Himalayas
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| Games | Tomb Raider
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| Comics | Shangri-La | |
The Himalayas is a location Lara visits in Tomb Raider Legend and in the comics. It also plays a major role in the original and revised background stories of Lara Croft.
The Himalayas is a vast mountain range in Asia.
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Tomb Raider
At the age of twenty-one, Lara was the only survivor of a plane crash deep in the heart of the Himalayas. She was on her way home from a skiing trip.
In the following two weeks she learned how to depend on her wits to stay alive in hostile conditions a world away from her sheltered upbringing. When she walked into the village of Tokakeriby her experience had had a profound effect on her.
Tomb Raider II
- Main article: Tibet Section
While searching for the Talion, Lara travels to Tibet, which is located in the Himalayan region.
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Tomb Raider Legend
- Main article: Nepal - The Ghalali Key
At the age of nine, Lara survived a plane crash in the Himalayan mountains that resulted in the death of her mother. After miraculously surviving a ten-day solo trek from the crash site to Katmandu, she spent the rest of her childhood under the close tutage of her Archeologist father - the late Earl of Abbingdon, Richard Croft.
Later on Lara travels back to the crashsite, to retrieve the Ghalali Key and reforge the Excalibur.
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Artefacts
Shangri-La
In the two part story-arc (Comic Issue 11 and Comic Issue 12), Lara finds the mythical Shangri-La in the Himalayas.
The Trap - Path of the Tiger
In the three-part story named The Trap - Path of the Tiger, Lara travels to Taktsang Ravine. It's a location on the Himalayas where Lara is searching for the Black Mandala.
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The Tibetan Foothills in Tomb Raider II
The Himalayan setting in Tomb Raider Legend
