Across Peaks and Passes in Darjeeling and Sikkim [Lingua Inglese] - Rilegato

Kapadia Harish

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ISBN 10: 8173871264 ISBN 13: 9788173871269

Casa editrice: Indus Publishing Company, 2002

Riassunto

The Sikkim Himalaya were one of the first Himalayan ranges to be exploredduring the early period. It contained some magnificent flora and fauna and thatwas the first attraction to visit the valleys. The valleys and peaks of Sikkimare lovely to trek in. The centerpiece of the Sikkim Himalaya is certainly theKangchenjunga range, with the main peak being the third highest in theworld. Visits to this range opened up several interesting trekking routes. Across Peaks & Passes InDarjeeling & Sikkim is based on author's several visits to this region, exploring its valleys and climbing the peaks. It concentrates mostvaluably on extremely rewarding summits, unknown passes and remote valleys,which have been hitherto neglected due to lack of information or are simply toodifficult to reach. This book is an exhaustive reference work on this area.

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Harish Kapadia (Born 11 July 1945) is a distinguished Himalayan Mountaineer and author from India. He has been awarded the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographic Society, UK and the Life Time Achievement Award for Adventure by the President of India and the King Albert Mountain Award presented by The King Albert I Memorial Foundation. He has written numerous books and articles on the Indian Himalaya.He began climbing and trekking in the range around Bombay, the Western Ghats. His first visit to the Himalaya was almost 40 years ago[when?]. His main contribution to Himalayan climbing has been to explore unknown areas and, in number of cases, to open up climbing possibilities. Some of his major ascents have been of Devtoli (6788 m), Bandarpunch West (6102 m), Parilungbi (6166 m), in 1995, Lungser Kangri (6666 m) the highest peak of Rupshu in Ladakh. He led five international joint expeditions, four with the British and two with the French, to high peaks, such as Rimo I (7385 m), Chong Kumdan Kangri I (7071 m), Sudarshan Parbat, and the Panch Chuli and Rangrik Rang groups. Earlier, in 1974 he fell in a crevasse at 6200 m, deep inside the formidable Nanda Devi Sanctuary. He was carried by his companions for 13 days to the base camp where a helicopter rescued him. He was operated for a dislocated hip-joint and had to spend two years walking on crutches. But that did not keep him out for too long and he has climbed for three decades after the injury.

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• Editore: Indus Publishing Company
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 8173871264
• ISBN 13: 9788173871269
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 176