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Mustansar Hussain Tararr is one of the most prominent writers, artists and travelers of Pakistan. His contribution in the literature and arts is phenomenal and not many others can claim the popularity and respect Mustansar Hussain Tararr earned because of his work. In addition to a handsome list of novels,…

Title: Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage Author: Herman Buhl Publisher: Vertebrate Publishing Release Date: 6th ed, 2016 edition (1 May 2016) Format: 12.9 x 2 x 19.8 cm Pages: 448 Source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nanga-Parbat-Pilgrimage-mountaineering-classic/ In 1953 Hermann Buhl made the first ascent of Nanga Parbat the ninth-highest mountain in the world, and the third…

Title: Ethnobotany of Mastuj Valley, District Chitral Hindukush Range, Pakistan Author: Farrukh Hussain (Author), Syed Mukaram Shah (Author), Khalid Aziz (Author) Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Release Date: 18 Jan. 2016 Format: 15 x 0.7 x 22 cm Pages: 128 Source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ethnobotany-District-Chitral-Hindukush-Pakistan/ Mastuj Valley, District Chitral is a remote isolated…

Title: The Ghosts of K2: The Epic Saga of the First Ascent Author: Mick Conefrey Publisher: Oneworld Publications Release Date: 15 Oct. 2015 Format: 15.5 x 3.3 x 23.6 cm Pages: 336 Source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghosts-K2-Epic-First-Ascent At 28,251 ft, K2 might be almost 800 ft shorter than Everest, but it’s a far…

Title: Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya: Glacial Environments, Processes, Hazards and Resources Author: Kenneth Hewitt Publisher: Springer Release Date: 23 Sept. 2013 Format: 24.2 x 16.1 x 2.6 cm Pages: 384 Source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Glaciers-Karakoram-Himalaya-Environments-Human-Environmental/ The Karakoram contains the greatest concentration of glaciers and most of the largest ice masses outside high…

Title: To the Top of the World: Alpine Challenges in the Himalaya and Karakoram Author: Reinhold Messner Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd Release Date: 31 Aug. 1992 Format: 22.6 x 15.6 x 2.6 cm Pages: 256 Source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Top-World-Challenges-Himalaya-Karakoram/ Acclaimed as the world’s greatest living mountaineer, Reinhold Messner became the first…

Title: Trekking in the Karakoram and Hindukush Author: John Mock (Author), Kimberley O'Neil (Author) Publisher: Lonely Planet Release Date: 1 Jan. 2002 Format: 18.5 x 12.9 x 1.8 cm Pages: 384 Source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Trekking-Karakoram-Hindukush-Lonely-Walking/ This guide gives the low-down on trekking the high roads of the roof of the world. It…

Title: Elusive Summits: Four expeditions in the Karakoram Author: Victor Saunders Publisher: Vertebrate Digital Release Date: 14 Mar. 2013 Format: Kindle Edition (2282 KB) Pages: 192 Source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elusive-Summits-Four-expeditions-Karakoram-ebook/ Elusive Summits is the award winning first book by British mountaineer Victor Saunders, winner of the 1990 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain…

Title: Colliding Continents: A geological exploration of the Himalaya, Karakoram, and Tibet Author: Mike Searle Publisher: OUP Oxford Release Date: 28 Mar. 2013 Format: 24.9 x 2.8 x 18 cm Pages: 464 Source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Colliding-Continents-geological-exploration-Karakoram The crash of the Indian plate into Asia is the biggest known collision in geological history,…

Title: Pakistan Traveller Author: Mr Timothy Blight Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Release Date: 23 Mar. 2015 Format: 14 x 1.5 x 21.6 cm Pages: 252 Source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pakistan-Traveller-UrbanDuniya-Timothy-Blight/ Discover intriguing and diverse Pakistan with this new, fully researched, up-to-date travellers’ guidebook. From the atmospheric streets of Lahore’s frenetic Walled City,…

Title: Birds of Pakistan Author: Richard Grimmett (Author), Tim Inskipp (Author) Publisher: Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd Release Date: 25 Nov. 2008 Format: Paperback 13.5 x 1.6 x 21.6 cm Pages: 256 Source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Birds-Pakistan-Helm-Field-Guides/ This guide is a successor to the much acclaimed Birds of the Indian Subcontinent by two of…

Title: K2: Triumph and Tragedy Author: Jim Curran Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Trade) Release Date: Reprint edition (1 Nov. 1988) Format: 14 x 1.5 x 21 cm Pages: 224 Source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/K2-Triumph-Tragedy-Jim-Curran/ The events that took place on K2 in 1986 have gone down in the annals of mountain history. This classic…

Title: Flora of the Silk Road: The Complete Illustrated Guide Author: Basak Gardner Publisher: I.B.Tauris Release Date: 30 July 2014 Format: 25.7 x 4 x 31 cm Pages: 416 Source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Flora-Silk-Road-Complete-Illustrated/ The Silk Road – a name that has enchanted for centuries. Yet a well kept secret, even today, is…

Title: K2 the Savage Mountain: The Classic True Story of Disaster and Survival on the World's Second Highest Mountain Author: Charles S. Houston (Author), Robert H. Bates (Author) Publisher: The Lyons Press Release Date: 24 April 2009 Format: 1.3 x 15.2 x 22.9 cm Pages: 336 Source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/K2-Savage-Mountain-Disaster-Survival/ Then on…

Title: A Winter in Baltistan Author: Dervla Murphy Publisher: Eland Publishing Ltd Release Date: 15 Oct. 2011 Format: 2.5 x 14 x 21.6 cm Pages: 272 Source: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Where-Indus-Young-Winter-Baltistan/ One winter, Dervla Murphy, the four-footed Hallam (the mule) and her six-year-old daughter Rachel explored ‘Little Tibet’ high up in the Karakoram…