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From the Himalaya: travels and tall tales. Personal interests: @malayraunsil

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Also, I implore you to explore Alfred Buckham's work. What joy. Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
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He had been crossing peacefully the Cordilleras of the Andes. A snowbound stillness brooded on the ranges; the winter snow had brought its peace to all its vastness...sheer peaks...cloaks of stone, an ominous tranquility. —Saint Exupery, Night Flight. © Alfred Buckham. See ALT.
Over the Alps, c. 1930. Collection of John and Richard Buckham.

ALT Over the Alps, c. 1930. Collection of John and Richard Buckham.

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He had been crossing peacefully the Cordilleras of the Andes. A snowbound stillness brooded on the ranges; the winter snow had brought its peace to all its vastness...sheer peaks...cloaks of stone, an ominous tranquility. —Saint Exupery, Night Flight. © Alfred Buckham. See ALT.
Over the Alps, c. 1930. Collection of John and Richard Buckham.

ALT Over the Alps, c. 1930. Collection of John and Richard Buckham.

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I have long since strayed into the world of early aerial photography and novels about the heroism of airmail pilots crossing the Andes. Will return to it, soon (?)
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Like mah boy of course. Complete with a prayer wheel, a compass, and a few hidden notebooks.
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What would your Halloween costume be if it's celebrated in India ?
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The Himalayan Frontier: spears, clubs and airships.
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The Hump.
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C-46 planes crossing 'The Hump', a dangerous cargo route over the Himalaya from India to China, WW2. No emergency landing strips, crashes so frequent it was nicknamed "the aluminum trail".
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C-46 planes crossing 'The Hump', a dangerous cargo route over the Himalaya from India to China, WW2. No emergency landing strips, crashes so frequent it was nicknamed "the aluminum trail".
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'Harts Over the Himalayas', Frank Wootton, c. 1967.
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आजकल फिर से ग़लत संगत में पड़ गया हूँ। बिगड़ी औलादों के साथ उठना बैठना ज़रा ज़्यादा ही हो रहा है।
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I feel Rimbaud's poetry in my bones today.
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Somewhere, Eastern Himalaya. May 2026.
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Somewhere in the Eastern Himalaya. May 2026.
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