A Passage to Himalaya

480 Pages·2001·65.871 MB·English

by  Harish Kapadia

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THE HIMALAYAN CLUB
The Himalayan Club, founded in 1928, is
one ofthe earliest mountaineering clubs to
have been established in the sub-continent.
Its mission was 'to encourage and assist
Himalayan travel andexploration, and to
extend knowledge ofthe Himalaya and
adjoining mountain ranges through science,
art, literature andsport'. Today atthe turn of
the new century, it can be safely claimed
that it has fulfilled its mission with
considerable success.
In the pre-war years, every expedition to the
Himalaya and Karakoram was assisted by
the Club members. After the ascent of
Everest in 1953, there was a growth in the
number ofexpeditions to India and Nepal
and mountaineering caught on as a sport
and inspired the youth to high adventure in
the sub-continent. With this the role ofthe
Himalayan Club has changed to an extent.
Today the Club continues in its main
mission by offering a meeting ground to its
members - talks, slide and film shows are
organised regularly. The Club offers
scholarships for needy students to the
courses run by the three mountaineering
institutes in India. It has a fair stock of
equipment which it hires out to its members
for a nominal charge and it issues to its
members every year the Himalayan Journal
and the Himalayan Club Newsletter. These
publications have now been recognised as
the fore-most authority in climbing in the
Himalaya, the Karakoram and the
Hindu Kush.
The Club has worldwide membership and
can boast of most ofthe famous
mountaineers amongst its members.
The Himalayan Club welcomes members:
trekkers, climbers, arm-chairtravellers, or
persons interested in any aspect ofthe
mountains, can become members.
(For membership, contactthe
Hon. Secretary in Mumbai)

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Edited by
HARISH KAPADIA
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
DELHI LONDON NEW YORK
2001
©The Himalayan Club, 2001
Published by Divyesh Muni, Hon. Secretary
The Himalayan Club
Post Box 1905, Bombay 400 001, India
Web-site www.himalayanclub.com
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(Hon. Sec.) e-mail: [email protected]
(Hon. Editor) e-mail [email protected]
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India Printing Works,
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Mumbai-400 031.
ISBN 019 565774 8