https://www.scmp.com/rss/266673/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Berinder and Karin are half hidden beneath their loads, only their legs visible as they pull onwards and upwards. Our porter team is a ragged line of colour, weaving in and out of mounds of rock and ice, disappearing and then reappearing. On all sides, ice climbs upwards in shards and shattered pyramids while frozen pillars tenuously support huge boulders. The largest glacier in Asia, Gangotri is the prime feeder of water to India’s holy Ganges river and plays host to our team as we move further... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2104144/trek-source-ganges-reveals-retreat-glaciers-feed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2104144/trek-source-ganges-reveals-retreat-glaciers-feed?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Jul 2017 01:16:22 +0000