Delhi, 1994. 235 pp, 220 photos, fold-out map. Description of a very successful Swiss Himalayan expedition; several 6000m peaks were climbed. A comprehensive and superbly illustrated account of eight months' exploration and scientific study in the Central Himalayas during 1936. Their itinerary included entering forbidden Nepal and Tibet, and exploring around Kailas, Kumaon and the Garhwal.
Translated by Eden, Cedar Paul; Contents: Chapter One: By Airplane to India; Chapter Two: In the Plains of India; Chapter Three: Preliminary Studies in the Foothills; Chapter Four: Beginning of the Tramp; Chapter Five: Beginning of the Tramp; Chapter Six: Approach to the High Mountains; Chapter Seven: In Quarters at Garbyang; Chapter Eight: Entering Forbidden Nepal; Chapter Nine: In North-Eastern Kumaon; Chapter Ten: On Pilgrimage to Kailas; Chapter Eleven: Across the High Mountains to Milam; Chapter Twelve: In the Enigmatic Kiogar District; Chapter Thirteen: By Unknown Tracks to the Satluj; Chapter Fourteen: Ordered Back to Almora; Chapter Fifteen: Back in Almora: What next?; Chapter Sixteen: Autumnal Expedition to the Sources of the Ganges; Chapter Seventeen: The Homeward Road; Chapter Eighteen: Retrospect and Prospect; Appendix: Equipment. Hardcover, New with DJ.
