Nine Atop Everest: Spectacular Indian Ascent
Author : M.S. Kohli
Publisher : Indus Publishing
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 16,14 MB
Release : 2000-12
Category :
ISBN : 9788173871115
Headstrap
Author : Nandini Purandare
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 19,81 MB
Release : 2024-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1680516418
Book Description
This captivating chronicle delves into the untold story of a tribe of people who have played a significant role in mountain exploration and climbing in the Himalayas. Situated in northern India, Darjeeling was developed as a colonial retreat by the British in the early 1830s and soon became famous for its tea gardens, attracting locals from around the region, Nepal, and Tibet in search of work. When Darjeeling became the jumping-off point for early Himalayan expeditions, workers from the Sherpa and Bhutia communities soon established themselves as the preferred high-altitude porters, bringing fame, entwined with tales of valor, courage, and sacrifice, to the city. These are some of their stories. Over the course of a decade, authors Nandini Purandare and Deepa Balsavar conducted a series of interviews with Sherpas from Darjeeling, as well as their family members, descendants, friends, and contemporary climbers. Headstrap weaves a vivid tapestry of this particular Sherpa community, giving them the recognition in mountaineering literature that they deserve.
Climbing and Exploration in the Karakoram Himalayas
Author : William Martin Conway
Publisher : Indus Publishing
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 43,89 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9788173871221
Book Description
The present volume is the literary record of the journey of the author giving an account of day to day proceeding.
Nine Atop Everest
Author : M. S. Kohli
Publisher : Bombay : Orient Longmans
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 11,89 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Book Description
Indian National Bibliography
Author : B. S. Kesavan
Publisher :
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 34,9 MB
Release : 2001
Category : India
ISBN :
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The Vast Unknown
Author : Broughton Coburn
Publisher : Crown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 19,46 MB
Release : 2013
Category : American Mount Everest Expedition
ISBN : 0307887146
Book Description
"By the author of the bestseller Everest: Mountain Without Mercy, this chronicle of the iconic first American expedition to Mt. Everest in May 1963--published to coincide with the climb's 50th anniversary--combines riveting adventure, a perceptive analysis of its dark and terrifying historical context, and unprecedented revelations about its secret motivation. /b> n the midst of the Cold War, against the backdrop of the Bay of Pigs fiasco, the space race with the Soviet Union, and the quagmire of the Vietnam War, a band of iconoclastic, independent-minded American mountaineers set off for Mt. Everest, aiming to restore America's confidence and optimism. Their objective is to reach the summit while conducting scientific research, but which route will they take? And, mysteriously, who wants the results of the scientific tests, and for what purpose? The Vast Unknown is, on one level, a harrowing, character-driven account of the climb itself and its legendary team of alternately inspiring, troubled, and tragic climbers who suffer injuries, a near mutiny, and death on the mountain. It is also an examination of the profound sway the expedition had over the Ame
The Billionaire's Apprentice
Author : Anita Raghavan
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 34,56 MB
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1455504033
Book Description
Just as WASPs, Irish-Catholics and Our Crowd Jews once made the ascent from immigrants to powerbrokers, it is now the Indian-American's turn. Citigroup, PepsiCo and Mastercard are just a handful of the Fortune 500 companies led by a group known as the "Twice Blessed." Yet little is known about how these Indian emigres (and children of emigres) rose through the ranks. Until now... The collapse of the Galleon Group--a hedge fund that managed more than $7 billion in assets--from criminal charges of insider trading was a sensational case that pitted prosecutor Preet Bharara, himself the son of Indian immigrants, against the best and brightest of the South Asian business community. At the center of the case was self-described King of Kings, Galleon's founder Raj Rajaratnam, a Sri-Lankan-born, Wharton-educated billionaire. But the most shocking allegation was that the éminence grise of Indian business, Rajat Gupta, was Rajaratnam's accomplice and mole. If not for Gupta's nose-to-the-grindstone rise to head up McKinsey & Co and a position on the Goldman Sachs board, men like Rajaratnam would have never made it to the top of America's moneyed elite. Author Anita Raghavan criss-crosses the globe from Wall Street boardrooms to Delhi's Indian Institute of Technology as she uncovers the secrets of this subculture--an incredible tale of triumph, temptation and tragedy.
The Best Women's Travel Writing, Volume 9
Author : Lavinia Spalding
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 25,97 MB
Release : 2013-08-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1609520866
Book Description
Since publishing the original edition of A Woman’s World in 1995, Travelers’ Tales has been the recognized national leader in women’s travel literature, and with the launch of the annual series The Best Travel Writing in 2004, the obvious next step was an annual collection of the best women’s travel writing of the year. This title is the ninth in that series—The Best Women’s Travel Writing—presenting stimulating, inspiring, and uplifting adventures from women who have traveled to the ends of the earth to discover new places, peoples, and facets of themselves. The common threads connecting these stories are a female perspective and fresh, compelling storytelling to make the reader laugh, weep, wish she were there, or be glad she wasn’t. The points of view and perspectives are global, and themes are as eclectic as in all of our books, including stories that encompass spiritual growth, hilarity and misadventure, high adventure, romance, solo journeys, stories of service to humanity, family travel, and encounters with exotic cuisine.
View from the Summit
Author : Edmund Hillary
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 37,64 MB
Release : 2000-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0743400674
Book Description
In a memoir by the first man to reach the peak of Everest, Hillary discusses the adventures that shaped his life, from the South Pole to the Ganges River.
Everest
Author : George Band
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 36,84 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Book Description
Published in association with the Royal Geographic Society, Alpine Club and Everest Foundation, this is the official publication celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest in 1953. It puts the first successful ascent into context - detailing the adventures and deaths on the north face pre World War II and the planning after the war that was nearly curtailed by a Swiss expedition in 1952. Written by a member of the original Hunt team - George Band (who went on to climb the lower but much harder peak Kangchenjunga) - the book contains details, photographs and material donated by team members and the RGS.
