Find below different shaded relief maps providing unique views of the Himalayas: Maps were generated via QGIS using OSM data,…
Click below to download a 1:400K scale shaded elevation map of the Western Himalayas (7 longitudes x 7 latitudes) using…
While planning your Himalayan hike you need to take into account several aspects: In this post we will take a…
Maps usually show geopolitical boundaries: countries and provinces. A more meaningful view of the mountains is as per its natural…
An interesting way to look at the Himalayas is to understand the flow of water (rain, winter snow and glacial…
When planning a short hike or longer traverse in the future you need to understand whether you are choosing the…
In this part we visualize and study the planet in different ways: geopolitical, geographic regions, topography, eco regions and biomes.…
I have been biking, cycling and running through the Indian Western Himalayas since 2000 (25 years). This was before I…
For the Alpine Field Bootcamp I generated a few high resolution topographic maps for the 4 states of the Western…
Click below to download a high resolution A3 sized 1:25K scale topographic map of the Manali region showing all hiking…