The Garhwal Himalayas stretched just over 290 km. and are separated from the Punjab Himalayas by the river Sutlej. Garhwal was the first part of the Himalayas to be explored and surveyed and the highest peak in these mountains is less than 8,000 m. Garhwal is flanked by Tibet in the north, Kumaon in the east, Bijnor in the south and Tehri and Dehradun in the west. Nanda Davi (7,817 m.) also called “Pearl of the Himalayas” is the highest peak in the Garhwal Mountains.


Another popular peak in the Garhwal region is Kamet (7,756 m). In the Far West of Garhwal, Harki Doon provides a spectacularly beautiful base for attempts on the Bander Poonch group and approach along the tons Valley is one of the last unspoiled areas of the Himalayas.

Further eastwards, Kumaon provides the fairly easy access to the Sundar Dang glacier, but the outer curtain of Nanda Devi cirque beetles over the proceeding define, so far, any attempt to climb into her sanctuary from the south. The jagged five Panch Chuli (6,904 m.) peaks still require special permission for scaling