His home is in a remote Peruvian village with a beautiful view of the Andes and he looks out at it lying on the roof and soaking up the mountain sun. He is a folk legend who tricks pumas into believing he's their spawn and rides the mountain spine on their shoulders. Life's good.

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Himalaya Dispatch · Mar 28, 2024 · 2:52 AM UTC

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Ernst Platz's (1867-1940) paintings of high-stakes Alpine adventures. Ernst was part of the 'Munich Mountain Painting Triumvirate', a painter-mountaineer trio comprising Platz, Edward Theodore Compton and Rudolf Reschreiter. +

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Himalaya Dispatch · May 21, 2025 · 5:06 AM UTC

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Love this photograph. Very Andean. Only Mount Kailash gives it away. Photographer unknown.

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𓍯𓂃 · Oct 25, 2026 · 6:01 PM UTC

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a little autumn in my coffee.

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i like food · Oct 25, 2026 · 9:01 PM UTC

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Mahesh Negi Ronseru · Oct 26, 2026 · 7:43 AM UTC

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Kinnaur

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lily of the valley · Oct 26, 2026 · 5:05 AM UTC

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Turang · Oct 25, 2026 · 5:55 PM UTC

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Gaddi family

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Another braided hairstyle worn by men of the Gaddi tribe. Here, the "darat" represents Kelang Wazir who used to be worshipped exactly like a shiva and in the wilderness during the herding time they were worshipped in the form of this sickle.

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