20-10-2020

The lake flows about three km north of the pass that links the Himalayan valleys of Vyas and Darma close to the India-China border in the district, Garbiyal said.

A five-member team of mountaineers has trekked to an unexplored lake at the base of the Sela pass located at a height of 20,000 feet here, according to expedition leader Yogesh Garbiyal. �It is spread over 1-km area with serene and crystal clear waters,� Garbiyal, who had scaled the Everest in 2017, told .

The lake flows about three km north of the pass that links the Himalayan valleys of Vyas and Darma close to the India-China border in the district, Garbiyal said. He said they were in the process of informing the state government about the lake with a request to develop it for tourism purposes.

Garbiyal said the five-member team had started its expedition, sponsored by Climbing Beyond Summits, on October 9 and concluded it on October 16 with the discovery of the lake. Villagers in the area also expressed surprise over the discovery. �We never heard of the lake even from our forefathers,� said Kunwar Singh Kutiya, a resident of Kuti village in Vyas Valley.

�Having a lake at such a height is rare and villagers would really be happy if it is developed for tourism purposes,� he said.