Hindu Kush
Description
Links
Facts
- Blank on the Map
Wonderful website by a group of French climbers and enthousiasts featuring different ranges of northern Pakistan. Nice maps, and some descriptions and reports too. Just take a look and enjoy.
- Tourism in Northern Pakistan's Karakoram & Hindukush Mountains
John Mock and Kimberley O'Neil on trekking in the Pakistan Karakoram and Hindu Kush. You may find some useful information here.
- Site Shara
Website by two Japanese researchers (anthropologists?): Jun Maruyama and Reiko Kojima, giving some interesting info on Chitral, and the Kalash area in particular. Alas, partly in Japanese, and last updated in 2003.
Reports
Guides and maps
Lodging
Organisations
Tour operators
- Hindukush Trails
Tour operator based in Chitral, specializing in treks in Chitral, but also in other parts of northern Pakistan. Nice website giving some interesting background info too.
GPS
Other
Books
The Book Depository
United Kingdom
2018
United Kingdom
2018
- Trekking in Tajikistan
- The northern ranges, Pamirs and Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Stanfords
United Kingdom
2018
United Kingdom
2018
- Trekking in Tajikistan: The northern ranges, Pamirs and Afghanistan`s Wakhan Corridor
- This guide describes twenty high-altitude treks of 2-9 days in the mountains of Tajikistan, covering the Fann Mountains, Pamirs and northern ranges, plus five day hikes near the capital, Dushanbe, and a 10-day trek in the Afghan Wakhan Corridor. As well as detailed route description and 1:100,000 mapping for each trek, there is a wealth of... Read more
De Zwerver
Netherlands
2019
Netherlands
2019
- Wandelgids Trekking in Tajikistan - Tadzjikistan | Cicerone
- Guidebook to trekking in Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Contains 21 treks exploring 5 different mountain areas, including the Northern Ranges, Pamir Mountains and Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. Also includes a handful of shorter day hikes. With advice on trekking, backpacking equipment, permits and visas, and transport. Read more
Bol.com
Netherlands
Netherlands
- Himalaya
- In this his most challenging journey, Michael Palin tackles the Himalaya, the greatest mountain range on earth, a virtually unbroken wall of rock stretching 1800 miles from the borders of Afghanistan to south-west China. Penetrated but never conquered, it remains the world's most majestic natural barrier, a magnificent wilderness that shapes... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Bol.com
Belgium
Belgium
- Himalaya
- In this his most challenging journey, Michael Palin tackles the Himalaya, the greatest mountain range on earth, a virtually unbroken wall of rock stretching 1800 miles from the borders of Afghanistan to south-west China. Penetrated but never conquered, it remains the world's most majestic natural barrier, a magnificent wilderness that shapes... Read more
Bol.com
Netherlands
Netherlands
- Tajikistan - Loosening the Knot
- The narrative is of travels through Tajikistan, the poorest country economically in Central Asia. As the Soviet Union disintegrated, the economy collapsed, the people suffered extreme privation and large elements of the country reverted to what became known as a "yak economy".Shortly after the declaration of independence in 1991, the country... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Bol.com
Belgium
Belgium
- Tajikistan - Loosening the Knot
- The narrative is of travels through Tajikistan, the poorest country economically in Central Asia. As the Soviet Union disintegrated, the economy collapsed, the people suffered extreme privation and large elements of the country reverted to what became known as a "yak economy".Shortly after the declaration of independence in 1991, the country... Read more
Bol.com
Netherlands
Netherlands
- A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
- A classic of travel writing, A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush' is Eric Newby's iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth.It was 1956, and Eric Newby was earning an improbable living in the chaotic family business of London haute couture. Pining for adventure, Newby sent his friend Hugh... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Bol.com
Belgium
Belgium
- A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
- A classic of travel writing, A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush' is Eric Newby's iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth.It was 1956, and Eric Newby was earning an improbable living in the chaotic family business of London haute couture. Pining for adventure, Newby sent his friend Hugh... Read more
Bol.com
Netherlands
2004
Netherlands
2004
- Himalaya
- In this his most challenging journey, Michael Palin tackles the Himalaya, the greatest mountain range on earth, a virtually unbroken wall of rock stretching 1800 miles from the borders of Afghanistan to south-west China. Penetrated but never conquered, it remains the world's most majestic natural barrier, a magnificent wilderness that shapes... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Bol.com
Belgium
2004
Belgium
2004
- Himalaya
- In this his most challenging journey, Michael Palin tackles the Himalaya, the greatest mountain range on earth, a virtually unbroken wall of rock stretching 1800 miles from the borders of Afghanistan to south-west China. Penetrated but never conquered, it remains the world's most majestic natural barrier, a magnificent wilderness that shapes... Read more
De Zwerver
Netherlands
2004
Netherlands
2004
- Reisverhaal Himalaya | Michael Palin
- In this his most challenging journey, Michael Palin tackles the Himalaya, the greatest mountain range on earth, a virtually unbroken wall of rock stretching 1800 miles from the borders of Afghanistan to south-west China. Penetrated but never conquered, it remains the world's most majestic natural barrier, a magnificent wilderness that shapes... Read more
Bol.com
Netherlands
Netherlands
- A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
- The view was colossal. Below us on every side mountain surged away it seemed forever; we looked down on glaciers and snow-covered peaks that perhaps no one has ever seen before, except from the air.' Feeling restless in the world of London's high-fashion industry, Eric Newby asked a friend to accompany him on a mountain-climbing expedition in... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Bol.com
Belgium
Belgium
- A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
- The view was colossal. Below us on every side mountain surged away it seemed forever; we looked down on glaciers and snow-covered peaks that perhaps no one has ever seen before, except from the air.' Feeling restless in the world of London's high-fashion industry, Eric Newby asked a friend to accompany him on a mountain-climbing expedition in... Read more
Bol.com
Netherlands
Netherlands
- The Savage Mountain.
- K2, Gasherbrums, Masherbrums, Trango Towers, Uli Biaho, Nanga Parbat, Hindu Kush...... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Bol.com
Belgium
Belgium
- The Savage Mountain.
- K2, Gasherbrums, Masherbrums, Trango Towers, Uli Biaho, Nanga Parbat, Hindu Kush...... Read more
Bol.com
Netherlands
Netherlands
- Himalaya
- Michael Palin reads his own entertainingly written account of his journey across the countries of the Himalayas, accompanying a major BBC TV series in 2004. In his most challenging journey to date, Palin tackles the Himalayas, the greatest mountain range on earth. It is a virtually unbroken wall of rock stretching 1800 miles from the borders of... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Bol.com
Belgium
Belgium
- Himalaya
- Michael Palin reads his own entertainingly written account of his journey across the countries of the Himalayas, accompanying a major BBC TV series in 2004. In his most challenging journey to date, Palin tackles the Himalayas, the greatest mountain range on earth. It is a virtually unbroken wall of rock stretching 1800 miles from the borders of... Read more
Bol.com
Netherlands
Netherlands
- Maraini
- Maraini: Acts of Photography, Acts of Low is an extraordinary selection of the photography of Fosco Maraini in a beautifully printed, multilanguage, oversized hardcover edition. Maraini's career as an ethnologist, photographer, filmmaker, mountaineer, writer and professor spans a period of more than 60 years. Perhaps best known for his work on... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Bol.com
Belgium
Belgium
- Maraini
- Maraini: Acts of Photography, Acts of Low is an extraordinary selection of the photography of Fosco Maraini in a beautifully printed, multilanguage, oversized hardcover edition. Maraini's career as an ethnologist, photographer, filmmaker, mountaineer, writer and professor spans a period of more than 60 years. Perhaps best known for his work on... Read more
Bol.com
Netherlands
Netherlands
- A Naturalist and Other Beasts
- Since the 1950s, eminent field biologist George Schaller has roamed through many lands observing wild animals and conducting landmark long-term studies that have deepened our understanding of these creatures. He has reported and reflected on his work in classic books such as The Year of the Gorilla, The Last Panda, and National Book Award... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Bol.com
Belgium
Belgium
- A Naturalist and Other Beasts
- Since the 1950s, eminent field biologist George Schaller has roamed through many lands observing wild animals and conducting landmark long-term studies that have deepened our understanding of these creatures. He has reported and reflected on his work in classic books such as The Year of the Gorilla, The Last Panda, and National Book Award... Read more
Bol.com
Netherlands
Netherlands
- A Passage to Nuristan
- A first hand account of extraordinary travel, it is a reminiscent of Short Walk in the Hindu Kush . This book about Afghanistan is highly topical. Despite its recent upheavals, for most of the twentieth century Afghanistan was a sleepy, faraway place of little interest to outsiders. Nowhere was the romance and mystery attached to the country... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Bol.com
Belgium
Belgium
- A Passage to Nuristan
- A first hand account of extraordinary travel, it is a reminiscent of Short Walk in the Hindu Kush . This book about Afghanistan is highly topical. Despite its recent upheavals, for most of the twentieth century Afghanistan was a sleepy, faraway place of little interest to outsiders. Nowhere was the romance and mystery attached to the country... Read more
Bol.com
Netherlands
Netherlands
- Addicted to Altitude
- ADDICTED TO ALTITUDE A generation ago Jack O'Connor, "dean of outdoor writers," taught us that mountain hunting was a special pursuit, a form of hunting that took us to the high, wild places in search of some of the world's most beautiful and elusive game. Today Mark Hampton follows his teaching and takes us to new heights in pursuit of wild... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Bol.com
Belgium
Belgium
- Addicted to Altitude
- ADDICTED TO ALTITUDE A generation ago Jack O'Connor, "dean of outdoor writers," taught us that mountain hunting was a special pursuit, a form of hunting that took us to the high, wild places in search of some of the world's most beautiful and elusive game. Today Mark Hampton follows his teaching and takes us to new heights in pursuit of wild... Read more
Bol.com
Netherlands
Netherlands
- A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
- When Eric Newby, improbably earning his living in the London haute-couture trade, sent his fateful cable - 'Can You Travel Nuristan June?' - it was the first step on a legendary journey from Mayfair to Afghanistan and the mountains of the Hindu Kush, north-east of Kabul. Ill-prepared and inexperienced, Newby and Carless endured a month of... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Bol.com
Belgium
Belgium
- A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
- When Eric Newby, improbably earning his living in the London haute-couture trade, sent his fateful cable - 'Can You Travel Nuristan June?' - it was the first step on a legendary journey from Mayfair to Afghanistan and the mountains of the Hindu Kush, north-east of Kabul. Ill-prepared and inexperienced, Newby and Carless endured a month of... Read more