New Delhi, 2001, 4th edition. 336 pp, 29 Maps, 17 Figures, 32 Plates. In the age of satellite pictures there exit many valleys in the Indian Himalaya, unseen by the human eye. These valleys, like the peaks around them, have never been trodden. Now that Everest has been climbed many times, the future of mountaineering lies in these smaller peaks, by no means easy to climb. The book contains articles covering the author's treks and climbs in the remote valleys during the past thirty years. It contains stories of exploration of the areas in Sikkim, Kumaon, Garhwal, Kinnaur, Spiti, Lahaul, Zanskar, Ladakh and East Karakoram.
My Himalaya: an introduction. Garhwal treks: 1. Two is company. 2. In famous footsteps. 3. Central Garhwal and Kumaon. Garhwal climbs: 4. Tragedy of Bethartoli Himal. 5. Sudarshan Parbat-Une Belle Montagne. 6. Youth in Gibson's Garhwal. 7. Rescue on Devtoli. 8. After Devtoli. Kumaon: 9. Summer of '82. 10. Mountain of long life. 11. Sunderdhunga-Tharkot expedition. Nepal-Sikkim: 12. On the Sherpa trail. 13. North Sikkim. Himachal Pradesh: 14. A quick visit to Kulti. 15. Around Kailash in fourteen days. 16. A winter foray. 17. Weeks in the Dhauladhar. 18. A note on Kinnaur. Spiti: 19. Spiti-where two worlds meet. 20. A return to Lingti. 21. Unknown Spiti: the middle country. Zanskar-Ladakh: 22. The enjoy able difference. 23. A trek in Ladakh and Zanskar. Eastern Karakoram: 24. Exploring 'That Valley'-Terong. 25. East of Saser La. 26. Chong Kumdan. 27. Eastern Karakoram: a historical review. 28. Lots in a name. Appendices. Index. Hardcover, DJ, New.
