High Himalaya Unknown Valleys (4th Ed.)

In the age of satellite pictures there exist many valleys in the IndianHimalaya, unseen by the human eye. These valleys, like the peaks around them,have never been trodden. Now that Everest has been climbed several times, thefuture of mountaineering lies in these smaller peaks, by no means easy to climb.The book contains articles covering the author's treks and climbs in the remotevalleys during the past thirty years. High Himalayan Unknown Valleys contains stories of exploration of theareas in Sikkim, Kumaun, Garhwal, Kinnaur, Spiti, Lahaul, Zanskar, Ladakh andEast Karakoram. These articles give an insight into the Himalayan areas, theirhistory, its people and the period of development of Himalayan climbing in Indiaduring the last three decades. For a trekker there are various suggestions inthis book, for discovering different passes, many unknown valleys, and thehistory of travel and exploration, people, culture and nomenclature of the area. Many ofthe peaks were climbedfor the first time by the author and some of the climbs have not been repeatedyet. For an explorer there are suggestions for things to be done, unexplored regionsto set eyes on. And for an armchair mountaineer there are personal stories, andinteraction with climbers of different nationalities.