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Sujoy Das has been trekking and photographing in the Himalayas for the last thirty years. His photographs and essays have been featured in leading magazines worldwide like The Washington Post, Lonely Planet, APA Guides, Outlook Traveller, India Today Travel Plus, Frontline, The Telegraph, Times of India Crest, India Magazine etc. He is also leading treks and photo workshops under the banner of South Col Expeditions http://www.southcol.com. Notable treks include: Winter ascent of Kala Pattar peak (Everest region) Dec 2003; Everest Base Camp 18,500 feet (2001 and 2010); Thorung-la pass/Annapurna Circuit 17,746 feet (2000); Annapurna Base Camp 14,300 feet (1999); Gokyo Ri peak 18,275 feet (1998); Rupkund Lake, Garhwal 16,200 feet (1996); Kangchendzonga Base Camp North and Green Lakes 16,875 feet (1987); Dorji La peak North Sikkim 18,644 feet (1986); crossing of Lhonak-la pass North Sikkim (1987). In September 2009, he crossed seven passes from Wanla to Padum in Zanskar (Ladakh) and in 2011 trekked in Spiti. He is the joint author of Sikkim- A Travellers Guide and Lonely Planet - Nepal for the Indian Traveller. He is currently working on a book on the Indian Himalaya and organizing treks and photo expeditions as a part of South Col Expeditions. He lives at 8 Short Street, Kolkata 700017, India. He can be contacted at sujoyrdas@gmail.com