New Delhi, 2000, 1st edition. 296 pp, 48 Plates (Col.), 10 Maps. Across the Frozen Himalaya is an account of the first ever Ski traverse from the Karakoram pass to the Lipu Lekh pass, a 2,000 kilometers epic through the coldest winter in the previous two decades.
Contents : - Preface 1. The Nansen spirit 2. Valley of the shadow of death 3. Across the roof of the world 4. Chang Thang : The shrivelled moon 5. The phantom menace 6. Land of Ibex and Snow Leopard 7. Biting cold : Burning sun 8. Pilgrimage to the house of the Gods 9. Frozen flowers 10. In the footsteps of the great explorers 11. A serendipitous journey Appendices : 1. The nature of adventure and leadership 2. The Ski-Himalaya expedition 3. Daily progress chart and useful data. Hardcover, DJ, New.
