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Articles with tag: himalyas

Leaders, Heroes and Mountains

Shantanu Dutta   Jan 13, 2008   interacts: 9

He (Sir Admund Hillary) was not a sahib who came, conquered and left having had his adventure in the hills. He established and sustained a lasting bond with the Sherpa people of the Himalayas.

Exchange Siachen Madness for Mountain Peace

Q Isa Daudpota and Arshad H Abbasi    Feb 16, 2007   interacts: 100

Glaciers can also be made secure by the use of common sense. It is for opinion-makers in India and Pakistan to tell their respective governments to stop ruining the future of our water supplies and our weather system.

The Navel of Asia

Fitaa Feeraz   Sep 26, 2004   interacts: 4

Nowhere on earth’s surface is there a comparable cluster of mountains. In a chaos of contours at the heart, or perhaps the navel of Asia, six major mountain systems lie locked together.

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