South Pole, as part of their Walking With The Wounded charity trek. After mor...
AP Photo/Walking with the Wounded, Victoria Nicholson
Participants on the day trek to Umberkhind, near Lonavla
Apoorva Salkade
Countryside tour Participants on the day trek to Umberkhind, near Lonavla
'This is possibly the first time that bodies will be retrieved from a height of about 20,000 feet from a mountain peak in India,' ITBP spokesperson Vivek Kumar Pandey said.
The local interest around trekking caught on from 2004-2005 and since then, several locals have been trekking in different mountain ranges in the Valley.