The Himalayas The world's wild places Author:time life The author: Nigel Nicolson first visited Nepal for two weeks in 1965, and has subsequently spent almost 4 months in the Himalayas in order to write this book. An accomplished author of many books on architecture, history, and politics, his most recent ones include Portrait of a Marriage and Alex, a widely acclaimed biography of Field Marshal Ear... more »l Alexander of Tunis. The consultant: Lord Hunt of Llanvair Waterdine is a distinguished mountaineer who led the successful assault on Mount Everest in 1953. Other expeditions have taken him to Russia, Greenland, Greece and Poland. He is a strong supporter of international mountaineering projects. Among the books he has written are: The Ascent of Everest and The Red Snows. The Cover: Beyond the shadow-darkened ridge in north-west Jammu-Kashmir, Nanga Parbat soars 26.660 feet into the clouds. Thirty men died climbing this peak before it was conquered by a German and Austrian team in 1953.« less