The Valley of Flowers: An outstanding Himalayan climbing seasonIn his delightful The Valley of Flowers, mountaineer Frank Smythe takes you on a botanical expedition to the Garhwal Himalaya. Alongside the author, scale the steep craggy mountains and bathe in crystal clear pools; breathe in the scented foothills of the Himalaya and their carpets of peonies, roses, rhododendrons and gentian. Experience 'the keen, biting air of the heights and the soft, scented air of the valleys'. Climber and adventurer Smythe journeys through the Himalaya's Byundar Pass, climbs the Mana Peak, descends into the Byundar Valley, and comes terrifyingly close to an encounter with The Abominable Snowman. The Valley of Flowers is a pleasurable escape for any climber, walker, mountain lover or gardener, or indeed anyone who needs reminding of the beauty and serenity of the natural world. |
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... Trisul, 23,360 feet, climbed by Dr T.G. Longstaff in 1907, and which remained the highest summit to have been reached until 1930 when Jonsong Peak, 24,344 feet, was climbed by the International Kangchenjunga Expedition; then the great ...
... Trisul, 23,360 feet, climbed by Dr T.G. Longstaff in 1907, and which remained the highest summit to have been reached until 1930 when Jonsong Peak, 24,344 feet, was climbed by the International Kangchenjunga Expedition; then the great ...
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... Trisul and Nanda Devi, then wound sinuously down to the level floor of the wide Sarju Valley. Garur, the terminus of the motor road, is a sordid little place, like any native place to which 'civilisation' has penetrated disguised in the ...
... Trisul and Nanda Devi, then wound sinuously down to the level floor of the wide Sarju Valley. Garur, the terminus of the motor road, is a sordid little place, like any native place to which 'civilisation' has penetrated disguised in the ...
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... is a narrow spreading tree as compared with the English oak. To the north the ridge falls away into a branch valley of the Nandakini Valley, through which the western glaciers of Trisul pour their waters into the Alaknanda.
... is a narrow spreading tree as compared with the English oak. To the north the ridge falls away into a branch valley of the Nandakini Valley, through which the western glaciers of Trisul pour their waters into the Alaknanda.
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An outstanding Himalayan climbing season Frank Smythe. western glaciers of Trisul pour their waters into the Alaknanda River. It was not yet midday, but the sky was thick with clouds and the earth lay still and silent beneath a weight of ...
An outstanding Himalayan climbing season Frank Smythe. western glaciers of Trisul pour their waters into the Alaknanda River. It was not yet midday, but the sky was thick with clouds and the earth lay still and silent beneath a weight of ...
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... commanded a view between the trees of Trisul, a vast barrier of shining snow at the head of the deeply cut Nandakini Valley, whose ribbon-like stream thousands of feet beneath me twisted and turned between bare shoulders of the.
... commanded a view between the trees of Trisul, a vast barrier of shining snow at the head of the deeply cut Nandakini Valley, whose ribbon-like stream thousands of feet beneath me twisted and turned between bare shoulders of the.
Contents
The Snow Col on Rataban | |
On Doing Nothing | |
The Belvedere | |
The Bhyundar Rock Wall | |
A Rock Climb | |
The Lower | |
The Abominable Snowman | |
My Finest Snow and Ice Peak | |
Second Attempt on Rataban | |
The Banke Plateau | |
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