Spiti: Adventures in the Trans-HimalayaThis Book Is Based On Author`S Several Visits To Spiti, Exploring Its Valleys And Climbing Peaks And Is The Only Available Exhaustive Reference Work On This Area. |
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Inhoudsopgave
List of Illustrations | 9 |
Foreword | 13 |
Preface to the Second Edition | 17 |
Introduction | 21 |
THE MIDDLE LAND | 25 |
THE HISTORY OF SPITI | 35 |
THE LAST FIVE DECADES | 42 |
THE ROAD TO SPITI | 48 |
THE KI MONASTERY | 112 |
Sir Louis DANEs PASS | 120 |
PIN AND KHAMENGAR VALLEYS | 128 |
EXPLORATIONS OF THE WESTERN VALLEYS | 135 |
INTO THE GORGES | 149 |
A GEM OF A MOUNTAIN | 159 |
WHERE TWO WORLDS MEET | 173 |
A Major Landmarks in the History of Spiti | 183 |
A MOUNTAINEERS DESTINY | 64 |
DANKHAR | 74 |
SLOWLY UP THE LINGTI | 80 |
THE LEGEND OF SHILLA | 95 |
KANG NILDA | 101 |
Mountaineering Peaks Climbed in Spiti | 198 |
G Tables of Road Distances of Spiti | 212 |
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Overige edities - Alles weergeven
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
ahead approach ascent attempt bank base beautiful Block border bridge British built called camp Chau climbed continued cross Dankhar descended difficult district early east enter established expedition explored final followed foot formed glacier gorge Gyagar Gyundi head Himalayan Holmes Indian Indian team joined Kaja Kang Nilda Khamengar Kinnaur known Kullu Ladakh Lalung lama later leads Lingti Lingti valley locals looked major Manirang meet monastery motorable mountain Muslim nala once Parang party Parvati pass peak Pin valley Ratang reached returned ridge road rock route Satluj seen Shilla side situated slopes snow soon Spiti river Spiti valley Spitians stands started stay steep summit Survey Tabo Tibet Tibetan track travellers turned upper village walls western winter
Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Spiti: Adventures in the Trans-Himalaya |
| Auteur | Harish Kapadia |
| Editie | geïllustreerd |
| Uitgever | Indus Publishing, 1999 |
| ISBN | 8173870934, 9788173870934 |
| Lengte | 239 pagina's |
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