Sujoy Das | Photographs 1986 - 2019
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South Col Expeditions headed by Sujoy Das runs treks and photo workshops in the Himalayas. Treks are organised to Everest, Annapurna, Sikkim, Ladakh, etc. Upcoming treks are to Ladakh in July 2016, Mustang in September 2016 and the Everest region in October 2016. We end the year with a short but beautiful five day loop in the Annapurna foothills! in late December 2016. For more information on treks please do visit www.southcol.com
Tsum Valley
April 22nd to May 6th 2018
The remote Tsum Valley is a trip that should not be missed. Tsum comes from the Tibetan work 'Tsombo', which means vivid and we can only agree. The people are not well off , since they have been bypassed by development for centuries, but this means their unique culture has remained intact. However a road from China is already pegged out and will cause rapid change. Tsum is said to be a beyul, one of the hidden valleys which Padmasambhava blessed as refuges to be discovered when the planet is approaching destruction and the world becomes too corrupt for spiritual practice. They are valleys reminiscent of paradise, which can only be reached with enormous hardship often referred to as a "Garden of Eden".




Annapurna Foothills Trek - Ghandrung- Ghorepani Loop
December 27th 2016 to january 2nd 2017
The Annapurna foothills provide tremendous trekking with delightful trails connecting villages and ridge tops. This picturesque trek winds through enchanting villages with ochre thatched houses, terraced rice fields and rhododendron forests, which are spectacular in the spring when whole hillsides are cloaked in colourful flowers. The ridge top village of Ghandrung provides one of the finest viewpoints of the Annapurna Mountains with magnificent views of the four Annapurnas, and Machapuchare with its fishtail summit. It is a good walk to the top of Poon Hill 3150 metres with a dress circle view over the Annapurnas and Dhaulagiri as well.
For more details do visit http://www.southcol.com/treks-nepal/trekking-annapurna/ or email sujoyrdas@gmail.com
Ladakh Markha Valley Trek
July 15th to 24th 2016
South Col Expditions will revisit Ladakh in the summer of 2016 and trek Ladakh's best known route the Markha Valley. Sculpted canyons and fantastic rock formations, medieval villages, Buddhist gompas and snow-peaks. This is a full service trek with tents, meals, pony and ponyman support.
For more details http://www.southcol.com/treks-nepal/the-markha-valley-trek/




Everest Trek - Kala Pattar, Gokyo, and Rhenjo La pass
October 13th to 29th 2016
This is the complete Everest trek covering the route to Base Camp, the trail to Gokyo and then across Rhenjo La to Thami and Namche Bazr.