The ruins of the capital built by the parricidal King Kassapa I (477–95) lie on the steep slopes and at the summit of a granite peak standing some 370 m high (the 'Lion's Rock', which dominates the ...

There has been much success during the ‘second’ climbing season in the Himalayas. The post-monsoon season began in September and concludes in December. It is during this timeframe that the jet ...