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The Iceworld of Himalaya

The Iceworld of Himalaya
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Price: Rs.450.00
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ISBN: 9788173050473
Publishing Date: 1994-00-00
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Cover Type: Hard Cover
Author: F.B. Workman & W.H.
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The Himalayas are one of the most spectacular of mountain ranges in the world and form of dazzling chain of glory, protection and power of India. They provide a range of scenery that is rare in its variety-snow clad peaks, barren clags and cliffs, serpentine rivers, lakes and waterfalls. The present volume is classic travelogue through the Himalayas and takes a fresh look at its diversity. The books seeks to capture the magnificent mountain scapes and the rich spectrum of cultures that have evolved amongst the people who liver there. The formidable knowledge of the authors and their unerring eye for the telling detail have resulted in an excellent text which is superbly illustrated by the photographs. Short of actually visiting the everfacinating abode of snow, this delightful book brings to the reader all the grandeur and colour of the Himalayas.
Table of Content
Introduction, 1. Our Kashmiri Khansamah at Srinagar-The Ascent of Mahadeo- Our Madrassi Butler at Leh 2. Tibetan Yaks-The Kardong Pass- Through the Nubra Valley-Eccentricities of Baggage Ponies-View on the Route to Tutilak- The Sasser Pass- An Equine Graveyard 3. Further Wanderings in Gompa Land- A Grand Pass through a Sea of Asiatic Dolomites-The Ascent with Zhos of the magnificent Kangi La- The Red Mountian- Descent into a Flower Paradise-Charms of the Rangdom Valley- Under the Shadow of fantastic Noon Koon- Over the Bhot Kol Pass- The Ward -wan Valley and Return to Srinagar 4. The Shady Side of Himalayan Mountaineering-Procuring and Fitting-out of Sikkim Coolies-Up the Singalela Spur of Kinchinjanga-Coolie Demands and Short comings-0vertaken by Darkness in the Forest-Return to Darjeeling-Sikkim Scenery. 5. Greeted again by some old Friends in the Vale of Kashmir-Departure for Baltistan-Pleasures of Doonga Travel on the Jhelum-Kashmir Shawl View from the Rajdiangan Pass-Over the Deosai Plains to Skardu. 6. Skardu to Shigar -A Visit from the Raja of Shigar-Over the Skoro La-A Greeting from Zermatt-Across the Rope Bridge to the World's End-People of Askole. 7. Off for the Biafo-Lambardar Kinchin-Among the Seracs-Zurbriggen rescues a Sheep-A Halt at Boggy Camp-Sublimities of the Biafo 8. Ogre Camp-Crossing Snow Lake-At Ice Camp-A good Dinner at Sixteen Thousand Feet-Ascent of the Hispar Pass-Mount Kailasa-Stormy Descent of the Upper Biafo-At Askole again. 9. Exploring in the Skoro La Range-Coolies prove trying-The active Forces of Nature and the Law of Change-First Ascent of the Siegfriedhorn 10. Life at Avalanche Camp-Zurbriggen makes a Rconnaissance-We move upward-Coolies again in Evidence-Spirit Manifestations at Haunted Camp-First Ascent of Mount Bullock Workman-Discovery of Large Crescent Glacier, not on Survey Maps-A Wonderful Panorama-Return to the Shigar Valley over the Skora La-A Swas 11. Koser Gunge from the Shigar Valley-Three Days at Wooing Camp-More Coolie Complications en Route to out Highest Camp-The Escalading of Steep Aretes-We attack Snow Slopes, and encounter Cold, Wind and Storm-The Conquest of Koser Gaunge 12. Personal Experience with Rarefied Air, with some Deductions for which the Authors are separately responsible. 13. Alexander Coin-Raja Sir Amar Singh, Glossary
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