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Observe
Study geological formations, river systems, rock exposures and landslide zones.
All expedition circuits
Himalayan Geology Expedition
Living with a Young Mountain System
Living with a Moving Mountain
Duration
5 Days / 4 Nights
The Himalayas are your classroom.
Interpret
Learn how geological processes have shaped the landscape.
Document
Create field notes, sketch maps and observations.
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Discuss
Learn directly through expert sessions and group interpretation.
One expedition. One big question.
How do communities survive and thrive in one of the world's most dynamic mountain systems?
The Himalayas are among the youngest mountain systems on Earth and are still rising today.This expedition examines how people, infrastructure, and communities coexist with a constantly evolving geological landscape characterized by
See geological processes in the real world
Tehri Dam interpretation
Landslide corridor study
Joshimath subsidence case study
Infrastructure resilience assessment
Hazard mapping exercise
Expert-led resilience workshop
Follow the geological story
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Dehradun
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Tehri
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Srinagar
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Rudraprayag
05
Chamoli
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Joshimath
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Dehradun
Dehradun → Tehri → Srinagar → Rudraprayag → Chamoli → Joshimath → Dehradun
The expedition, day by day
5 Days / 4 Nights
Learning Topics
- Young mountain systems
- Active tectonics
- Human adaptation
- Field VisitTehri Dam
- Topics
- Reservoir-induced changes
- Engineering in mountain environments
- Relocation and displacement
Dialogue
- Discussion- Can development and geology coexist?
Learning Sites
- Srinagar Valley
- Study
- Flood impacts
- River modification
- Urban development
- Field Exercise
- Mapping
- Road cuts
- Slope stabilization measures
- Retaining structures
Workshop-Reading Risk in the Landscape
Learning Topics
- Slope instability
- Mass wasting
- Geological hazards
- Field Observations
- Students document
- Landslide scars
- Debris flows
- Slope treatments
- Arrival Joshimath
- Case Study Briefing-Joshimath Subsidence Crisis
Theme-Urban Resilience in the Himalayas
Case Study Walk
- Topics
- Ground subsidence
- Urbanization pressures
- Infrastructure vulnerability
- Workshop-Designing Resilient Mountain Settlements
- Participants work in teams.
Expert Session
- Suggested Expert
- Disaster Risk Specialist
- Geologist
- Urban Planner
Travel Tribes Reflection Session
- Question-What does resilience mean in a young mountain system?
Student teams prepare
- Risk maps
- Adaptation recommendations
- Community resilience strategies
How the expedition works
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Pre-field briefing
Understand the geological concepts before entering the field.
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Field observation
Observe geological and geomorphological features directly.
03
Guided interpretation
Connect observations with scientific concepts.
04
Documentation
Record findings through notes, maps and field journals.
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Reflection and discussion
Turn observations into questions and insights.
What participants take away
Hazard Mapping Exercise
Settlement Risk Assessment
Infrastructure Resilience Report
Group Presentation
Choose your expedition experience
Standard Expedition
Investment
₹22,000 - ₹28,000 per participant
per participant
Plan expedition
Premium Expedition
Investment
₹35,000 - ₹45,000 per participant
per participant
Plan expedition
Expedition format
Signature University Expedition
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Investment
₹50,000 - ₹65,000 per participant
per participant
Plan expedition
Go beyond conventional destinations.
Engage with landscapes, communities and experts.
Return with new perspectives, questions and knowledge.
Take the classroom into the mountains.
Bring your students beyond textbooks and into a landscape where geological processes can be observed, interpreted and questioned in real time.
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