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A boutique outfit founded in 2007. He has trekked in the Everest region more than fifteen times including the winter of 2003-04.

Join us for Treks and Photo Workshops in the Himalayas: Nepal, Sikkim, Ladakh and Bhutan and Kilimanjaro .For small Treks & Photo Workshops in the Himalayas please visit www.southcol.com & www.sujoydas.com. Sujoy Das, who heads South Col Expeditions, has been trekking and photographing in the Himalayas for more than thirty five years. His notable treks include: Winter ascent of Kala Pattar pea

k (Everest region) Dec 2003; Everest Base Camp 18,500 feet (2001); Thorung-la pass/Annapurna Circuit 17,746 feet (2000); Annapurna Base Camp 14,300 feet (1999); Gokyo Ri peak Everest region 18,275 feet (1998); Rupkund Lake, Garhwal 16,200 feet (1996); Kangchendzonga Base Camp North and Green Lakes 16,875 feet (1987 and 2014); Dorji La peak North Sikkim 18,644 feet (1986); crossing of Lhonak-la pass North Sikkim (1987). He has visited the Annapurna region more than dozen times including three visits to the Base Camp and the entire circuit of Annapurna. In the Eastern Himalaya he has trekked the Singalila ridge of Sandakphu and Phalut six times and made four visits to the alp of Dzongri in West Sikkim. In September 2009 he trekked across seven passes in Ladakh from the monastery of Lamayuru to Padum in Zanskar. He has been an invited speaker at the Mussoorie Mountain Festival 2017 and Mountain Echoes – the Bhutan Literary Festival 2019. He is the joint author and photographer of a number of books like Sikkim- A Travellers Guide, Nepal Himalaya – A Journey Through Time, Everest Reflections on the Solukhumbu, Lonely Planet – Nepal for the Indian Traveller. His essays and photographs have been published in books and magazines worldwide. To view his photographs of the Himalaya please visit www.sujoydas.com. He can be contacted at [email protected]

27/07/2025

Acclimatisation trek above Mawenzi Tarn

22/06/2025

Kangtega and Thamserku on a clear late spring morning with the lodges of Dole 4000 metres on the Gokyo trek in the Khumbu region of Nepal

Sujoy Das Easy Flight Travel The Himalayan The Himalayan Times

24/02/2025

We have a confirmed departure for the Gokyo Lakes and the Rhenjo La May 23-June 7 2025. Dm us if you need a pdf and cost of the trek or check our web site www.southcol.com

22/02/2025

The thundering hooves of the wet wildebeest as the cross the Mara river and return to the Serengeti in early October 2024. On this crossing just one wildebeest fell to a crocodile as the others escaped safely. Click the link for the full album

Sujoy Das Amartya Mukherjee Binodh Gurung Tanzania Guiding fans

Wildebeest after crossing the Mara river and returning to the Serengeti from the Mara - October 2024

28/01/2025

Join us for a climb to the roof of Africa - dm for more details and a pdf

29/12/2024

Amazing effort on the west ridge of Everest in winter - hope he is successful

22/11/2024

Jannu 7710 metres north wall seen from the walk from Kangbachen to Jannu base camp

With Kanchenjunga White House Sujoy Das Sanjoy Ghosh Tenzin Nupu Nupu Chhiring Sherpa Kanchenjunga Ghunsa

21/11/2024

A South Col team did a 19 day arduous trek to the north base camp Pangpema and then to the south base camp Oktang - some photos of this wonderful route still to a large extent unspoilt and not ravaged by roads as yet

Sujoy Das Nupu Chhiring Sherpa Tenzin Nupu Kanchenjunga Ghunsa Daniel Bayer Kanchenjunga White House😊😊

06/10/2024

The trekking season is starting in Nepal and the good news is that the monsoon should be retreating from next week. Despite 600 mm of rain in the Kathmandu valley in two days late September, some roads have opened despite the floods and landslides. The Annapurna region is one of the most favoured trekking destinations for tourists. In these two panoramas you can see the view from the south side north of Pokhara and in the lower photograph is a panorama from the north side of Annapurna from the Kang La pass 5320m on the Nar Phu trek - it is very interesting to look at the two panoramas the see the different views. Nar Phu along with the Throung la crossing a side trip to Tilicho still remains a great trek heading out from Koto Qupar and exiting at Muktinath where the road joins in from Pokhara - happy trekking for the season and hope there are no more weather calamities with South Col Expeditions Raju Pulami Magar Daniel Bayer Dolma Tamang Birbahadur Tamang Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) Satish Neupane Nepal Ian Wall Jamie McGuinness

18/09/2024

Happy Pang Lhabsol 18th September 2024 - photograph taken in the Palace Monastery Tsulakhang on the occasion of Pang Lhabsol 1987 with Seen Sikkim with Satish -S3 Satish Bardewa Sikkim Karma T. Bhutia Binodh Gurung DK Ghatani Wangchuk Densapa The Voice of Sikkim Sikkim Tourism

The Pang Lhabsol procession circles the Palace Monastery ( Tsulakhang)

08/08/2024

I think the time is soon coming that Nepal will be left without any tourists as no one will want to fly in the country - the autumn tourist season starts in about six weeks and we have had two crashes in the past two months - obviously no one is listening
Ian Wall Frances Klatzel Lisa Choegyal Marcus Cotton Raj Gyawali
https://kathmandupost.com/money/2024/08/08/unsafe-skies-yet-another-air-crash-kills-five?fbclid=IwY2xjawEhWYNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQM7-ufEgZeqJXxnw_1JLuEAZ0bvp4sovDa0WaFYcZNJ8ibwcZgi8z6b1g_aem_2UD7OrfnQeZIlA2LlHkI4g

Pilot, four Chinese citizens killed as an Air Dynasty chopper met with an accident on Wednesday. At least 124 people have died in air crashes in the past two years.

03/08/2024

Today 3rd August Mint Lounge has my photo shot in Ladakh on the cover and an article by Bibek Bhattacharya on Monsoon treks - enjoy!

Javeed Iqbal Parveez Ahmed Stanzinoo Chamba Stanzen Skaldan Stanzin Glory Tenzin Tsewang Rafting Jetu Sanjiv Rai

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Treks & Photo Workshops in the Himalaya

South Col Expeditions is a boutique outfit carrying out treks and photo workshops in the Himalayan region especially Nepal. Most major treks are led by Sujoy Das, the founder of South Col Expeditions. Other treks are led by trusted guides(sirdars) with a wealth of experience. South Col groups are usually small between six to eight persons and their client profile includes photographers, wildlife and nature lovers and environmentalists. Many of South Col’s clients are trekking for the first time and so require hand-holding and support which we provide and help them fulfill their dreams!

WHY SOUTH COL?

We are keenly aware of the fragility of environment and cultures in which we trek and recognize our responsibility in maintaining them. "Take pictures, leave only foot prints" is our motto.

Trekkers get personalized attention both in the planning stage as well as during the trek itself.