The climbers had set off from their base camp on the Satopanth Glacier on Sept 27 to attempt the unclimbed route but faced increasingly hazardous conditions. Despite sending out an SOS ...

Satopanth Glacier, Uttarakhand: The Satopanth Glacier sits at the base of the majestic Satopanth Peak in the Garhwal Himalayas. Reaching this glacier involves a challenging trek and rewards ...

Another glacier, Satopanth, which along with Gangotri is the primary contributor of ice melt water of Ganga river, too has been facing increasing melt rates, other studies have found. The minister ...