The Himalayas Playground of the Gods

Description

Published by Vikas Publishing, New Delhi, 1983, 1st Indian Edition, Insc, cloth faded, D/w (slight wear), V.G.   This trekkers’ guide has been written by one of India’s most successful mountaineers, Capt M.S. Kohli, who led the successful 1965 Indian Everest Expedition which put nine climbers on the summit. The Himalayan treks take the reader through the Himalayan areas of six countries, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, China and Afghanistan, including the idyllic valleys of Kashmir, the breathtaking views in Garhwal and Kumaon, the picturesque villages of Sikkim and Bhutan, and adventurous treks around the Everest region. Lots of detail, 36 sketch maps, and interesting for an historic view of how trekking was forty years ago!