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  • Awards & Commendations
    • Patron’s Medal of the Royal Geographical Society
    • Tensing Norgay National Adventure Award
    • King Albert Mountain Award
    • Piolet d’Or Asia Award
    • IMF Presidents’ Gold Medal
    • Joss Lynam Medal
    • Peace Climb – Swiss Summit for Siachen
  • Honorary Memberships
    • Honorary Member of The Alpine Club, London (1995)
    • Honorary Member of The American Alpine Club (2006)
    • Honorary Member of The Japanese Alpine Club (2007)
    • Honorary Member of The Polish Alpine Association, Warszawa
      (2004)
    • The Himalayan Club (2020)
  • Offices Held
  • Joint Expeditions
    • 1981 Indian-French Sudarshan Parvat Expedition
    • 1985 Indian-British Rimo Expedition
    • 1991 Indian-British Chong Kumdan Expedition
    • 1992 Indian-British Panch Chuli Expedition
    • 1994 Indian-British Kinnaur Expedition
    • 2000 Indian-French Karakoram Expedition
    • 2001 International Arganglas Expedition
    • 2002 India-Japan Padmanabh Expedition
    • 2003 Indian-British to Sainj valley
    • 2006 Indian-British to Pangi valley
    • 2006 Indian-British to Pabar valley
    • 2007 Indian Alpine Club team to Kagbhusandi valley
  • Expeditions & Mountain Climbing
  • Accidents over the years
    • Accidents in Different Ranges
    • Accidents in the Nanda Devi Sanctuary
    • Accidents in Karakoram and Kashmir
  • Lectures and Film Jury
    • Lectures at Himalayan Club
    • France Alpine Club Lecture
    • London HC Reunion Lecture
    • Film Jury BANFF
    • Film Jury TRENTO
    • Lecture Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMCO) , Dehradun
    • Lecture at Fort William, HQ Eastern Command
  • Documents Records and Photo Libraries
    • American Alpine Club Goldon Colorado
    • The Alpine Club London
    • The Japanese Alpine Club Tokyo
    • The Himalayan Club library Mumbai
    • Map Reference Library
  • Editing
  • Kapadia Family
• Climbs & Explorations
  • Kumaun
    • Articles
      • 1968 Climbing in MIlam
      • 1969 The Sunderdhunga-Tharkot Expedition, 1969
      • 1970 Bethartoli Himal Expedition. 1970-By R Desai
      • 1974 Nanda Devi As I Saw it
      • 1974 Rescue on Devtoli
      • 1976 After Devtoli Accident
      • 1977 Chiring We 1977
      • 1979 Mountain of Long Life – Chiring We
      • 1983 In the Valleys around Narayan Ashram
      • 1983 Summer of 83 – Darma valley
      • 1992 Fires on Mountain-Panch Chuli 1992
      • 2000 Nanda Devi The BlessGiving Godess
      • 2001 Nanda Devi Juggernaught
      • 2005 Story of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary
      • 2008 Many and Slip – Pindari By Burjor Banaji
    • Reports
      • Darma Valley Expedition
      • Panch Chuli Expedition Report
      • Nanda Devi IMF Trip Article Notes
      • Nanda Devi IMF Trip Plans
      • Final Official – Report – IMF Nanda Devi Sanctuary Expedition
    • Maps
    • Photos
  • Garhwal
    • Articles
      • 1970 After Bethartoli
      • 1970 Tragedy of Bethartoli Himal
      • 1981 Sudarshan Parvat-Indo-French
      • 1984 Youth in Gibson’s Garhwal
      • 1988 Central Garhwal and Kumaun
      • 1988 In Famous Footsteps
      • 1990 Two is Company – Jadh Ganga
      • 1992 Temptations of Kedar
      • 1995 A Tale of Two Valleys-of Flowers and Valley of Friends
      • 1997 Freedom Walk
      • 1997 Lost in Legends
      • 2001 Nag Tibba- The Honest Serpant
      • 2006 Bagpipe Treks
      • 2006 Obra Gad (HBK Trip)
      • 2012 Kedar Kantha – Autumun Walk
      • 2014 Age of Exploration-Dhauli Valley
      • 2015 We Are the Pilgrims-Garhwal
      • 2017 Himalayan Disaster- Nature or Man responsible
      • 2019 Where The Ganga Flows
    • Reports
      • 1981 Indo – French Sudarshan Parvat
      • 1984 Ruinsara Youth Expedition Brief Report
      • 1984 Ruinsara Youth Expedition Detailed Report
      • 1988 Girthi Ganga Expedition Report
      • 1990 Trimukhi Parvat Report
      • 1997 Garhwal Traverse Expediton
    • Maps
    • Photos
  • Kinnaur
    • Articles
      • 1988 Kinnaur -The Land of Musicians
      • 1990 Note on Kinnaur
      • 1993 What Did You Do in the Sorang Valley
      • 1994 Manirang A Mountain of Surprises
      • 1994 The Language of the Mountains-Rangrik Rang
      • 1997 Hanasbeshan A Dawn in Winter
    • Reports
      • 1994 Indian – British Kinnaur Expedition – Indian Report
      • 1994 Indo British Kinnaur Expeditin – British Report
    • Maps
    • Photos
  • Spiti Valley
    • Articles
      • 2001 Into the Gyundi almost
      • 2000 Road Much Travelled – Spiti
      • 1993 Spiti Land of Mountains and Monasteris
      • 1993 Cross-roads in Spiti
      • 1987 Unknown Spiti- The Middle Country
      • 1987 A Return to Lingti
      • 1983 Spiti Where Two Worlds Meet
    • Reports
      • 1987 Lingti Valley Expedition Spiti
      • 1993 Kullu-Lahaul-Spiti Expedition
    • Maps
    • Photos
  • Kullu
    • Articles
      • 1973 A Climbing Holiday at Manali
      • 1981 Winter Foray -Yada in Dhaula Dhar
      • 1983 Around Chamba Kailash in 14 Days
      • 1986 Kulti Valley
      • 2013 Bara Bangahal – The Land of Passes
      • 2013 Ramblings in Chhota Bangahal
    • Reports
      • 1980 Winter Kailash – Report
    • Maps
    • Photos
  • Himachal Pradesh
    • Articles
      • 1971 A visit to Sach Pass
      • 1999 The Plan B
      • 2000 The Mountains of the Middle Kingdoms
      • 2003 An Adventure With Kapadia-by Chris Bonington
      • 2003 Himalayan Rest Houses
      • 2003 The Tilley Hat
      • 2004 Into the Pangi Valley
      • 2005 The Bagpipe Treks
      • 2006 Mobile With Mobile – Pabar Valley Trek
    • Reports
    • Maps
    • Photos
  • Zanskar – Kishtwar
    • Articles
      • 1990 The Enjoyable Difference – Zansker Trek
      • 2005 Pangpo La (HBK Trip)
      • 2008 Zanskar Anyone
      • 2009 Future is Here
      • 2014 Two Walks in the Kishtwar
    • Reports
    • Maps
    • Photos
  • Ladakh
    • Articles
      • 1980 A trek in Ladakh-Zanskar
      • 1995 Nangpas are Flying Changpas are Smiling
      • 2000 Ladakh and Zanskar-The Land of Passes
      • 2011 A Peak, a. Pass and a Monastery-Hanle-Hangrang-Karcha
      • 2014 Travel and Treks in Kashmir, Zanskar and Ladakh
    • Reports
      • 1980 Ladakh Trek-Report
    • Maps
    • Photos
  • East Karakoram
    • Articles
      • 1989 East of Sasre La
      • 1991 Chong Kumdan Indo-British expedition
      • 1996 Eastern Karakoram-A Historical Review
      • 2000 High Altitude Golf Courses-Indo-French
      • 2001 In the Land of the Argans
      • 2002 Kings of Karakoram
      • 2002 On Death Trail-Shyok
      • 2002 The God That did not fail – First Ascent of Padmanabh Peak
    • Reports
      • 1991 Chong Kumdan expedition 1
      • 1991 Chong Kumdan expedition 2
      • 2000 Indo-French To Karakoram Report
      • 2001 The Arganglas International Expedition
      • 2002 The Indian-Japanese Karakoram Expedition
    • Maps
    • Photos
  • Siachen Glacier
    • Articles
      • 1985 Exploring That Valley Terong
      • 1998 Saga of Siachen
      • 1998 East Karakoram and the Siachen Glacier
      • 1998 High Stakes- Siachen- in HIMAL
      • 1998 Mountaineering and War on Siachen Glacier – ForAlpine Journal
      • 2000 A Peace Park for Siachen
      • 2000 Siachen Peace Park
      • 2002 History of the Siachen Glacier (1821-2002)
      • 2002 Siachen Glacier Historical Review Booklet
      • 2002 The God That did not fail – First Ascent of Padmanabh Peak
    • Reports
      • 1985 Siachen Indo-British Expedition
      • 1996 The Siachen Expedition
      • 2002 The Indian-Japanese Karakoram Expedition
    • Maps
    • Photos
  • Sikkim
    • Articles
      • 1978 North Sikkim
      • 2000 Chasing Cirular Rainbows-Sandakhpu Trek
      • 2000 In the Land of Five Treasures of Snow
      • 2000 The Kangchenjunga Massif – A Brief History
      • 2012 The Plateau Sikkim
      • 2018 In Shadow on Kangchenjunga
      • 2020 Memories
    • Reports
      • 2012 The Plaeau, Sikkim – Report
    • Maps
    • Photos
  • Nepal-Bhutan-Tibet
    • Articles
      • 1965 Muktinath
      • 1972 A Trek to Kalapathar
      • 1978 On Sherpa Trail
      • 1995 On ‘Tourist Drain Trek’-Annapurna Base
      • 2004 Across Bhutan in Eighteen Days
      • 2004 Tibet Hundred Years After Young husband
    • Reports
    • Maps
    • Photos
  • Arunachal Pradesh
    • Articles
      • 2003 A Trek in Tawang Tract – Arunachal
      • 2004 Tsangpo -The Final Exploration
      • 2005 Secrets of Subansiri- Arunachal Pradesh
      • 2006 The Promised Land -Dibang valley
      • 2007 Lohit Valley -The Eastern Frontier of India
      • 2009 Pemako -Yangsang Chu Valley
      • 2010 The Riddle of Kangto
      • 2011 Treks to Passes on India – Burma Border
      • 2012 Hidden Land of Pemako – for (The Alpinist)
      • 2014 Arunachal Pradesh – Land of Rising Sun
      • 2015 One Fine Autumn – Treks to Tholung – Bangajang
      • 2016 On Apatani Plateau – Subansiri Valley
      • 2018 Enigmatic Takpa Siri – The Holy Mountain
      • 2018 The Kamala Valley
    • Reports
      • 2003 Tawang Tract Report – Photos
      • 2003 – Tawang Tract Report – Text Arunachal
      • 2004 Tsangpo Exploration Report (1)
      • 2004 Tsangpo Exploration Report (2)
      • 2005 The Subansiri Valley Report
      • 2006 – Dibang Valley Brief – Report
      • 2006 The Dibang Valley Report – Photos – PDF
      • 2006 – Dibang Valley Report – Text
      • 2007 The Lohit valley Brief Report
      • 2007 Lohit Valley – Photo Album
      • 2007 – Lohit Valley – Text – Maps
      • 2010 Kameng Valley Report – Photos
      • 2010 Kameng Valley Report Text
      • 2011 Lapti Valley Trek Photos
      • 2011 Exploring Lapti Valley – Brief Report
      • 2013 Chaukan Pass – Brief Report
      • 2013 Subansiri Report – PDF
      • 2013 Subansiri – 2 Photos
      • 2013 Three passes India – Burma Border
    • Maps
    • Photos
  • Sahyadris and the Western Ghats
    • Articles
      • Far from the Maddening Crowd, Driving and Trekking around Mahableshwar
      • Into Jatashankar Gorge-Pachmarhi
      • Monsoon Magic in the Sahyadris
      • SAHY-A-Trekking in the Sahyadris
      • The Hungry Stones-The Sahyadris-talk
      • Trek The Sahyadris – The Range Description
    • Reports
    • Maps
    • Photos
  • Other Ranges and Other Articles
    • Articles
      • 1978 The Journey of the Journal
      • 1989 Two Editors Par Excellence-R. E. Hawkins-Soli Mehta
      • 1990 Nagadhiraj Himalaya
      • It Does Not Rain In Northern Kenya- Trekking in Kenya
      • 1993 The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Darjeeling at 40
      • 1994 HMI in AJ 1994
      • 1996 Indian Himalaya-The Alpine Club Symposium
      • 1998 Lots In A Name
      • 2000 Himalayan Club – A Continuing Tradition
      • 2000 My Himalaya -An Introduction
      • 2000 The Nagadhirah Himalaya
      • 2000 A Siachen Peace Park – Alpine Journal
      • 2004 RGS Medal-Acceptance Speech
      • 2010 A Ringing Revolution
      • 2018 This is His Life-Harish Kapadia
      • 2019 Creation of Himalayan Club Archives
    • Reports
    • Maps
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• Authorship
  • Books
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      • Legendary Maps from the Himalayan Club
      • Trek the Sahyadris
      • Trekking in the Himalayas
      • Siachen Glacier – the Battle of Roses
      • High Himalaya Unknown Valleys
      • Meeting the Mountains
      • Into the Untravelled Himalaya
      • SPITI- Adventures in the Trans -Himalaya
      • Exploring the Hidden Himalaya
      • Across Peaks & Passes in Kumaun Himalaya
      • Across Peaks & Passes in Garhwal Himalaya
      • Across Peaks & Passes in Himachal Pradesh
      • Across Peaks & Passes in Ladakh, Zanskar & East Karakoram
      • Across Peaks & Passes in Darjeeling & Sikkim
      • Himalaya more than Mountains
      • The Himalaya in my Sketch Book
  • Editorials
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      • 1980 HJ 36 Editorial-First by HBK-1978
      • 1981 HJ 37 Editorial
      • 1982 HJ 38 Editorial
      • 1983 HJ 39 Editorial
      • 1984 HJ 40 Editorial
      • 1985 HJ 41 Editorial
      • 1986 HJ 42 Editorial
      • 1987 HJ 43 Editorial
      • 1988 HJ 44 Editorial
      • 1989 HJ 45 Editorial
      • 1990 HJ 46 Editorial
      • 1991 HJ 47 Editorial
      • 1992 HJ 48 Editorial
      • 1993 HJ 49 Editorial
      • 1994 HJ 50 Editorial
      • 1995 HJ 51 Editorial
      • 1996 HJ 52 Editorial
      • 1997 HJ 53 Editorial
      • 1998 HJ 54 Editorial
      • 1999 HJ 55 Editorial
      • 2000 HJ 56 Editorial
      • 2001 HJ 57 Editorial
      • 2002 HJ 58 Editorial
      • 2002 HJ 59 Editorial
      • 2003 HJ 59 Acceptance Speech by Harish Kapadia for RGS Medal
      • 2003 HJ 59- RGS Medal for Harish Kapadia
      • 2004 HJ 60 Editorial
      • 2005 HJ 61 Editorial
      • 2006 HJ 62 Editorial
      • 2007 HJ 63 Editorial
      • 2008 HJ 64 Editorial 80th Year
      • 2009 HJ 65 Editorial
      • 2010 HJ 66 Last HBK Editorial-2010
      • 2010 HJ 66 Tribute by President
      • 2020 HJ 75 Guest Editorial
  • Book Reviews
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      • 1000 Himalayan Quiz
      • After Everest – Tensing
      • Alpine Club Library Catalogue
      • Arunachal by Peter Van Ham
      • Arunachal Pradesh-Hidden Land- M Dai
      • Ascent by Chris Boningtion Book and Movie
      • Aurel Stein
      • Brotherhood of Rope
      • Buddhist Monasteries in H P by Handa
      • Catalogue of Himalayan Literature
      • Climbing Cartons of Andrian Sheredon
      • Climbing Fit
      • Climbing Mount Everest
      • Cult of Pure Crystal Mountain
      • Duels in the Snow
      • Eight Sailing books-Tilman
      • Eric Shipton – six mountain books
      • Everest and China Short Books
      • Everest for Children
      • Exploring the Highlands of Himalaya
      • Eye of time and Seven sisters
      • Fantastic Fifth-Courting Diamond of Snow
      • Flying Over the Himalaya
      • Frank Kingdon-Ward By Kenneth Cox
      • Great Game East
      • Heights of Maddness
      • Himalaya Playground of Gods
      • Himalayan Playground – Braham
      • Himalayan Rivers and four books by Negi
      • Into Untravelled Himalaya
      • Kangchenjunga Ascent from the East
      • Karakoram-Map By J Wala
      • Kathmandu Valley Maps
      • Kongur – Elusive Summit
      • Legendary Maps of the Himalayan Club (by Venables)
      • Meeting The Mountains
      • Moments of Doubt
      • Mountaineer – Chris Bonington
      • Mountaineering Freedom of Hills
      • Nanda Devi the Tragic Expedition
      • Northeast Four books Short reviews
      • Northeast Triology by Kunal Verma
      • Ochre Border – Spiti
      • Polish three Books
      • Queen of Mountaineers- Fanny Workman
      • Rain In the Mountains
      • Sabse Uncha Pahad
      • Saga of Ladakh
      • Siachen – Film Review
      • Siachen – Battle of Roses – two reviews
      • Smythe’s Mountains
      • Spirits of Air
      • Spiti Adventres in Trans Himalaya
      • Strangers No More
      • Summit-Alpine Club at 150
      • Sunlit Summits
      • The Ascent of Rum-Doodle
      • The Climbers- Sea-Ice-Rock – By Bonington
      • The Frontier Scouts
      • To Ends of the Earth
      • Trekking in India
      • Trekking in the Himalayas by Harish Kapadia
      • Two Generations
      • Untravelled Himalaya Review
      • Verrier Elwyn
      • War at the Top of the World
      • Wonders of Karakoram
      • Younghusban Troubled Campaign
  • In Memoriam
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      • AAMIR ALI
      • Ang Kami – a tribute
      • Arun Samant
      • Dr P A Naik
      • Dr Parvin Shah
      • Dr Vasant N. Desai
      • Hukam Singh
      • Jagdish Chandulal Nanavati
      • Jagdish Nanavati for Alpine Journal
      • Kaivan Mistry
      • Martin Moran
      • Mavis Heath
      • Nawang Gombu
      • Nawang Kapadia
      • Ryuji Hayashibara
      • S P Godrej
      • Susan Band
      • T H Braham
      • Thrity Birdy
  • Correspondence
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      • HJ 36 Letters-A. Kauffman – JTM Gibson
      • HJ 38 LettersH Adams Carter -Glacier length
      • HJ 39 Letters-Geoff Cohen
      • HJ 40 Letters-Craven
      • HJ 40 Letters-J D V Graff-Peter Holmes
      • HJ 41 Letters- Kailash Claim
      • HJ 42 Letters-J B Auden- Prem chand
      • HJ 43 Letters- H Adams Carter-others
      • HJ 47 Letters-Aamir Ali -Soli Mehta -Nilkanth
      • HJ 49 Letters- Hukam Singh-Panch Chuli
      • HJ 50 Letters-On Sven Hedin
      • HJ 51 Letters-various
      • HJ 52 Letters – Chanchal Mitra
      • HJ 53 Letters-Charles Wylie
      • HJ 54 Letters-Gurdial Singh
      • HJ 55 Letters-Roy Greenwood-Nyegyi Kangsang
      • HJ 56 Letters T. H Braham
      • HJ 57 Letters- Will Evans
      • HJ 58 Letters- Josef Hala on Argan Kangri
      • HJ 60 Letters- Romesh Bhattacharjee
      • HJ 61 Letters -Dr Turbang
      • HJ 61 Letters- K K Ray and P M Das -Lampak ascent
      • HJ 62 Letter – Rev Roy Greenwood
      • HJ 63 Letters- Bart Jordan-Cohen
      • HJ 64 Letters-Nicholas Clinch
      • HJ 65 Letters- Bill Aitken
      • HJ 66 Letters- Bill Aitken
      • HJ 67 Letters-T. H. Braham
      • HJ 68 Letters by Harish Kapadia
      • HJ 71 Letter- on Arunachal by Bhattacharjee
      • HJ 73 Letters- Bruno Meola
  • Area Notes
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      • 1987 Area Notes
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      • India 1989
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      • 2012 Area Notes
  • Short Articles
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      • A Writer and Radio
      • At Eighty and at Fifty
      • Costs of Earlier Trips
      • Creation of HC Archives
      • Environment Terrorists
      • Grading of Himlayan Treks
      • HC Continuing Tradition
      • Himalayan Floods
      • Inspiration
      • It Does Not Rain In Northern Kenya
      • Meeting with Prof. Noel Odell
      • Mobile with Mobile
      • Small Himalayan Walks
      • Ten Mountain Personalities
      • The Book That Inspires Me
  • Lt. Nawang Kapadia
    • Lt. Nawang Kapadia
      • Air-conditioned Jail
      • Lt. Nawang Kapadia Collection at American Alpine Club
      • The Longest Journey
      • Lt Nawang Kapadia Map and Visual Library at the Himalayan Club Centre
      • Nawang Kapadia Obituary
  • Anecdotes
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      • A Jyotish and other stories
      • A Pilgrim and a Garhwali-and other stories
      • Bansi Narayan and other stories
      • Charlie Houston and other stories
      • Night of Generals and Shopping Lady and other stories
  • Events in Indian Himalaya
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      • Chronology of Himalayan Events (1624-2020)
  • Video Talks and Films
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      • Links to movies and Video talks by Harish Kapadia
      • Documents Records and Photo Libraries