Miroslav Hruska Himalayan Digital Collection

Miroslav Hruska

View to South West from Sebu La Pass. View of Mt. Kangchenjunga from Sebu La Pass with a view on extreme right of photograph of Jongsong Peak 7459m

Identified as the Lhonak Valley in the trekking notes

View of Yalung glacier, Kangchenjunga 8586m south side, with Kabru 7353m and Rathong Peak 6679m.

View looking north-east of Fluted Peak 7462m

View from north of Lhonak with a view of Janak Chuli 7035m (formerly known as Outlier Peak) on right.

View of Nupchu Mountain 7028m situated on the Tibetan border.

Trekker's stop and rest at Gamothang yak hut near the Sikkim-Nepal borderr checkpoint-pass Chiwabhanjang and some of the beautiful juniper forests in the area.

View of Mt. Gordamah Peak (now known as Gurudonmar Peak 6715m) as seen from a camp near Sebu La pass. Part of Mt. Kanchenjau can be seen at extreme left of the photo.

Unidentified mountain peak in 1952

Bhutia Child

Identified as Kohayedu Peak in the trekking notes

Another view further up of the valley between Ghunsa and Kambachen 4095m. In the middle the 'snout' of the Jannu Glacier can be seen.

View of Ghunsa 3595m.

Full view of Jannu (Kumbhakarna) 7710m.

View of part of Kangchenjunga 8586m with two of its five terraces visible. In the middle Jannu Peak can be seen. Jannu (now officially known as Kumbhakarna) lies 11km to the West of the summit of Kangchenjunga. Though lower, it is a very difficult…

Unidentified gate in Gangtok, Sikkim

Close-up view from north of Lhonak of Janak Chuli 7035m (formerly known as Outlier Peak) on right.

View of Langpo Peak 6955m on the left and Langchung Kang Peak on the right 6759m. The expedition is climbing to the Jongsong La pass.

En-route from Kambachen to Lhonak, In the background Drohmo 6850m is visible in the centre of the photograph.

M. Hruska at Yumtang Dak Bungalow. View up the Valley with first view of Chombu over the right ridge

Unidentified mountain range in the Langpo Peak region in the trekking notes

View from Tanchen Valley with three unidentified peaks (in 1952)

Another view further up of the valley between Ghunsa and Kambachen 4095m. In the far background the 'snout' of the Jannu Glacier can be seen.

Meeting with T. Braham of the Himalayan Journal. Sitting to the right of T. Braham is the famous sherpa Ang Tharkay of Annapurna Fame