Mt. Nanda Devi
India's second-highest peak and the 23rd highest mountain in the world, its one of the most difficult peaks to climb and has been out of bounds for more than two decades. Folklore is that a nuclear observation device rests half way to the top of the peak, left behind by the CIA and Indian Army, sometime in the mid-70s. It was planned for use to observe Chinese troop movements but after placing it, the CIA soon lost signal. A blizzard and avalanche buried the device under many feet of snow!
Nanda Devi is one of the most beautiful peaks in the Himalayas, with a distinct twin-hump, the east peak (Nanda Devi East) is behind the main peak in this image, easily viewed in profile from Binsar and other parts of the Kumaon Himalayas. The "Devi" is worshipped as the local Goddess that protects all living creatures in this part of the world.
Mt. Nanda Devi
India's second-highest peak and the 23rd highest mountain in the world, its one of the most difficult peaks to climb and has been out of bounds for more than two decades. Folklore is that a nuclear observation device rests half way to the top of the peak, left behind by the CIA and Indian Army, sometime in the mid-70s. It was planned for use to observe Chinese troop movements but after placing it, the CIA soon lost signal. A blizzard and avalanche buried the device under many feet of snow!
Nanda Devi is one of the most beautiful peaks in the Himalayas, with a distinct twin-hump, the east peak (Nanda Devi East) is behind the main peak in this image, easily viewed in profile from Binsar and other parts of the Kumaon Himalayas. The "Devi" is worshipped as the local Goddess that protects all living creatures in this part of the world.