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"High Himalaya Unknown Valleys takes the reader on a journey that is both
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enough to share with Harish."

SIR CHRIS BONINGTON in Foreword to the book

"Howdoes a 48-year old cloth merchant from Bombay fit this vast mountain
glove? Quite comfortably, judging by Harish Kapadia's exuberant account of his
high altitude quests from 1969 onwards. Whether with Bombay comrades or his

beloved Brits, Kapadia is in his element on the altitude trail, always eagerto peer
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SUDHIR SAHI in India Today

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"The range of his travels along the Himalaya must put Kapadia inthe ranks of
greater explorers . . . Throughout these treks the reader is given hard local
information almost impossible to come by elsewhere and likely peaks are

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This book is a must for any serious student of Himalayan lore.Kapadia proceeds
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beyond where most trekkers turn back."

BILL AITKEN in The Hindustan Times

"This book, like theexpedition shared with Harish, isa symphony."

PAUL NUNN in The Himalayan Journal

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"This is a book for both the active climber and the armchair mountaineer."

H. ADAMS CARTER, Editor, The American Alpine Journal

Other books by Harish Kapadia
TREK THE SAHYADRIS (5TH ED)

(Guide to Trekking in the Western Ghats)

Exploring the Hidden Himalaya (with Soli Mehta) (2nd ed)

(History of Unknown Peaks in the Indian Himalaya)
Spiti: Adventures in the Trans-Himalaya (2nd ed)

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(Travels and Climbs in the Remote Spiti)

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Meeting the Mountains

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(Trekking and Climbing in the Indian Himalaya and Personalities)

Across Peaks & Passes in Garhwal Himalaya

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Across Peaks & Passes in Kumaun Himauya

Across Peaks &Passes in Himachal Pradesh

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Across Peaks &Passes in Ladakh, Zanskar and East Karakoram

Globetrotter Adventure Guide: Trekking and Climbing in the Indian Himalaya
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