Sunderdhunga Khal rock wall, up valley and towards Panwali Dwar peak, edge of Nanda Devi Sanctuary

Panwali Dwar peak sits at the edge of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, visible from the Advanced Base Camp of Sunderdhunga Khal. The Sunderdhunga Khal rock wall rises up the valley toward this peak, surrounded by the mighty peaks that form the outer ring of the sanctuary—Banoti, Durgakot, Tharkot, Tent Peak and Mrigthuni—seen from below Sunderdhunga Khal in Kumaon. The Sunderdhunga Valley features an ancient glacial moraine shelf with mud flutings; many tributary streams feed the main Sunderdhunga torrent, flowing past meadows and scree slopes as one approaches the campsite in the upper valley, captured in aerial view. The first peak encountered is Maiktoli, with a right‑side ridge leading up to the Sunderdunga Khal side; the second peak is Panwali Dwar, whose left side leads up to the same khal. The approach to Sunderdhunga Khal offers a dramatic view of a massive icefall below the col, with Maiktoli and Panwali Dwar peaks framing the scene.