Karakoram and Himalayas are home to the highest mountains in the world. Karakoram-Himalayas is a whole different world of the mountains, people, culture, politics and conflicts . Here are 10 best books to read about the Karakoram and Himalayas.
Karakoram: Climbing Through the Kashmir Conflict
Author: Steve Swenson
Steve Swenson has been climbing in Karakoram since 1980. Karakoram mountain range is located in Gilgit Baltistan and Ladakh region part of of greater Kashmir conflict. Steve Swenson has a great perspective of Karakoram mountains, people, culture and land.
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Karakoram: The Highway of History (Himalayan Travel Guides)
By Sian Pritchard-Jones and Bob Gibbons
Winter 8000: Climbing the World’s Highest Mountains in the Coldest Season
Author: Bernadette McDonald
Beyond the Mountain
By Steve House
TO A MOUNTAIN IN TIBET
By Colin Thubron
Walking the Himalayas
By Levison Wood
Everest: Expedition to the Ultimate
Book by Reinhold Messner
Glaciers of the Karakoram Himalaya: Glacial Environments, Processes, Hazards and Resources
Book by Kenneth Hewitt
The last blue mountain
By Ralph Barker
Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
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