Touching Upon the Himalaya: Excursions and Enquiries
Aitken, Bill
Price :
US$ 10.17
(PB)
PRODUCT DETAILS
Book ID : 24113
ISBN-10 : 81-7387-169-8 / 8173871698
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2004
Edition :
Langauage : English
168p., 21 cm.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- Foreword; Preface; EXCURSIONS; 1. More of the Lesser; 2. Kumaun's Lesser Mmajesty; 3. A Modest Trek with Great Returns; 4. Trek to tarang Tal; 5. The Shepherds of Nanda Devi Sanctary; 6. Nanda Devi Santuary Revisited, 1982; 7. Nandakini in the Rains; 8. The Rupkund Mystery; 9. Monsoon Madness and Seven Lakes; 10. The Shining Mountain; 11. From Sangla to Netwar Over the Rupin; 12. Zanskar via the Sarichen la; 13. Gorging in Zanskar; 14. A Ride Around Spiti; 15. Across Arunachal on a Motorbike; ENQUIRIES; 16. A Ramble Through the Himalayan Club Library; 17.The 1922 Everest Diary of Dr. T.G. Longstaff; 18. Who Measures Mt. Everest?; 19. An Enquiry into the Real name of Mt. Everest; 20. The Yeti Within; 21. A Lateral Approach to the Himalaya; 22. A Lighter Look at the Dark Meanings; 23."Seen But Not Approved"; 24. Pahari Topi: "Where Did You Get That Hat?"; 25. Himalayan Railways.
DESCRIPTION
This book is a collection of articles Bill Aitken published in the Himalayan Journal. They cover different subjects and areas about the Himalaya.
