Across Peaks & Passes in Ladakh, Zanskar & East Karakoram

For a trekker there are various suggestions in this book, for discovering different passes, many unknown valleys, and the history of travel, people, culture and nomenclature of the area. There are invaluable references to hordes of peaks, both most challenging and easy. And for an armchair mountaineer, visitor and trekker there are personal stories, and interaction with climbers of different nationalities.
With maps, line sketches, photographs and many references, the book will be an invaluable guide to all present and future mountaineers.

THE AUTHOR: Harish Kapadia obtained his degrees in Commerce, Business Management and Law from Bombay University. He has been climbing and trekking for the last 60 years and has an enviable record of Himalaya activity. He had led many international expeditions.
Harish is Honorary Member of several leading Alpine Clubs : London, Japan, American and Polish. He was a Vice President of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (1997-1999) and was awarded the IMF Gold Medal in 1993. It is most fitting, that in the year 2003, in which the 50th Anniversary of the first ascent of Everest was celebrated, Harish Kapadia was honoured with the Royal Medal, the “Patron’s Medal”, by the Royal Geographical Society ‘for contributions to geographical discovery and mountaineering in the Himalaya’. He was the first Indian to receive this award after 125 years. The President of India honoured him with the prestigious ‘Tensing Norgay National Adventure Award” (2003) for Life Time achievements, the highest Adventure Award in India. He has also received the King Albert Gold Medal (Switzerland) and Joss Lynam Medal (Ireland). In 2017 he was awarded Piolets D’or Asia 2017, UIAAA. This is considered to be the Oscar award of mountaineering.

Harish was invited to many countries to lecture on his Himalayan exploits, and is a member of several organisations. He is married, and lives in Mumbai.