Book Reviews

• 1000 Himalayan Quiz

  1000 HIMALAYAN QUIZ. By Bill Aitken. Pp. 97, 1995. Paperback. (Rupa & Co., New
  Delhi, Rs. 50).more details…

• After Everest – Tensing

  AFTER EVEREST, By Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, as told to Malcolm Barnes. Vikas
  Publishing House (Pvt.) Ltd., 1977. Pp. 184 with 45 illustrations. Rs. 75.more details…

• Alpine Club Library Catalogue

  ALPINE CLUB LIBRARY CATALOGUE. Volume one. Books and Periodicals. The Alpine
  Club. Pp. 600, 1982. (Heinemann, London).more details…

• Arunachal by Peter Van Ham

  ARUNACHAL. By Peter van Ham. Pp. 235, Many colour illustrations, 2014. (Niyogi
  books, New Delhi, Rs 2495).
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• Arunachal Pradesh-Hidden Land- M Dai

  ARUNACHAL PRADESH. THE HIDDEN LAND. By Mamang Dai. Many colour and b/w photos,
  maps, sketches, 2009. (Penguin enterprise, New Delhi, Rs. 1800).
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• Ascent by Chris Boningtion Book and Movie

  ASCENT. A Life Spent Climbing on the Edge. By Chris Bonington. Pp. 423, 62
  colour photographs, 7 maps and diagrams, 2017. (Simon and Schuster, London,
  GBP 20, Indian Rs 1600).
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• Aurel Stein

  AUREL STEIN. Pioneer of the Silk Road. By Annabel Walker. Pp. 393, 29 b/w
  photos, 4 maps, 1995. (John Murray, London, L 25).more details…

• Brotherhood of Rope

  BROTHERHOOD OF THE ROPE. The Biography of Charles Houston. By Bernadette
  McDonald. Pp. 250, 51 b/w photos, sketches, 2007. Includes a DVD of the film
  Brotherhood of the Rope. (The Mountaineers Books, Seattle, $18.95).
  more details…

• Buddhist Monasteries in H P by Handa

  BUDDHIST MONASTERIES IN HIMACHAL PRADESH. By O. C. Handa, Pp. 216, 37 plates,
  54 sketches, 1987. (Indus Publishing Co., New Delhi, Rs. 150).more details…

• Catalogue of Himalayan Literature

  CATALOGUE OF THE HIMALAYAN LITERATURE. Edited by Yoshimi Yakushi. Pp. 1320,
  1994. (Hakusuisha, Tokyo, Yen 58,000).more details…

• Climbing Cartons of Andrian Sheredon

  THE CLIMBING CARTOONS OF ^HERIDAN ANDERSON Text by Joe Kelsey. Pp. 143,
  illustrated, 1989. (High Peak Press, London, NPS).more details…

• Climbing Fit

  CLIMBING FIT. By Martyn Hum and Pat Ingle. Pp. 96, illus¬trated, charts, 1988.
  (Crowood Press, Marlborough, £ 6.95).more details…

• Climbing Mount Everest

  CLIMBING MOUNT EVEREST. The Bibliography. Compiled by Audrey Salkeld and John
  Boyle. Pp. 120, 1993. (Sixways Publishing, Avon, nps).more details…

• Cult of Pure Crystal Mountain

  THE CULT OF PURE CRYSTAL MOUTAIN. By Toni Huber. Pp. 297, 7 b/w photos, 2
  maps, 1999. (Oxford University Press, New York, Rs.1395).more details…

• Duels in the Snow

  DUELS IN THE SNOWS. The True Story of the Younghusband Mission to Lhasa. By
  Charles Alan. Pp. 350, 33 b/w illustrations, 6 sketches and maps, 2004. (John
  Murray, London, GBP 20).
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• Eight Sailing books-Tilman

  THE EIGHT SAILING MOUNTAIN EXPLORATION BOOKS. By H. W. Tilman. Pp. 956,
  illustrated, maps, sketch, 1987. (Dia¬dem Books Ltd., London, £ 16.95).more details…

• Eric Shipton- six mountain books

  ERIC SHIPTON THE SIX MOUNTAIN-TRAVEL BOOKS. Intro¬duction by Jim Perrin. Pp.
  800, illustrations, maps, 1985. (Diadem Books, London and The Mountaineers,
  Seattle, £ 16.95).more details…

• Everest and China Short Books

  QOMOLANGMA — SAGARMATHA 1988. Editor Yoshichika, Shinohara. Pp. 161, many
  colour plates and b/w photos, maps, sketches,more details…

• Everest for Children

  EVEREST. By Gordon Korman. Book One: The Contest, Book Two: The Climb, Book
  Three: The Summit. Pp. 450 (three books), 2002. (Scholastic Inc., New York, $
  4. 50 each).more details…

• Exploring the Highlands of Himalaya

  EXPLORING THE HIGHLANDS OF HIMALAYA. By Harish Kapadia. Pp.248, 81 photos, 29
  maps and sketches, 2006. (Indus Publishing, New Delhi, Rs 650).more details…

• Eye of time and Seven sisters

  THROUGH THE EYE OF TIME. Photographs of Arunachal Pradesh 1859 -2006. By Tarr,
  Michael Tram and Blackburn, Stuart. Pp. 216, 203 colour and b/w photos, 2
  maps, 2008. (Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands, nps).more details…

• Fantastic Fifth-Courting Diamond of Snow

  COURTING THE DIAMOND SNOW. A white water expedition on Tibet’s forbidden
  river. By Wickliffe W. Walker. Pp. 253, 12 colour photos, 1 map, 2000.
  (Adventure Press, National Geographic, Washington DC, $ 14).more details…

• Flying Over the Himalaya

  FLYING OVER THE HIMALAYA—Peak Identification Tamotsu (Tom) Nakamura. Pp. 233,
  180 colour photos, maps. (Nakanishiya Shuppan, Kyoto Japan, 2019, Yen 8000/USD
  75).
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• Frank Kingdon-Ward By Kenneth Cox

  FRANK KINGDON WARD’S RIDDLE OF THE TSANGPO GORGES. Edited by Kenneth Cox. Pp.
  319, many colour and b/e illustrations, maps and sketches, 2001. (The Antique
  Collector’s Club, Suffolk, GBP 35).more details…

• Great Game East

  GREAT GAME EAST. By Lintner, Bertil. Pp. 442, 2 maps, 32 colour and b/w
  photos, 2012. (Harper Collins, New Delhi, Rs. 699).more details…

• Heights of Maddness

  HEIGHTS OF MADNESS. One Woman’s Journey in Pursuit of a Secret War. By Myra
  MacDonald. Pp. 242, 14 colour photos, 2007. (Rupa and co., New Delhi, Rs.
  395).more details…

• Himalaya Playground of Gods

  THE HIMALAYAS, PLAYGROUND OF THE GODS. By Capt M. S. Kohli. Pp. 244, 45
  illustrations, 36 maps, 1983. (Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi, Rs 185)more details…

• Himalayan Playground – Braham

  HIMALAYAN PLAYGROUND. Adventure on The Roof of the World, 1942-72. By Trevor
  Braham. Pp. 107, paperback, 29 colour and 12 b/w photos, maps, 2008. (The Inn
  Pin, Glasgow, £ 9.99).more details…

• Himalayan Rivers and four books by Negi

  LAHAUL-SPITI. A Forbidden Land in the Himalayas. By S.C. Bajpai. Pp. 164, 10
  b/w illustrations, 1 map, 1992. (Indus Publishing Co., New Delhi, Rs. 200).more details…

• Into Untravelled Himalaya

  INTO THE UNTRAVELLED HIMALAYA – Travels, Treks and Climbs. By Harish Kapadia.
  Sketches by Geeta Kapadia. Pp. 256, 14 colour and 34 b/w photos, 23 sketch
  maps, 2005. (Indus Publishing Company, New Delhi Rs. 400).more details…

• Kangchenjunga Ascent from the East

  KANGCHENJUNGA ASCENT FROM EAST. Indo-Japanese Venture. By Hukam Singh. Pp.
  268, 50 colour and 100 b/w illustrations, 3 maps, 1994. (The Offsetters, New
  Delhi, Rs. 548).more details…

• Karakoram-Map By J Wala

  KARAKORAM. (1 : 250,000) Orographical Sketch maps in two sheets. By J. Wala,
  1990. (Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research Zurich SFr. 29).more details…

• Kathmandu Valley Maps

  KATHMANDU VALLEY MAPS. 1 map 1:50,000 DM 12.80. 16 maps 1:10,000 DM 195. 1977
  (Association for Comparative Alpine Research, Munich).more details…

• Kongur – Elusive Summit

  KONGUR, CHINA’S ELUSIVE SUMMIT. By Chris Bonington. Pp. 224, 143
  illustrations, 11 maps, 1982. (Hodder and Stoughton, London, £9.95)more details…

• Legendary Maps of the Himalayan Club (by Venables)

  LEGENDARY MAPS FROM THE HIMALAYAN CLUB. General Editor Harish Kapadia (with
  M.H. Contractor and Smruthi Ranganathan). Pp. 240. B/W photos and Maps. (Roli
  Books, New Delhi, 2018, Rs. 1500/-)
  more details…

• Meeting The Mountains

  MEETING THE MOUNTAINS. By Harish Kapadia, Pp. 398, 49 b/w photos, 30 maps,
  1998. (Indus Publishing Company, New Delhi, Rs. 500).more details…

• Moments of Doubt

  MOMENTS OF DOUBTS. By David Roberts. Pp. 237, 1986. (The Mountaineers,
  Seattle, $ 13.95).more details…

• Mountaineer- Chris Bonington

  MOUNTAINEER. Thirty years of climbing on the world’s great peaks. By Chris
  Bonington. Pp. 192, 422 colour illustrations, 1989. (Oadem-Hodder and
  Stoughton, London, £ 17.95).more details…

• Mountaineering Freedom of Hills

  MOUNTAINEERING AND MOUNTAIN CLUB SERIALS: A Guide to English Language Titles.
  Complied by Virginia Seisser and Robert Lockerby. Pp. 180, 1990. (The
  Scarecrow Press, London, Price not stated).more details…

• Nanda Devi the Tragic Expedition

  NANDA DEVI. The Tragic Expedition. By John Roskelley. Pp. 240, 71
  illustrations, 2 maps, 1987. (Stackpole Books, Harris-burg, U.S.A., $
  16,95).more details…

• Northeast Four books Short reviews

  INDIA’S NORTHEAST. By Udayon Misra. Pp. 366, Second Edition, 2017. (Oxford
  University Press, New Delhi, Rs 995).more details…

• Northeast Triology by Kunal Verma

  NORTHEAST TRIOLOGY. By Bhalla, Dipti and Verma, Kunal. (three volumes). Pp.
  1294, many maps, several colour pictures, 2011. (KaleidoIndia, Gurgaon, India,
  Rs. 4500, post free in India). Contact author on: “Verma Kunal”
  shivkunalverma@gmail.com, for copies and post rates for abroad.more details…

• Ochre Border – Spiti

  THE OCHRE BORDER. A Journey Through the Tibetan Frontierlands. By Justine
  Hardy. Pp. 191, 4 colour plates, 16 b/w photos, 1 map, 1995. (Constable and
  co., London, L 10.95).more details…

• Polish three Books

  CIENIU KANGzENDZENGI. By Marek Malatynski. Pp. 305, illustrated. 1978 (Iskry,
  Warszawa—in Polish)more details…

• Queen of Mountaineers- Fanny Workman

  QUEEN OF THE MOUNTAINEERS. The Trail Blazing Life of Fanny Bullock Workman. By
  Cathryn J. Prince. Pp. 304, 18 B/W photos, 2019. (Chicago Review Press,
  Chicago, $ 28.99)more details…

• Rain In the Mountains

  RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS. Notes from the Himalayas. By Ruskin Bond. Pp. 251,
  1993. (Viking, New Delhi, Rs. 250).more details…

• Sabse Uncha Pahad

  SABSE UNCHA PAHAD (in Hindi) (The Tallest Amongst the Mountain). By Tarun
  Goel. Pp. 198, 32 colour photos, 2 maps, 2018. (Self-published, Sudarnagar,
  H.P. India, Rs. 250). Available from www.tarungoel.inmore details…

• Saga of Ladakh

  THE SAGA OF LADAKH. By Maj Gen Jagjit Singh. Pp. 155, 14 illustrations, 4
  maps, 1983, (Vanity Books, Delhi, Rs 65).more details…

• Siachen – Film Review

  SIACHEN. A war for Ice. Documentary by Mariao Casella and Fulvio Mariani.
  ICEBERG-film in cooperation with TSI. (English version appox. 35 minutes,
  Italian version appox. 60 minutes) Available from SA, Via Sole 2, CH 6942,
  Savosa, Switzerland, www.siachen.ch, nps)
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• Siachen – Battle of Roses – two reviews

  SIACHEN GLACIER: THE BATTLE OF ROSES. By Harish Kapadia. Pp. 229, 30 colour
  and 7 b/w photos, 6 sketch-maps, 2010. (Rupa & Co, New Delhi, Rs.495).
  more details…

• Smythe’s Mountains

  SMYTHE’S MOUNTAINS. The Climbs of F. S. Smythe. By Harry Calvert. Pp. 223, 20
  illustrations, 4 maps, 1985. (Victor Gollanez, London, £14.95).more details…

• Spirits of Air

  SPIRITS OF THE AIR. By Kurt Diemberger. Pp. 304, 7 colour and 52 b/w
  illustrations, 10 sketches and 8 maps, 1991. (Hodder & Stoughton, London,
  £17.99).more details…

• Spiti Adventres in Trans Himalaya

  SPITI. Adventures in the Trans-Himalaya. By Harish Kapadia. Pp. 216, 47 colour
  plates, 65 b/w photos, 10 maps, 1996. (Indus Publishing Co., New Delhi, Rs.
  1250).more details…

• Strangers No More

  STRANGERS NO MORE. By Sanjoy Hazarika. Pp. 420, 2018. (Aleph Book Co., New
  Delhi, Rs 799).more details…

• Summit-Alpine Club at 150

  SUMMIT- 150 YEARS OF THE ALPINE CLUB. By George Band. Pp 256, illustrated,
  photos, maps, 2006. (Collins, London, GBP 25).
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• Sunlit Summits

  THE SUNLIT SUMMIT. By Robin Lloyd-Jones. Pp. 358, 18 colour and 32 b/w
  illustrations, 2013. (Sandstone Press, Highland, Scotland, GBP 19.99).more details…

• The Ascent of Rum-Doodle

  THE ASCENT OF RUM DOODLE. By W. E. Bowman. Pp. 134, reprint 1983. (first
  published 1956). (Arrow Books, London, £ 1.75).more details…

• The Climbers- Sea-Ice-Rock – By Bonington

  THE CLIMBERS. A History of Mountaineering. By Chris Bonington. Pp. 288, 40
  colour and 82 b/w illustrations, 6 maps, 1992. (BBC Books and Hodder &
  Stoughton, London, £16.95).more details…

• The Frontier Scouts

  TIIE FRONTIER SCOUTS. By Charles Chenevix Trench. Pp. 298, 38 illustrations,
  11 maps, 1985. (Jonathan Cape, London, £ 12.95).more details…

• To Ends of the Earth

  TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH – Royal Geographical Society. By Robin Butlin and
  Jonathan Bastable (editors). Pp. 240, many colour and b/w photos, 2005.
  (Bloomsbury, London, GBP 35).more details…

• Trekking in India

  TREKKING IN INDIA. By Gian Chand and Manohar Puri. Pp. 137, 16 maps, 1983.
  (International Publishers, New Delhi, Rs 75).more details…

• Trekking in the Himalayas by Harish Kapadia

  OUTLOOK TREKKING IN THE HIMALAYAS. By Harish Kapadia. Pp. 512. Several colour
  photos and maps. (Outlook Publishing India 2016 INR 220).more details…

• Two Generations

  TWO GENERATIONS. By Edmund and Peter Hillary. Pp. 223, 31 illustrations, 4
  maps, 1984. (Hodder and Stoughton, London, £9.95).more details…

• Untravelled Himalaya Review

  INTO THE UNTRAVELLED HIMALAYA. Travels, Treks and Climbs. By Harish Kapadia.
  Sketches by Geeta Kapadia. Pp. 256, 14 colour and 34 b/w photos, 23 sketch
  maps, 2005. (Indus Publishing Company, New Delhi Rs. 400).
  more details…

• Verrier Elwyn

  VERRIER ELWIN PHILAINTHROPOLOGIST. Selected Writing. Edited by Nari Rustomji.
  Pp. 385, 21 b/w illustrations, 66 sketches, 1989. (North Eastern Hill
  University Publications, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, Rs 275).more details…

• War at the Top of the World

  WAR AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD. The Struggle for Afghanistan, Kashmir and Tibet.
  By Eric Margolis. Pp. 250, 1 map, 2000. (Routlege, New York, $ 22).more details…

• Wonders of Karakoram

  WONDERS OF THE KARAKORUM. By Pervez A. Khan. Pp.160, 87 colour plates, 2 maps,
  1996. (Ferozsons, Rawalpindi, nps).more details…

• Younghusban Troubled Campaign

  YOUNGHUSBAND. TROUBLED CAMPAIGN. By Maj. Gen. (Retd) Shubhi Sood. Pp. 212, 76
  b/w photos, 7 panoramas, 5 sketches, 2005. (India Research Press, New Delhi,
  US$ 56.50, Indian price not stated).
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