Headstrap (eBook)

Legends and Lore from the Climbing Sherpas of Darjeeling

Nandini Purandare, Deepa Balsavar (Autoren)

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2024
320 Seiten
Mountaineers Books (Verlag)
978-1-68051-641-8 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;This book ensures that the Sherpa community gets the recognition they deserve"e; -- Library JournalBanff Mountain Book Competition Climbing Literature Winner • Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature • Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award WinnerThis captivating chronicle delves into the untold story of a tribe of people who have played a significant role in mountain exploration and climbing in the Himalayas. Situated in northern India, Darjeeling was developed as a colonial retreat by the British in the early 1830s and soon became famous for its tea gardens, attracting locals from around the region, Nepal, andTibet in search of work. When Darjeeling became the jumping-off point for early Himalayan expeditions, workers from theSherpa and Bhutia communities soon established themselves as the preferred high-altitude porters, bringing fame, entwined with tales of valor, courage, and sacrifice, to the city. These are some of their stories.Over the course of a decade, authors Nandini Purandare and Deepa Balsavar conducted a series of interviews with Sherpasfrom Darjeeling, as well as their family members, descendants, friends, and contemporary climbers. Headstrap weaves a vivid tapestry of this particular Sherpa community, giving them the recognition in mountaineering literature that they deserve.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.2024
• Zusatzinfo: 20 b&w photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Schlagworte: 8000 meter peaks • Ang Tharkay • early Everest expeditions • early Himalayan expeditions • high-altitude porters • Himalayan porters • Himalaya Sherpa • India hill stations • India sherpa • Kangchenjunga • Sherpa history • Sherpa migration • Tenzing Norgay • the Sherpa Project • Tiger Badge
• ISBN-10: 1-68051-641-8 / 1680516418
• ISBN-13: 978-1-68051-641-8 / 9781680516418