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"To encourage and assist Himalayan travel and exploration, and to extend knowledge of the Himalaya and adjoining mountain ranges through science, art, literature and sport."

The Himalayan Club invites you to an illustrated lecture by Ashutosh Mishra, titled
'In the footsteps of Frank Smythe'.

Many of us would have heard about Frank Smythe- the legendary British explorer and mountaineer who coined the name “Valley of Flowers”. But few would know about the poetic and almost philosophical narration he did about many of his Himalayan exploits.....

16th Aug 2010, Monday, 6:45 pm

Venue: Gulmohar Hall, India Habitat Centre,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi

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The newly elected President of The Himalayan Club
Col. Ashok Abbey

Over the past 30 years, he has been climbing consistently, and has been to over 42 mountains, mainly in the Great Ranges, of which 5 have been to 8000 m mountains. He has led successful climbs to Everest and Lhotse.

New committee

We are pleased to present you E Letter Vol. 19 Jul. 10, on recent activities taken up by members of the Himalayan Club.

You are welcome to share details of any trek or expedition you have done recently. Please do email us with a short write up and some photographs and we will include it in the next E-Letter. The current distribution of the e Letter is close to 2000 keen mountaineers and trekkers across the world and they would surely benefit from your experience. You can send your write ups at himalayanclub@gmail.com or info@himalayanclub.org

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Notes on Indian Himalayan Scene 2009 - Harish Kapadia

The best news of the year 2009 is that Indian government has opened 100 new peaks for climbing! Though the notification came in early 2010 the process was undertaken throughout the year 2009. It is almost after 17 years that a number of peaks have been opened to climbers.

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Important Expeditions 2009, compiled by Harish Kapadia

Expeditions: Mamotsong | More Archives | Expeditions Articles

The Himalayana Journal

THE HIMALAYAN JOURNAL VOLUME 65

The 2009 volume of the Himalayan Journal will be published in mid-October. It covers a wide variety of articles, photos, In Memoriam and many Book Reviews with news about the Club.

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Mussoorie International Writers' Festival

Hanifl Centre, Woodstock School Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India October 5-8, 2010

The Winterline Arts Centre and Woodstock School are pleased to announce the third Mussoorie International Writers' Festival, hosted in collaboration with the Himalayan Club. This year's theme for the festival is "Mountain Literature," featuring authors whose work celebrates Mountain Landscapes, Mountain People and Mountain Culture. Distinguished authors and climbers from India, Nepal, U.S.A., U.K., Canada, Australia and other countries will discuss and read from their books, exploring how they transpose high altitude adventures and experiences into words, using language to convey the extreme beauty and challenge of mountains.

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Welcome to Himalayan Club!

As one of the oldest mountaineering clubs in India, we have the distinction of being associated with some of the pioneering pre-war expeditions in the Himalaya. In current times though, our primary role is to serve as an organization dedicated to disseminating information about the Himalaya. Today our members are spread across the world and include some of the major mountaineering names, authors and other distinguished people who have contributed to expanding knowledge of the Himalaya.

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Sale of Past Himalayan Jounals

We are offering past volumes of the Himalayan Journals at highly concessional rates.

The Volumes available are from
No. 47 (1989) to Vol. 60 (2004)
No. 34 (1974) and 35 (1976)
for sale at same prices.

"80 Years on Top"

Himalayan Club DVD is on sale

80th Anniversery Celebration

How to get the DVD