An unexplored pass: a narrative of a thousand-mile journey to the Kara-koram Himalayas

Featherstone, B. K., Captain

Published by Hutchinson & Co, London, 1926

About this Item

First edition, 8vo, pp. 295, [1]; folding map, frontispiece portrait, 24 illustrations from photographs on 15 plates; original blue cloth, gilt-stamped spine; covers a little spotted, small cracks at spine ends, the binding a touch skewed, all else very good, sound and clean. Yakuski F33: "An account of the exploration of "Unexplored Pass", i. e. New (or Western) Mustagh Pass in 1922. From Srinagar the route of the journey was as follows; Zoji La-Skardu to Skoro La to Askole to New Mustagh Pass, and the return journey was made through Askole, Braldu valley, Skoro La, and Skardu. Then he travelled through the Shyok and the Nubra valleys to Leh.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An unexplored pass: a narrative of a thousand-mile journey to the Kara-koram Himalayas
• Publisher: Hutchinson & Co, London
• Publication Date: 1926
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Asia
  • Himalayas
  • Exploration
  • Mountaineering