Parang La took three lives

The dead have been identified as Bhaskar Banerjee, 53, Amal Dhara, 35, and Vishwanath, 37, all residents of Howrah in West Bengal.

Three trekkers, who went missing in Lahaul Spiti, of Himachal Pradesh last week have been found dead on a Himalayan glacier, police sources today said. An eight-member team began trekking from Kibber village in Spiti valley to Leh Ladakh last week when they faced bad weather. The sources said while five members managed to reach Leh safely, three others went missing, following which a search was launched for them.

An aerial survey later helped in finding the bodies of the three missing trekkers near Parangla Pass at about 19,000 feet and it took the rescue team five days to retrieve them.

Weather Update: High passes closed

Weather update:Where plains of North India were dry and weather forecast is also the same- higher reached of Lahaul-Spiti and Ladakh received moderate to heavy snowfall.

Roads near BARALACHA-LA was blocked with 2 feets of snow while at PATSEO it was few inchaes but vehicles were unable to move.
all high passes like Rohtang Pass, Kunzum La, Baralacha La were blocked due to heavy snowfall and weather was bad in UTTARAKHAND also which forced many trekking and climbing teams to come back.

A Trail In Heaven ? « My World: Adventure and Outdoor

A Trail In Heaven ?

Have you seen anything like this ?

Ratangad trail in July

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