> Adventure Travels in the Himalaya
> Into the Untravelled Himalaya: Travels, Treks and Climbs
> High Himalaya Unknown Valleys
> Meeting the Mountains
> The Himalayas: Trekking, Climbing, Adventure
> Exploring the Hidden Himalaya (Out of Print)

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When Harish Kohli and his team of seven members reached the summit of the Karakoram Pass in the early afternoon of 17th February 1995, they had been on the move for twelve gruelling hours. As they began the treacherous descent, the light breeze turned into a storm and then into a blizzard, plummet-ing the temperature to minus 48 degrees Celcius. Later that night when they reached their base, after twenty-six horrifying hours, two of the members were frostbitten, one of them losing seven of his fingers. But for the Ski-Himalaya team, it was only the beginning of their adventure, which became one of the most momentous journeys in mountaineering history.
Across the frozen himalaya is an account of the first ever ski traverse from the Karakoram Pass to the Lipu Lekh Pass, a 2,000-kilometre epic through the coldest winter in the previous two decades. The Ski-Himalaya expedition crossed twenty passes, including three that were hitherto unknown.Harish Kohli vividly conveys the painstaking preparations, the physical suffering, the near-tragedies and the compassion, humour and self-sacrifice of his companions.

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'This is a story of unbending determination in the face of great hardship. The team became dangerously lost and confused. They suffered a variety of illness. But they achieved their goal. This record of triumph and near tragedy is told with understatement, clarity and good humour. It is a stunningly told action tale that will delight, inform and inspire.' — Sir Ranulph Fiennes, in the Foreword

'A saga of sustained endurance and unconquerable human spirit' — The Times of India

'Freezing weather and wild beasts couldn't stop them from becoming the first to ski across the Himalayas'
— Sunday Mid-Day

'The book is researched and written extremely well and reads almost like a thriller. ...The photographs are breathtaking. The book is a great read for adventurers.' — The Sunday Tribune

'Across the Frozen Himalaya is a gripping first-hand account of a 2,000-km winter ski traverse from the treacherous Karakoram Pass to the Lipu Lekh Pass.' — The Hindustan Times

"Across the frozen Himalaya is a compulsive, page-turning quality that is seldom found in literary fiction. An artistically impeccable writer whose storytelling energy could rival the pot-boiling populists. The story revolves around the fates of eight skiers who dare to travel across the Himalayas in the thick of winter."
— Customer review at Amazon.com

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