A guide to some lesser-known but genuinely useful map resources for the Indian Himalaya — from Harish Kapadia’s expedition sketches to Depi Chaudhry’s trekking maps and the Pahar archive.

A thirteen-day trek through one of Himachal Pradesh’s most remote and beautiful valleys — from Barsheni to Mantalai Lake at 4,100 metres.

A day in the Parvati Valley with Keval, a young Gaddi shepherd — fire, chai, and a landscape that belongs to someone else entirely.