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The Himalayan
Taskars

Field Notes

Stories fromthe mountains.

Written from the valley, in the season they happen. New notes are added as they are written.

The Baspa valley at Sangla under fresh snow, trees heavy with hoarfrost

01WinterIn the field

The First Snow of Rakchham

What the village does in the week the valley closes.

Terraced apple orchards on a Himachal hillside below snow peaks

02LandIn the field

A Day in the Orchards

Apple season, from first light to the last crate.

The Kinner Kailash range seen across a Kinnauri village at Kalpa

03SacredIn the field

Why Kinner Kailash Matters

Not a summit. A relationship the valley has kept for centuries.

A helmeted climber moving up a granite crack line

04RockIn the field

Climbing Above Sangla

Finding, cleaning and naming lines on our own granite.

A traditional Kinnauri timber-and-stone building at Sangla

05VillageIn the field

Life at 3,000 Metres

Water, wood, weather and the rhythm all three set.

Villagers of Chitkul performing a Kinnauri dance in traditional dress

06PeopleIn the field

Meet the People of Rakchham

The guides, cooks, porters and farmers behind every THT journey.