Favorite books on Himalayan mountaineering?

[oldhikerQ]

My favorites are already listed.

In The Throne Room of the Mountain Gods, Galen Rowell
Below Another Sky, Rick Ridgeway
Stories Off the Wall, John Roskelley

[Dave_Ayers]

In addition to some of those already listed, I've enjoyed reading the Anatoli Boukreev books The Climb and Above the Cloud's. IMO, The Climb is a superior account of the '96 Everest fiasco vs. the Krakauer version.

While backpacking, I like short story compilations. The Mammoth Book of Climbing Adventures edited by Jon Lewis has some fine Himalaya accounts IIRC. I tore it in two halves to keep the weight down.

[davidsheridan]

If you are interested in Pakistan, this book is incredible. I highly recommend it. It also gets deep into the Himalaya of course. It is an artful book that travels the length of the Indus river as a travel adventure and also teaches you all sorts of history: https://www.amazon.com/Empires-Indus-St ... 0393338606