Meeting the MountainsIt is a reference for trekkers and mountaineers. Included here are expeditions with Sir Chris Bonington to Punch Chuli and Rangrik Rang, the accident and rescue of Stephen Venables, climbing Manirang exploring Spiti and exploring passes in Garhwal. |
Contents
An Introduction | 19 |
A BRIEF HISTORICAL REVIEW | 23 |
KUMAON | 24 |
Introduction | 39 |
FIRES ON THE MOUNTAIN | 42 |
ACCIDENT ON PANCH CHULI | 62 |
CLIMBING IN MILAM | 73 |
CHIRING | 79 |
A CLIMBING HOLIDAY AT MANALI | 237 |
Shitidhar Peak | 240 |
A VISIT TO SACH PASS | 246 |
Sach Pass Chamba | 247 |
LADAKH AND EAST KARAKORAM | 252 |
CHANGPAS ARE SMILING NANGPAS ARE FLYING | 254 |
Roads in H P and Ladakh | 259 |
THE SIACHEN GLACIER | 266 |
STORY OF THE NANDA DEVI SANCTUARY | 86 |
THE VALLEY OF FRIENDS | 99 |
GARHWAL | 104 |
Bhilangana Valley | 140 |
Rupkund | 145 |
HarkiDoon | 153 |
SIKKIM AND NEPAL | 160 |
LIFE BEGINS AT FORTY | 162 |
MUKTINATH | 167 |
Muktinath | 168 |
Introduction | 169 |
ON THE TOURIST DRAIN TREK | 174 |
Annapurna Sanctuary Trail | 177 |
A TREK TO KALA PATHAR | 180 |
KINNAUR | 188 |
THE LANGUAGE OF THE MOUNTAINS | 190 |
Rangrik range | 195 |
A DAWN IN WINTER | 197 |
Satluj Valley Rampur | 198 |
Nachar Valley Kinnaur | 202 |
WHAT DID YOU DO IN SORANG VALLEY? | 206 |
A DECADE OF VISITS | 209 |
Charang Ghati Route | 217 |
KULLU SPITI | 222 |
AT CROSSROADS IN SPITI | 223 |
A MOUNTAIN OF SURPRISES | 231 |
Kashmir Ladakh | 267 |
Terong Valleys | 271 |
Siachen Glacier | 274 |
FOUNDATIONS | 278 |
A CONTINUING TRADITION | 280 |
JOURNEY OF THE JOURNAL | 286 |
THE HIMALAYAN CLUB NEWSLETTER | 296 |
TWO EDITORS PAR EXCELLENCE | 306 |
A MEETING WITH PROF ODELL | 313 |
A SUMMARY OF EXPEDITIONS AND TREKS | 338 |
THE VALLEY OF FLOWERS 9 LOST IN THE LEGENDS | 342 |
THE FREEDOM WALK 11 TEMPTATIONS OF KEDAR 12 RUPKUND JATROPANI AND GONA LAKE 13 TREK TO HARKIDOON AND RUIN... | 343 |
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B A NOTE ON CLIMBING IN INDIA | 354 |
C REGIONS OF THE INDIAN HIMALAYA | 360 |
D LIST OF PASSES IN THE HIMALAYA | 368 |
E EXPEDITIONS AND TREKS IN THE HIMALAYA 19631997 | 382 |
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Common terms and phrases
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