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Legendary Maps from the Himalayan Club
Pp. 228 + 37 photographs + 5 maps | Rs. 1495
Roli Books, New Delhi [ www.rolibooks.com]
The book contains 55 maps from the Himalayan Journals since last 90 years. They have been carefully selected to represent many areas and to cover many stories of an expedition. The writing is edited from originals by famous authors retains their flavour of writing. There are several historic pictures spread in between. Some of the routes and climbs documented in this book are yet to be repeated.
The human stories presented with the maps are in some ways even more interesting. A true tribute to the rich history of exploration and a treasure trove for aficionados.
The sketch-maps in this collection depict the route of a trek, the face or ridge of a mountain climbed, the places where camps were established or view from the summit or spots where accident occurred. But above all, they narrate history. One sketch-map, like a picture, is worth a thousand words.