Eight Sailing books-Tilman

THE EIGHT SAILING MOUNTAIN EXPLORATION BOOKS. By H. W. Tilman. Pp. 956, illustrated, maps, sketch, 1987. (Dia¬dem Books Ltd., London, £ 16.95).

As the name suggests this is a collection of the sailing books of Tilman in ‘Mischief. Like his mountain travel-writings, these also have a flair and the humour. It covers his sailing trips to various places in the southern continent, Greenland and Patagonia. The other love of Tilman and its writings are as good as his first love, mountains. Or is it vice-versa?

Harish Kapadia