Hillary, Edmund, 1919-2008. From the ocean to the sky / [electronic resource] / by Edmund Hillary.. — New York : : Viking Press,, 1979.. — 273 p., [16] leaves of plates : : ill. ; 24 cm.

Errata slip inserted. Includes index.

From the ocean to the sky -- Organisation -- The team -- Tiger country -- Calcutta -- Up the river -- Rural India -- Varanasi, the Holy City -- To the Gate of God -- White water -- "You can go no further" -- Advance on foot -- Hillary in Devlok -- Rescue and success -- Expedition diary / Mike Gill -- Ganga and Hinduism / Jim Wilson -- Distance and elevation of the Ganga -- Jet boats / Jon Hamilton -- Glossary of Indian terms / Jim Wilson.



Анотація:
This book recounts the author's 1977 expedition up the length of the Ganges river from its delta in the Bay of Bengal to near its source in the Himalayas.

ISBN: 0670331724 9780670331727

LCCN: 78023668

Subjects--Personal Names:
Hillary, Edmund, 1919-2008.
Hillary, Edmund, Sir, 1919-

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Ganges River (India and Bangladesh)--Description and travel.
Ganges River Valley (India and Bangladesh)--Description and travel.
Gange (Inde et Bangladesh : Fleuve)--Descriptions et voyages.
Gange, Vallée du, Inde--Descriptions et voyages.

LC Class. No.: DS485.G25 / H54

Dewey Class. No.: 915.4/1/044