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With their wide open spaces above the snowline, garhwal and kumaon offer exciting possibility of ski tripping in the middle of the glaciers, for the keen skier, cross - country runs are there. Because of their height and spread , Garwhal and Kumaon, are in a position to offer the thrills of probing long distance skiing the year.
The main mountain climbing areas are in the Garhwal and Kumaon regions of Uttar Pradesh. In Garhwal, the areas include the Tons-Banderpunch region, the Gangotri glacier system, the Nanda Devi sanctuary, Arwa glacier area, Kamet and Abi Gamin. The roadheads for these at Taluka, Gangotri, Joshimath, and Malari, can be reached in two or three days from Delhi. In Kumaon, the areas include the Kalabaland glacier system, the Panch Chulhi, Rajrambha, and Chaudhara peaks, and the peaks of the Nandakot basin, on the eastern flank of the Nanda Devi the picturesque hill station of Nainital in the Kumaon hills is the perfect found to explore the western Himalayan wild. Nainital and the adjoining hills forested with oak and rhododendron yield Orange-flanked Bush Robin, Spotted Forktail, Chestnut-crowned Laughing Thrush, Red-billed Blue Magpie and Black-headed.
The Nanda Devi mountain is worshiped since time immemorial. It has long attracted the attention of the mountaineers and explorers, mystics and spiritualists, writers and everyday travellers who have visited the area.
Nanda Devi is the highest mountain situated completely within India and is surrounded by a ridge wall of nearly 6000m. The only break in this wall is the Rishi Ganga, a wild and apparently hidden gorge. the mystic of the area led to an excess of expeditions and ecological damage and the Sanctuary was closed in the 1980's.
One of the best regions for river rafting in India is the stretch upto Rishikesh in Uttaranchal. White water rafting on Alaknanda, Bhagirathi and Ganga rivers is a popular adventure tourism activity in summer in India. For the more adventurous traveler, white water rafting tours in India are organized on the Indus River in Ladakh and Brahmaputra River in Arunachal Pradesh.
The hilly regions of Himachal and Uttar-Pradesh form the area of central Himalayas. Jeep takes in its stride the daunting and beautiful in the mighty Himalayas. Jeep travel covers vast grounds famous and picturesque area and more. Walk through the lovely local villages, cross the Rohtang Pass one of the highest motor able road in the world.
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