Tshering Rinzing Bhutia, thirty-eight, was born in Gyalshing, India, in the foothills of the Himalayas.
That makes it the second-highest construction in the world, after a train station in the Himalayas.
At the foothills of the Himalayas lies the world's newest republic and, potentially, a tourists' paradise.
He kept a watch on how climate change was affecting both the Himalayas and the Alps.
Thereafter he set out to support development for the Sherpa people of the Himalayas.
Five months later, the couple visited Vaishno Devi, another popular pilgrimage spot in the Himalayas.
Before long the Fab Four were ensconced in the maharishi's ashram in the foothills of the Himalayas.
Swertia chirayita, which grows in the Himalayas and treats several diseases, including malaria, is in particular danger.
The Himalayas are fragile mountains formed from the tussle of tectonic plates that make the region seismically active.
Trekking in the Himalayas, sunning in Polynesia, exploring ruins in Peru--Carlin can't even guess at their next destination.
The most notable area of concern is the central Himalayan Gap, a 600km-long central arc of the Himalayas.
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This is the longest glacier in the Himalayas, stretching around 25km from its beginnings on the high slopes of Cho Oyu.
He scaled Mount McKinley in Alaska, Chamonix in France and Ama Dablam, a 22, 500-foot peak in the Himalayas.
The long-term plan is for the tragopans to live in special aviaries in several Indian zoos in the Himalayas.
Adam Joseph Cinnamond, 34, was on a seven week expedition to the Himalayas.
In the Himalayas, the numbers of endangered species like snow leopards and red pandas have been growing as well.
They also want to introduce a basic code of conduct in the Himalayas, banning firewood for fuel and the use of plastics.
Scientists say these particles disturb the monsoon system and exacerbate the melting of snow and ice in the Himalayas.
By May 2001, he was high up in the Himalayas in hot pursuit of the Yeti--otherwise known as the Abominable Snowman.
Today, farming families throughout the foothills of the Himalayas have better health, education and prospects than many other rural communities in India.
Arrangements are being made to recover the body of a Northern Ireland climber who died while on an expedition in the Himalayas.
She likes geology, so last summer she joined a University of California expedition to collect samples from a glacier in India's Garwhal Himalayas.
The mighty Himalayas are testament to the awesome forces being unleashed as the subcontinent continues its 40 million-year-long collision with the Eurasian landmass.
The insanely upscale, searingly chic Amanresorts is offering 6 or 7-night Poppy Treks from 10, 000 to over 13, 000 feet high in the Himalayas .
From rafting the Grand Canyon to sailing the Galapagos to trekking in the Himalayas, the world is filled with true once-in-a-lifetime adventures and destinations.
Steep slopes rise and fall on either side as the narrow road zigzags through progressively spectacular landscape with the snow-capped Himalayas in the distance.
Riskier, perhaps, is Pakistan's fallback: to bring the gas down the Himalayas into China, since Islamabad gets transit fees regardless of where the pipeline ends.
Riskier, perhaps, is Pakistan's fall-back: to bring the oil down the Himalayas into China, since Islamabad gets transit fees regardless of where the pipeline ends.
Southern India's tropical climate invites use of coconut milk in recipes, while near the snow-topped Himalayas, you're not likely to find coconuts in the cuisine.
The museum, dedicated to the art of the Himalayas and nearby regions, was opened by health-care executive Donald Rubin and his wife, Shelley, in 2004.
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