New York, 1984, 1st Am edition. 248 pp, photos and maps. Complete history of exploration, mapping and climbing in the Himalaya, Karakoram, Hindu Kush, Tian Shan, Kun Lun and Pamirs. Large-format hardcover, DJ, Fine.
This book about the Himalayas and other mountain groups of Central Asia was published in assciation with the Royal Geographical Society, Hammond Innes penned the foreword. The Himalaya Range is internationally famed, lesser known are its associated mountain groups, the Pamirs, Hindu Kush, Karakoram, Kun Lun and Tien Shan all with their own magnificent peaks. In this excellent book Cameron tells of the geological conditions that formed the ranges over millions of years, exploration in the mountains before the Birth of Christ, of the strategic importance of the mountains to generals and despots throughout history and how they have, in more modern times, become the measure by which mountaineering success is guaged.
The author also tells of trade routs crossing the ranges, explorers, scientists and even spies. This excellent book reaveals much that is new about these age-old mountains. Apart from its polished text, the illustrations, many in colour, are outstanding, with the achives of the Royal Geographical Society providing a large number.
