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The most popular recent book about the Himalaya. If you like to get your travelogue from a python, this is the one for you. Himalaya is an account of Michael Palin’s 6-month journey through the Himalaya while filming a BBC TV series



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This new guide to Ladakh by Radek Kucharski provides background information about trekking and travel in Ladakh and full route descriptions for eight treks:

  • Kharnak
  • Tsarab Chu
  • Darcha to Padum: the classic trek to Zanskar
  • Round Sultanlango
  • Padum to Lamayuru: the classic trek from Zanskar
  • Padum to Lamayuru via the Kanji La
  • Alchi: A circuit over five passes
  • Markha Valley

And the photos are beautiful!

Trekking Ladakh was published by the Cicerone Press in 2012.

Trekking in Ladakh (Mountain Walking)

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Radek Kucharski is a tourist guide and photographer based in Warsaw. He leads trekking groups in India, Nepal and Scandinavia

Some of the photos from Trekking in Ladakh can be seen in the sideshows below.


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To mark the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest, the Royal Geographical Society has brought out a new edition of its “official” biography of the mountain, written by British mountaineer Stephen Venables. The first edition of the book was published on the 50th anniversary of the ascent The RGS says it is “the first book on the subject to benefit from complete access to our Collections”.

Everest: The Summit of Achievement

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Paul Pritchard’s mountaineering classic was re-published in 2012 by Vertebrate Publishing.



Deep Play: Climbing the World’s Most Dangerous Routes

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