Himachal: the Story of an Himalayan Adventure

acclimatisation adventure altitude Antia ascent attempt avalanches Avari Bapasola Base Camp beauty blood blue body Calcutta civilisation climb climber clouds cold companions couloir dak-bunglow danger Darjeeling Davar difficulties Everest expedition eyes face feet gazed Guicha Peak height high altitudes Himalayas ice wall ice-axe Jongri journey Jubonu junga Kabru Kanchen Kanchenjunga Kashmir Kirken kulchas later looked Madonna Peak Mehta Metha miles mist monsoon morning moun mountain Namchi Nepal never night once oxygen pair Palamkote Parsee party passed path perhaps Phalut porters precipices reached realise remember rhododendron ridge rising rocks rose route Saklat Sandakphu seemed seen seracs Sherpa Sikkim Sing-ting-rue Singalila Ridge slabs slopes snow snowy soon South Col spirit steep suddenly summit of Pandim tain taineering Talung Glacier tents terrace thing thought thud tired Tonglu towering valleys village weather wind wonderful