Siniolchu from Tangchung La, North Sikkim
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From one of our stations we saw more of this Karakoram country…. As far as we could see there was a turbulent ocean of peaks without so much as a glimpse of earth in repose. It hardly seemed possible that there should be so much of a disturbed landscape.
-Michael Spender
-Michael Spender
Events in Indian Himalaya
Earliest available record of travel in the Himalaya is reputed to be of the Indian Guru Adi Shankaracharya in 800 AD. Though not much of this travel is recorded but there exists “The Tholing Math” (a Hindu Temple) established by him in Tibet. He was followed in 1624 by Jesuit fathers and they, as they always do, kept a meticulous record of their travel and brough back knowledge of the terrain, people and religion then followed in Tibet.
And thereon, the visitors increased, and many Indians and foreigners travelled to experience religion, for exploration and conquest. They came back with many details. The climbers went last. In fact, there are no record of travels by the Indians in the Himalayan range prior to 1890. It is only when the British who started cataloguing their visits to the range, they noted everything and recorded all ranges and started significantly climbing. One of the earliest climbers and explorer was Brigadier C G Bruce.
Temple in Garhwal
Here all the events are listed in chronological order with brief details. It allows readers to search for further references. This comprises Harish Kapadia’s extensive study of the Himalaya and to encourage further exploration and climbing. The time covered is until the year 2020, when the pandemic stopped the activity briefly.