Heheya kingdom (also known as Haihaya, Haiheya, Heiheya, etc.) was one of the many kingdoms ruled by ChandravanshiKshatriya kings in the central and western India. I
Other Haihaya Kings
Haihaya king Vitahavya is mentioned as the son of Vatsa King (13,30)
Haihaya king Udvarta , became the exterminator of his own race. (5,74)
The conversation between a Haihaya king and a sage named Tarkshya is mentioned at (3,183)
A royal sage of the Haihaya race, Sumitra by name is mentioned at (12,124). Sumitra is mentioned as the son of Mitra, at (12,125).
Noel Odell (1890–1987) British. First ascent, in 1936, of Nanda Devi, which remained the highest summited peak until 1950.
Bill Tilman (1898–1977) British. First ascent of Nanda Devi in 1936. In 1934, first person to penetrate Nanda Devi sanctuary
Frank Smythe (1900–1949) British. Mount Blank, Kamet, and early attempt on Kangchenjunga.
Eric Shipton (1907–1977) British. With Bill Tillman, first to penetrate Nanda Devi sanctuary. Discovered route to Everest over Khumbu Glacier.
John Hunt (1910–1998) British. Leader of 1953 expedition of Mount Everest.
Tenzing Norgay (1914–1986) Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer. First man on Everest along with Edmund Hillary.
Maurice Herzog (b. 1919) First person to summit an Eight-thousander, Annapurna, in 1950. Lost all toes and most fingers due to frostbite. Peak not climbed again until 1970.
Sir Edmund Hillary (1919–2008) New Zealand mountaineer and explorer, the first man on Everest with Tenzing Norgay.
Tom Bourdillon (1924–1956) member of British Everest expeditions 1951, 1952, and 1953, reached 300 feet (90 m) from summit of Everest three days before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay finally conquered it.
Hermann Buhl (1924–1957) First ascent of Nanga Parbat in 1953 (feat accomplished solo and without oxygen). First ascent of Broad Peak. Died in fall on Chogolisa, body never found.
Willi Unsoeld (1926–1979) United States. First ascent of Everest from West Face, 1963. Daughter Nanda Devi Unsoeld killed during Nanda Devi expedition 1976. Died during avalanche on Mount Ranier, 1979.
Jerzy Kukuczka (1948–1989) Polish mountaineer. Ascended all fourteen eight-thousanders faster than anybody else, establishing ten new routes.
Nazir Sabir Pakistani mountaineer. First ascent of two eight thousanders (Broad Peak & Gasherbrum II) in a single attempt.
Jaime Viñals First Central American person to climb Mount Everest.[9]
Casey Mackins An English mountaineer who climbed Mt Everest by a new route without oxygen from Tibet in 1984 and then again from Nepal in 1990 during his famous Sea to Summit expedition where he became the first person to climb Everest starting from sea level (the Bay of Bengal).
José Antonio Delgado Sucre(May 13, 1965 — July 22, 2006) was the first Venezuelan mountaineer to reach the summit of five eight-thousanders. He was one of the most experienced climbers in Latin America. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela.
Several places in the Himalaya are of religious significance in Hinduism and Buddhism. In Hinduism, the Himalaya have also been personified as the god Himavat, the father of Shiva's consort, Parvati.
A number of Tibetan Buddhist sites are situated in the Himalaya, including the residence of the Dalai Lama.
The Yeti is one of the most famous creatures in cryptozoology. It is a large primate-like creature that is supposed to live in the Himalaya. Most mainstream scientists and experts consider current evidence of the Yeti's existence unpersuasive, and the result of hoaxes, legend or misidentification of mundane creatures.
Shambhala is a mystical city in Buddhism with various legends associated with it. While some legends consider it to be a real city where secret Buddhist doctrines are being preserved, other legends believe that the city does not physically exist and can only be reached in the mental realm.
Sri Hemkund Sahib - Sikh gurudwara where Guru Gobind Singh is claimed to have meditated and achieved enlightenment in a previous incarnation.
en español 
en inglés 
en francés - en alemán
