High Himalaya Unknown Valleys

In the age of satellite pictures there exist 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 several 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. High Himalayan Unknown Valleys contains stories of exploration of the areas in Sikkim, Kumaun, Garhwal, Kinnaur, Spiti, Lahaul, Zanskar, Ladakh and East Karakoram. These articles give an insight into the Himalayan areas, their history, its people and the period of development of Himalayan climbing in India during the last three decades. For a trekker there are various suggestions in this book, for discovering different passes, many unknown valleys, and the history of travel and exploration, people, culture and nomenclature of the area. Many of the peaks were climbed for the first time by the author and some of the climbs have not been repeated yet. For an explorer there are suggestions for things to be done, unexplored regions to set eyes on. And for an armchair mountaineer there are personal stories, and interaction with climbers of different nationalities.