Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
First across the roof of the world : the first ever traverse of the Himalayas : 5,000 kilometres from Sikkim to Pakistan
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Hodder and Stoughton
Place
Date
1982
Physical Description
232 p. : col. ill., maps ; 26 cm.
ISBN/ISSN
0340320400
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
The Himalayan traverse / by Peter Hillary
Into Sikkimese Himalaya / by Peter Hillary
Tibetan country / by Graeme Dingle
Time warp / by Peter Hillary
Sacred temples / by Graeme Dingle
Across Himachal Pradesh / by Peter Hillary
K2 - Journey's end / by Graeme Dingle
Appendices:
Expedition diary
Important peaks and ranges in approximate order of contact
Equipment, food, travel and permisisons
A layman's guide to physiological survival in the Himalayas.
Public Access Text
Collection Type
Reading Room
General Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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