On 2nd September at around 10 am, I made the second ascent of peak 6044m by free soloing its North face. The peak is located in the Khyam lungpa (valley) of Ladakh himalaya. With this ascent, I charted a new route on the mountain, a...
Kílian Jornet has just completed one of the most extraordinary endurance feats ever recorded in the Alps. In an unprecedented challenge, he climbed 82 peaks above 4000 meters in just 19 days. During this period while not climbing he commuted between peaks solely by bike—no...
The Himalayan Club deeply mourns the death of celebrated alpinists Kazuya Hiraide, 45 and Kenro Nakajima, 39. They fell from 7000 m on the West Face of K2 on 27 July 2024. A rescue helicopter had spotted their two motionless bodies in the snow but...
It is with deep sorrow that we share the news of General Padmanabhan's passing. General Sundararajan Padmanabhan served as the 20th Chief of The Army Staff and passed away at the age of 83, leaving behind a legacy of exemplary leadership and dedication to the nation. Throughout...
The Himalayan Club hosted the Himalayan Adventure Fest 2022 and the exciting International BANFF Mountain Film Festival World Tour, on 16th April, 2022, at IES, Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya, Hindu colony, Dadar, Mumbai in collaboration with Adventure Women India . The Guest of Honour for the event...
The results of the HC Photo Contest 2022, which was conducted online, were announced on 16 Apr 2022, during the Himalayan Adventure Fest and Banff Mountain Film Festival. [ngg src="galleries" ids="1" sortorder="2,1,8,3,4,5,6,7" display="basic_slideshow" gallery_width="1200" gallery_height="600" arrows="1" interval="6000"]...
CRITERIA AND PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION 2021 The Himalayan Club in association with Naoroji family and Godrej has set up a Mountain Literature Award for the best book on the Himalaya. Kekoo Naoroji had a long association with the Himalayan Club and he served as President and...
Chewang Motup Goba, President's speech during the AGM in 2020 Honourable Chief Guest Brig Ashok Abbey, other distinguished Guests, friends, colleagues and fellow explorers of the Himalaya. Jullay and Welcome to the annual programme of the Himalayan Club. It is good to see so many familiar faces in...