Trek and Climb with RAJA

I am working on our expedition calendar for 2022. It is going to be an interesting calendar with a diverse choice of regions, seasons, grades and duration. I am pretty confident that we will have the full calendar ready by the middle of November. As an experiment, ( a very exciting one for me) I am going to offer Hiking and Climbing in Kenya and Tanzania in 2022 . I hiked Kilimanajro back in 2005, climbed in the Rwenzoris (Uganda) in 2015 and climbed Nelion, Mt Kenya in early 2020. It would be wonderful to go back to Africa and guide a team there. In the Indian Himalaya, our calendar will have a range of expeditions to choose from with a choice for every moutaineering enthusiast- from the beginner to the more experienced. The Indian Himalaya is open and travelling across the Himalayan states is back to normal . Whether you are interested in climbing some of the most iconic mountains of the Indian Himalaya or would rather engage in some exploratory mountaineering- I welcome you to the I...

LAMPAK NORTH 6181M - Inviting Climbers    Garhwal Himalaya, India  Period: June-July 2020 Duration: 15 days ex Joshimath Reporting at: Joshimath, tentative reporting date June 20, 2020*   Grade: Moderate.   Basic snow and ice climb involving multiple camps and glacier travel . Route: Joshimath- Juma-Ruing-Garpak-Kalla Bamak-BC- ABC-C1- East Ridge Expedition type: Full service guided climb, summit support  A few words about the region The region is not much frequented and the records show only five or six visits since 1950. The first foray was by the Scottish team lead by W.H. Murray in the 1950's. There is no record of any ascents during this trip. After a gap of four decades a small team from Mumbai visited this glacier in 1990 but could not climb any peaks. They were followed, more than a decade later, by the large Punjab Police team lead by Dr. P. M. Das in 2003. They claim to have climbed two peaks marked as Lampak...

Welcome to Adventure Mania. Climber stops to look at the highest unclimbed peak on the Vishnugarh Dhar during the first ascent of Shanti Peak. Panpatia Glacier, May, 2008 Photo: Anindya Mukherjee Led by Anindya Mukherjee, we are a very small, local outfit that works mostly in the Indian Himalaya. We are a passionate group of climbers and explorers. We have climbed together for over a decade now and have led and organized over 35 Himalayan Expeditions to notable and major peaks. Our motto has been Safety first, Summit second. But that is not all we do. We organize treks of different grades too. Adventure Mania team on top of Kuari Pass, October 2010 Photo: Anindya Mukherjee Over the years, we have climbed in the ranges of Ladakh, Zanskar, Lahoul, Spiti, Garhwal, Kumaun and Sikkim. We have been to many famous mountains such as Shivling, Kamet, Satopanth, Bhagirathi, Trisul, Nanda Ghunti, Nanda Devi East and Manirang. Bhagirathi group of peaks while approaching Bhujbas. F...

South Simvu: Kanchenjunga’s last kept Secret Text & Photographs: Anindya Mukherjee “Maps, if caviare [1]  to the general, are, as Louis Stevenson has insisted, very suggestive to persons with proper imagination.” - Douglas Freshfield, Round Kangchenjunga, p-20 Story of maps and an invisible glacier For the last few years I have been trying to explore the valleys and glaciers of the south-eastern flanks of Kangchenjunga. To be a bit more specific, my explorations were focused on the little or completely unknown glaciers like Talung, Tongshyong ,South Simvu glaciers and the valley system created by their rivers ( Rukel-Rongyoung or Talung Chu) emanating from them.  From the south summit of Kangchenjunga (8476m) a high ridge extends east separating the Zemu glacier valley on the north from South Simvu, Tongshyong and Talung glaciers to the south. These three glaciers form the head of the Talung Basin. Although both Tongshyong and Talung glaciers have been vi...