ditor of the Himalayan Journal, recipient of the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society, and Honorary member of the British Alpine Club, Harish Kapadia has skillfully combined historical, georaphical and practical guidance to increase our understanding of the Himalayan region through 15 books and several articles. In the four decades of his mountaineering career, he has climbed more than 30 Himalayan peaks, many of them first ascents. As an expedition leader, he has initiated several joint expeditions with climbers from the United Kingdom, Frace, Japan and the United States to explore the Indian Himalayas.