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Re: Favorite books on Himalayan mountaineering?
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:31 am
by oldhikerQ
My favorites are already listed.
In The Throne Room of the Mountain Gods, Galen Rowell
Below Another Sky, Rick Ridgeway
Stories Off the Wall, John Roskelley
Re: Favorite books on Himalayan mountaineering?
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:37 pm
by Dave_Ayers
In addition to some of those already listed, I've enjoyed reading the Anatoli Boukreev books The Climb and Above the Cloud's. IMO, The Climb is a superior account of the '96 Everest fiasco vs. the Krakauer version.
While backpacking, I like short story compilations. The Mammoth Book of Climbing Adventures edited by Jon Lewis has some fine Himalaya accounts IIRC. I tore it in two halves to keep the weight down.
Re: Favorite books on Himalayan mountaineering?
Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 11:25 am
by davidsheridan
If you are interested in Pakistan, this book is incredible. I highly recommend it. It also gets deep into the Himalaya of course. It is an artful book that travels the length of the Indus river as a travel adventure and also teaches you all sorts of history:
https://www.amazon.com/Empires-Indus-St ... 0393338606