John Keay’s book on the Himalaya is an armchair explorer’s delight. First published: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/lifestyle-trends/book-review-himalaya-exploring-the-roof-of-the-world-is-a-great-find-especially-for-armchair-travellers-9719631.html ‘Himalaya: Exploring the Roof of the World’ is a great find, especially for armchair travellers The…
The Indian mountaineer held her nerve to pull off a climb up the 8th highest mountain of the world during a season hampered by bad weather and avalanches. First published:…
Legendary mountaineers and explorer, Harish Kapadia, spent many hours interviewing some of the most renowned personalities from his field. It is now a part of a digital archive. First published:…
Bernadette McDonald’s book “Ice Climbers” is a fascinating account on why Polish mountaineers flourished in the high mountains during the winter. First published: https://lifestyle.livemint.com/relationships/it-s-complicated/a-book-that-looks-at-the-changing-nature-of-female-desire-111642042867902.html The incredible Himalayan history of Poland’s…
The summit of a mountain was not as important for the legendary climber. What mattered was how he got there. First published: https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story/doug-scott-celebrating-the-late-himalayan-mountaineer-s-life-of-high-adventure-111607946211927.html Doug Scott: Celebrating the late Himalayan mountaineer’s…
Elisabeth ‘Eli’ Revol and Tomasz ‘Tomek’ Mackiewicz made it to the summit of Nanga Parbat in 2018. Only one made it back alive. First published: https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/big-story/elisabeth-revol-the-woman-who-survived-the-killer-mountain-111613457125413.html?fbclid=IwAR3N0oWGvuriltpoIMaJb9Kvno-9RxMDQ3tUCy-rqlZi3N-XO2Mps1Jll8I Elisabeth Revol: The woman…
Stephen Alter traces the natural history of the greatest mountain range on earth First published: https://openthemagazine.com/lounge/books/theres-universal-need-include-nature-spiritual-imagination/?fbclid=IwAR36TVs_OYfSj3V0g6PIo1NX1Mee8wlBh_rw091UoUmo-PJvGIk57ErKAKo “There’s a universal need to include nature in our spiritual imagination.” Stephen Alter writes…
One of the most radical climbers of the current generation, Ueli Steck had earned the title of ‘the Swiss machine’ for his bold attempts. An accident on Nuptse in April…
As a child, Daniel C Taylor first heard of a yeti on a rainy day in Mussoorie. While most would have left it at that, curiosity got the better of…