Colliding Continents: A Geological Exploration of the Himalaya, Karakoram, & Tibet
Author(s):
Searle, Mike
Copyright: 2013, UK
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.xxiii, 438, frontis, 201 color & 5 bw photos, 23 color & 14 bw illus, table, 12 color & 8 bw maps, appendices, blue cloth
Condition: dj bumped bottom spine from shipping, else dj & cloth new
Searle, a leading expert on Himalayan geology and a mountaineer, has spent 30 years working on the geology of the Himalaya, Karakoram, Tibet, and Southeast Asia combining fieldwork with mountaineering expeditions. Here he masterfully interweaves the science of these great mountains with vivid accounts of his expeditions.