Himalayas is paradise for different types of adventure activities. The Sheer Varity ranging from Camping, mountaineering, Trekking, Skiing, Skating, Water Sports to aero sports like Hang Gliding, Para Gliding make Himalayas one of the most attractive destinations for adventure sports not only in the India but the world over.
The Himalayas, over the centuries, have attracted trekkers, mountaineers, pilgrims and ascetics. Its rugged heights crowned with snow and draped in vast glaciers. Trekking in the Himalayas is now quite enjoyable and has become comparatively easy. There are difficult treks as well as easy treks, long and short treks.
"In the north (of India) there is mighty mountain by the name of Himalaya the abode of perpetual snow, fittingly called the Lord of Mountains, animated by Divinity as its soul an internal spirit. Spanning the wide land from the eastern to the western sea, he stands as it were like the measuring rod of the earth."
Traditional Hindu lore describes the Himalayas as "Devabhumi" ( God's Land ), and they hold many important pilgrimage places. Just as importantly, the trouble and effort that it took the faithful to reach these places was seen as a means to help cleanse one's soul, just as beating wet clothes against a rock knocked out all the dirt.
Activities in Himalayas
Trekking in Himalayas
Himalayan Destinations
Himalayan Pilgrimage
