Across Peaks & Passes in Garhwal Himalaya

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Indus Publishing, 1999 - Travel - 237 pages
The book contains articles covering the author's treks and climbs in the remote valleys of Garhwal during the past forty years, most pioneering explorations. There are stories of crossing passes and climbing peaks, accidents and deaths, personal injury and agony. These articles give an insight into the Himalayan areas, their history, its people and the period of development of Himalayan climbing in India during the last many decades.For a trekker there are various suggestions in this book, for discovering different passes, many unknown valleys, and the history of travel, people, culture and nomenclature of the area. There are invaluable references to hordes of peaks, both most challenging and easy, between 6000 m and 7000 m range. And for an armchair mountaineer there are personal stories, and interaction with climbers of different nationalities.With maps, line sketches, photographs and many references, the book will be an invaluable guide to all present and future mountaineers.
 

Contents

List of Illustrations
9
An Introduction
13
A BRIEF MOUNTAINEERING SURVEY OF GARHWAL
23
CENTRAL GARHWAL
35
A TREK FROM CENTRAL GARHWAL TO KUMAUN
47
THE VALLEY OF FLOWERS
63
TREKKING IN THREE VALLEYS NEAR BADRINATH
74
A TREK TO RUPKUND JATROPANI AND GONA LAKE
82
TREKKING IN THE ABODE OF SHIVA
160
TREK TO HARKIDOON AND RUINSARA LAKE
168
CLIMBING BLACK SERPENT
174
Appendices
181
Regions and History of the Indian Himalaya
183
A Note on Climbing Mountains in India
194
Major Passes in Garhwal
199
Major River Valleys in Garhwal
205

TRAGEDY OF BETHARTOLI HIMAL
93
GANGOTRI REGION
105
A TREK IN THE LAKE DISTRICT OF GARHWAL
116
EXPLORATIONS AND CLIMBS IN THE MANA GAD
123
SUDARSHAN PARVAT
138
WESTERN GARHWAL
155
Nomenclature and Notes
209
Major Peaks in Garhwal
214
Major Road Distances in Garhwal
221
Select Bibliography
230
Index
233
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