Now covering Climate Crisis. Freelancer specialising in Offbeat and Adventure Travel Features. All stories carry images taken by me. Photography Portfolio at www.instagram.com/neelimav
Himalayan avalanches are increasing risk for climbers in warming climate
While high-altitude mountaineering comes with an inherent avalanche risk, global heating is exacerbating the danger during the climbing season in the Himalayan mountain range, experts warn.
By Neelima Vallangi
Curd instinct: ancient Nepali food reborn as dog chews in US
Exporting churpi, herders’ smoked yak cheese, has transformed lives in remote Himalayan villages
By Neelima Vallangi
Ain’t no mountain high enough, not even Everest, for the people of the Nepalese village of Phortse
In high-altitude Nepal, one Sherpa village has more Everest summiteers than anywhere else on Earth. Why?
Story & Images by Neelima Vallangi
‘Your mother is in the mountains’: Nepal’s record-breaking female mountaineers – a photo essay
A trio of ambitious Nepali climbers are among those reshaping the country’s male-dominated mountaineering industry
By Neelima Vallangi
The weight of water - The human cost of climate change | Documentary Film for Deutsche Welle
This film tells three stories of people suffering from the dramatic consequences of climate change. Their Nepalese communities are already being affected by floods and drought. Their suffering is a direct result of human-made climate change.
A feature length film by Neelima Vallangi & Deej Phillips
https://www.dw.com/en/the-weight-of-water-the-human-cost-of-climate-change/a-61166002
Leading the charge: wildlife experts plan for future of Nepal’s rhinos
One-horned species was nearly extinct before poaching was curbed. Now the climate crisis could pose a greater threat.
By Neelima Vallangi
Chhurpi: The world's hardest cheese?
Created thousands of years ago in the remote reaches of the Himalayas, chhurpi can be eaten for up to 20 years.
By Neelima Vallangi
The unsolved mystery of Skeleton Lake
Nearly 80 years after the Himalayan lake first captured the world's imagination, the mystery continues to confound – even as revolutionary advances are made in understanding our past. By Neelima Vallangi
Rapid heating of Indian Ocean worsening cyclones, say scientists
India’s cyclone season is being made more intense by the rapidly heating Indian Ocean, scientists have warned.
Glacial lakes threaten millions with flooding as planet heats up
An increasing number of people are being threatened by flooding caused by glacial lakes bursting, scientists have warned.
Hydropower projects are wreaking havoc in the Himalayas
The deadly February 7 flash flood in Uttarakhand should not be blamed on ‘nature’s fury’ alone.
The Himalayan peak off limits to climbers
Climbing Machhapuchhare is forbidden, a rarity in a country like Nepal that has embraced mountain tourism so enthusiastically that even the world's highest point gets overcrowded.
Drama in the night sky
A shooting star, a twinkling planet, a meteor shower, a faraway constellation or a ginormous galaxy—the list of celestial delights is endless
Text & Photographs by Neelima Vallangi
This remote Tibetan valley in Nepal looks to India and China for sustenance
Limi Valley is a hidden place of absurd contradictions
Text & Photographs by Neelima Vallangi
Climate change threatens 1,000-year-old monastery in remote Nepal
An ancient building battles mother nature as melting glaciers make a remote Himalayan valley susceptible to flooding.