Updating the Himalayan Database for Windows
There are three ways to update the data in the Himalayan Database for Windows users:
(1)mReinstall the complete package (the current package contains the Spring-Summer 2203 update). In this case you will be replacing the Himalayan Database folder on your C: drive. This method is easy to do.
If you wish to preserve any saved search filters, you must first export them to an external file and then reimport them after the Himalayan Database is reinstalled (see the section "Exporting and Importing Filter Sets" in the Himalayan Database Program Guide).
(2)mReplace the HIMDATA folder in the Himalayan Database. In this case you will be replacing only the HIMDATA folder in the Himalayan Database folder on your C: drive. This method is also easy to do.
If you wish to preserve any saved search filters, you must first export them to an external file and then reimport them after the HIMDATA folder is replaced (see the section "Exporting and Importing Filter Sets" in the Himalayan Database Program Guide).
(3)mApply the update files to the currently installed Himalayan Database on your Windows computer. This method will preserve any saved search filters.
The Spring 2018 Update through the Autumn-Winter 2023 Update to the Himalayan Database contain the climbing data for the spring 2018 through the autumn-winter 2023 seasons as well as additions and corrections for previous data in the Himalayan Database. These updates should be applied in sequential order. The update files are not readable as stand-alone documents without an existing database. You will need to apply them to your current copy of the Himalayan Database installed on your computer. The complete instructions for updating the Himalayan Database using the update files are given in Appendix E of the Himalayan Database Program Guide. A brief summary of these instructions are given in the Update Readme's.
Himal Program (Version 2.72) (June 2024)
The following files contain the standalone update for the Himal program.
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