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A boutique outfit founded in 2007. Join us for Treks and Photo Workshops in the Himalayas: Nepal, Sikkim, Ladakh and Bhutan.
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For small Treks & Photo Workshops in the Himalayas please visit www.southcol.com & www.sujoydas.com. Sujoy Das, who heads South Col Expeditions, has been trekking and photographing in the Himalayas for more than thirty five years. His notable treks include: Winter ascent of Kala Pattar peak (Everest region) Dec 2003; Everest Base Camp 18,500 feet (2001); Thorung-la pass/Annapurna Circuit 17,746

feet (2000); Annapurna Base Camp 14,300 feet (1999); Gokyo Ri peak Everest region 18,275 feet (1998); Rupkund Lake, Garhwal 16,200 feet (1996); Kangchendzonga Base Camp North and Green Lakes 16,875 feet (1987 and 2014); Dorji La peak North Sikkim 18,644 feet (1986); crossing of Lhonak-la pass North Sikkim (1987). He has visited the Annapurna region more than dozen times including three visits to the Base Camp and the entire circuit of Annapurna. He has trekked in the Everest region more than fifteen times including the winter of 2003-04. In the Eastern Himalaya he has trekked the Singalila ridge of Sandakphu and Phalut six times and made four visits to the alp of Dzongri in West Sikkim. In September 2009 he trekked across seven passes in Ladakh from the monastery of Lamayuru to Padum in Zanskar. He has been an invited speaker at the Mussoorie Mountain Festival 2017 and Mountain Echoes – the Bhutan Literary Festival 2019. He is the joint author and photographer of a number of books like Sikkim- A Travellers Guide, Nepal Himalaya – A Journey Through Time, Everest Reflections on the Solukhumbu, Lonely Planet – Nepal for the Indian Traveller. His essays and photographs have been published in books and magazines worldwide. To view his photographs of the Himalaya please visit www.sujoydas.com. He can be contacted at [email protected]

04/05/2024

100 years of George Mallory join The Himalayan on 8th June 2024 at the Institute of Engineers Kolkata to delve into the mystery of the last climb?

It’s almost a century since the 1924 expedition ended in tragedy, yet the question of whether the climbers conquered the summit remains unanswered

03/04/2024

Spring has come to Bhutan peach blossoms at Kichu Lakhang Paro - one of the oldest monasteries 🇧🇹 🇧🇹

02/04/2024

For all of you heading to the Everest region this spring and wanting to know the Lukla weather live see this link 👇

Nestled amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Lukla, Himalayan Lodge stands majestically at an elevation of 2800 meters, offering a truly enchanting retreat....

01/04/2024

It’s always great to get a 5 star review thanks a lot Anuradha Mukherjee

With South Col Expeditions Raju Pulami Magar Dolma Tamang Shyam Tamang Iman RAi

30/03/2024

The butter lamp room at Kichu Lhakhang Paro - one of the oldest monasteries in Bhutan 😊😊

30/03/2024

Our confirmed departure trek to the Gokyo lakes in the Everest region and the crossing of the Rhenjo La is covered in the Mint Lounge this morning. We have a few places still available so if anyone is interested do get in touch. with Sujoy Das

22/03/2024

The snow ends and glorious Khumbu - Kangtega and Thamserku from Himalayan Lodge Pheriche with Ang Nuru Sherpa South Col Expeditions Raju Pulami Magar

03/03/2024

Join us on the spectacular Gokyo and Rhenjo La trek n Nepal May 21-June 4 2024 for more details do check the link
https://www.southcol.com/treks-nepal/gokyo-and-the-rhenjo-la-may-june-2024/ with

Sujoy Das

28/02/2024

Join us May 21- June 4 2024 for this outstanding trek in the Solu Khumbu details in the link below

For those trekkers who have either done the Everest Base Camp trek or prefer to be away from the crowds of Base Camp this is the trek for you. It covers the six emerald Gokyo Lakes, a Ramsar Heritage site and rounds up this visit to the Khumbu with the crossing of the Rhenjo La 5325m. Excellent lodg...

28/02/2024

Greetings from Kathmandu as we plan and prepare for the spring season - this morning is a very clear and crisp 8 degrees Celsius ideal for the Lukla flight 😊😊 with South Col Expeditions Raju Pulami Magar Karma Sherpa Bir Bahadur Tamang Dolma Tamang

27/02/2024

A very accurate and interesting post on the state of climbing in Nepal today 👏👏
https://nepalitimes.com/opinion/comment/dispelling-myths-about-climbing?fbclid=IwAR36VYgmeJwL-1rpx5-remMUS_sk1379ED7IslL-fiTB84ohGaEH2Jbs0CA_aem_ATyD2gY2D9j7NA2bC0r_UiD7nQifZ9QjjFRbw_JI8-ICXMbZL22t-_EgT-LIlRsWEQk

Dispelling myths about climbingNepal’s Himalayan peaks are not crowded, and they have not run out of mountaineering challenges24 February 2024Edward Morgan0 LOOK UP: A fore-shortened view of Lhotse's imposing South Face from the summit of Island Peak. Photo: EDWARD MORGANLast spring, I climbed a c...

26/02/2024

100 years since the epic climb of George Mallory 1924
https://explorersweb.com/did-the-chinese-remove-sandy-irvines-body/?fbclid=IwAR062c-pBOCQY3JbHjSBsDtJWMkYm4WZPjctMRsiSS0ZdGzLtWSm0iRpLTw

A hundred years ago, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine disappeared on Everest. A new spotlight on old rumors has brought the mystery back into the news.

24/02/2024

Mint Lounge 24th February 2024

22/02/2024

It’s always a pleasure to interact with students 😊😊looking forward to this afternoon at Painting Department, Faculty of Visual Art, Rabindra Bharati with Anindya Pandit Parag Roy

15/02/2024

https://explorersweb.com/khumbu-curbing-luxuries-everest-base-camp/
Long overdue hope they can be implemented

This season, new regulations will try to curb some of the most egregious examples of luxury for the wealthiest clients at Everest Base Camp.

19/12/2023

https://www.sujoydas.com/BlackandWhiteHimalaya/The-Himalaya-in-Black-and/i-QKPwqHw/A
The high route between Phortse and Pangboche this autumn on the Everest trek Solukhumbu Nepal - do click the link for the full album
South Col Expeditions Raju Pulami Magar Bir Bahadur Tamang Dolma Tamang

On the high route between Phortse and Pangboche - Khumbu, Nepal

12/12/2023

An update on an off beat trek route down from the Everest region all the way to the Arun valley in east Nepal with Bir Bahadur Tamang Sujoy Das Raju Pulami Magar Kothanda Srinivasan

Treks and Photo Workshops in the Himalayas by Sujoy Das

09/12/2023

Lhotse from the trail between Namche and Kyanjuma

01/12/2023

Ashesh Ambasta is an experienced trekker and photographer who has done a number of treks with South Col. In this guest post he recounts his experience on the Phyang to Hunder trek across the Lasermo la in September 2023. Click the link for the full account.

Stanzin Glory Stanzinoo Chamba Tenzin Tsewang Javeed Iqbal

Treks and Photo Workshops in the Himalayas by Sujoy Das

11/11/2023

A walk below the clouds on the trail between the Salpa Pass and Jaubari on the Lukla to Tumlingtar trek - sadly like many trekking routes in Nepal this trek too will end very soon due to the road construction in the region 😢😢.

17/09/2023

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best Himalayan blogs .. we are happy to be at no 3 with Sujoy Das

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30/08/2023

Most people believe Ladakh to be a cold desert with a harsh barren landscape devoid of grass, flowers and shrubs and mainly rocks. This is generally true but for a few weeks during summer this landscape comes alive as we saw on our walk to Kangyatse base camp at an altitude of around 4800 metres in August on the Markha trek - you can see both Kangyatse 1 and 2 in the background - the rains in July may be responsible for the flowers and greenery

26/08/2023

Magical Tapoban in the Garhwal Himalaya thanks Jimmy Chin

Tapovan Basecamp, Garwhal Himalaya, India. Throne room of the Hindu Gods.
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Meru Expedition, 2011.

Prints available at link i. bio.⁣⁣

01/08/2023

Monsoon skies in Kolkata with a rising moon -

09/06/2023

Everest 70 years celebrations in New Delhi 6th and 7th June 2023 with Peter Hillary and Jamling Tenzing

29/05/2023

SEVENTY YEARS OF THE FIRST ASCENT OF EVEREST
From early morning today I have been thinking about Hillary and Tenzing in their small tent at Camp Nine starting out for the summit of Everest on May 29th 1953. It was a different world for them compared to mountaineering today. No satellite phones, wireless or internet connection broadcasting their climb on the internet or TV, no fixed ropes, no lines of 100-200 climbers in a traffic jam on the way to the summit, no sherpas to haul clients up to the top and no 60,000 USD fees to stand on the highest point on earth!

But on 29thMay 1953 there was just two men and the highest mountain on earth.

Hillary's boots were frozen and he had a time trying to unfreeze them. Particularly moving is Tenzing commenting in "Man of Everest " by Ullman and Tenzing about Thyangboche monastery visible far below in the valley in that early morning light. “God of my father and mother,” Tenzing prayed in his heart “be good to me now-today”.

On reaching the summit Tenzing says “ I could see all the familiar landmarks from the earlier expeditions – the Rongbuk Monastery, the town of Shekar Dzong, the Kharta valley, the Rongbuk and East Rongbuk glaciers, the North Col, the place near the north east ridge where we had made Camp Six in 1938. Before starting down we looked around once more. Had Mallory and Irvine reached the top before they died? We looked but we could see nothing. Still they were in my thoughts and I am sure, in Hillary’s, too.”

One can well imagine the anxiety of Hunt, Evans, Lowe, Bourdillon and all the other climbers down the mountain waiting for the result on that fateful day. They knew it was the last chance for the British- the Swiss had almost beaten them the previous year. No phone call from the summit to tell them of the success. Hillary's meeting with George Lowe above the South Col is poignant with drama on their return from the summit.
Mountaineering the way it should be: shorn of hype, drama and trophy gathering!

28/05/2023

Tomorrow May 29th 2023 will be seventy years of the first ascent of Everest -

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The Mardi Himal Trek

The trail to High Camp on the Mardi Himal trek with Annapurna south Huinchuli and Machhapuchhare with Sujoy Das

View from Tiger Mountain lodge east of Pokhara valley this morning #pokharanepal #annapurnabasecamp #southcolexpeditions

Morning Pokhara the Annapurna range and Machhapuchhare

The magical Great Lakes of Kashmir completed by our team last month ........ @jktourismofficial #kashmir #kashmirtourism #kashmirgreatlakes #southcolexpeditions #himalayan #lakes #mountains #mountainscapes

Kangyatse and the Lake Camp

The magical lake Camp below Kangyatse on the Markha Valley trek in Ladakh

The Markha Valley is one of the most popular treks in Ladakh. It is relatively short, located close to Leh, the walking is mostly below 4000 metres with night stops around 3500 metres and has the best of Ladakh thrown in: Sculpted canyons and fantastic rock formations, medieval villages, Buddhist gompas and snow-peaks. When approached from Chilling there is only one pass to cross the Kongamaru La 5200 metres - we did this route in July 2021 in great weather #markhavalley #ladakh #southcolexpeditions

The walk from Deorali to Ghorepani along a forested ridge is one of the major highlights of the Poon Hill trek. In winter the afternoons are also clear as this panorama shows - South Col Expeditions treks this route every winter. #poonhill #poonhilltrekking #annapurnabasecamp #dhaulagiri #machhapuchhre #vistnepal2020 #southcolexpeditions #nepaltrekking #annapurnacircuit #ghorepani

Some photos and iPhone clips from our December 2019 trek in the foothills of Annapurna #annapurna #southcolexpeditions #nepal #nepalhimalayas #trekking #hiking #nepal2020

From one of my groups on the Everest Base Camp trek this week as you can see a lot of snow on the trails. @ Sujoy Das looks like a Himalayan Tahr right on the road 😳

Mount Jannu from above Base Camp - Kangbachen

View from near the Mount Jannu Base Camp on the Kangchenjunga Pangpema Trek November 2019 Sujoy Das Shyam Tamang Bharathi Sundaram

The view from above the Pangpema Base camp of Kangchenjunga - in 1899 Vitoria Sella stood on a grassy shelf above the Base camp and shot his famous Kangchenjunga panorama 🙏🙏

A morning ritual - Getting our ponies ready at the start of the trek - Tso Kar to Tso Moriri Ladakh Trekkers Ladakh Travelplanet Sujoy Das

Monsoon in Nepal my jeep trying to navigate a difficult stretch on the road to Phaplu with Sujoy Das

Water driven prayer wheel Haa valley Bhutan with Sujoy Das Sacred Himalaya Travel Bhutan Laxmi Sherpa

Prayer flags in a snow storm Che La Pass today 3850 metres on the way to Haa valley with Sujoy Das Sacred Himalaya Travel Bhutan Laxmi Sherpa

Poon Hill Sunset Panorama with Sujoy Das Shyam Tamang Karuna Ezara Parikh

Annapurn Foothills Trek December 2016

Early morning at Tadapani - 1 degree Celsius 🙂🙂

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Treks & Photo Workshops in the Himalaya

South Col Expeditions is a boutique outfit carrying out treks and photo workshops in the Himalayan region especially Nepal. Most major treks are led by Sujoy Das, the founder of South Col Expeditions. Other treks are led by trusted guides(sirdars) with a wealth of experience. South Col groups are usually small between six to eight persons and their client profile includes photographers, wildlife and nature lovers and environmentalists. Many of South Col’s clients are trekking for the first time and so require hand-holding and support which we provide and help them fulfill their dreams!

WHY SOUTH COL?

We are keenly aware of the fragility of environment and cultures in which we trek and recognize our responsibility in maintaining them. "Take pictures, leave only foot prints" is our motto.

Trekkers get personalized attention both in the planning stage as well as during the trek itself.