Across The Frozen Himalaya

When Harish Kohli and his team of seven members reached thesummit of the Karakoram Pass in the early afternoon of 17th February 1995, theyhad been on the move for twelve gruelling hours. As they began the treacherousdescent, the light breeze turned into a storm and then into a blizzard,plummeting the temperature to minus 48 degrees Celsius. Later that night whenthey reached their base, after twenty-six horrifying hours, two of the memberswere frostbitten, one of them losing seven of his fingers. But for the SkiHimalayan team, it was only the beginning of their adventure, which became oneof the most momentous journeys in mountaineering history. Across the FrozenHimalyaa is an account of the first ever ski traverse for the Karakoram Passto the Lipu Lekh Pass, a 2000-kilometre epic through the coldest winder in theprevious two decades. The Ski-Himalaya expedition crossed twenty passes,including three that were hitherto unknown. The author vividly conveys the painstakingpreparations, the physical suffering, the near-tragedies and the compassion,humour and self-sacrifice of his companions.