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Touching
Upon the Himalaya
Excursions and Enquiries
Bill Aitken |
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| ISBN |
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8173871698 |
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2004
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Table
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| Pages |
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168 |
About
the Author |
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8.5"
X 5.5" / Paperback |
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Rs.
150 |
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This
book is a collection of articles Bill Aitken published
in the Himalayan Journal. They cover different subjects
and areas about the Himalaya.
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Foreword
PrefaceEXCURSIONS
1. More of the Lesser
2. Kumaun's Lesser Mmajesty
3. A Modest Trek with Great Returns
4. Trek to tarang Tal
5. The Shepherds of Nanda Devi Sanctary
6. Nanda Devi Santuary Revisited, 1982
7. Nandakini in the Rains
8. The Rupkund Mystery
9. Monsoon Madness and Seven Lakes
10. The Shining Mountain
11. From Sangla to Netwar Over the Rupin
12. Zanskar via the Sarichen la
13. Gorging in Zanskar
14. A Ride Around Spiti
15. Across Arunachal on a MotorbikeENQUIRIES
16. A Ramble Through the Himalayan Club Library
17.The 1922 Everest Diary of Dr. T.G. Longstaff
18. Who Measures Mt. Everest?
19. An Enquiry into the Real name of Mt. Everest
20. The Yeti Within
21. A Lateral Approach to the Himalaya
22. A Lighter Look at the Dark Meanings
23."Seen But Not Approved"
24. Pahari Topi: "Where Did You Get That Hat?"
25. Himalayan Railways
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Bill
Aitken was born in Scotland in 1934, studied comparative
religion at Leeds and hitch-hiked overland to India
in 1959. In 1972 he became a naturalized Indian; he
joined the Himalayan Club in 1981 and served as hon.
Librarian. After twelve years spent in Kumaun hills
he now lives in Garhwal.
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