Colliding Continents: A geological exploration of the Himalaya, Karakoram, and Tibet
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (736 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198798512 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Science and Adventure at the same time. An excellent book in my eyes, with beautiful photos, well illustrating the points exposed in the text. Also, for the scientist from another field (mathematics and statistics in the case) a book one can read, with sometimes some help from Wikipedia.The mix of the trekking and at the same time collection of the data a. They make for fun reading, but so far I have not really I had hoped for more concise geology, but the geology is served piecemeal, interspersed with too many personal anecdotes, travel logs and other stories. They make for fun reading, but so far I have not really gotten much wiser about the geology. I guess I could read up on the 100 or so professional papers listed in . Richard Schultz said Excellent geological review of the Himalaya and Karakoram Ranges. I originally read this book in review copy form and was immediately impressed with Mike Searle's descriptions of the Himalaya and Karakoram Ranges and the beautiful photos which were in black and white. The actually book, with the photos in full color, was stunning. This book should appeal to mountaineers and those
He writes as clearly and concisely as he talks, always making huge geological dramas intelligible and interesting to the layman as well as to the expert. Whether you view the Himalaya andKarakoram as a giant exercise bar or a place for spiritual renewal, you will find this geological history of the high mountains of Asia absolutely fascinating." --Doug Scott, Climber and Amateur Geologist"An intimate anatomy of the greatest mountain range in the planet, revealed by a geologist who has walked, scrambled and cli
The result is the Himalaya and Karakoram - one of the largest mountain ranges on Earth. The Karakoram has half of the world's highest mountains and a reputation as being one of the most remote and savage ranges of all. In this beautifully illustrated book, Mike Searle, a geologist at the University of Oxford and one of the most experienced field geologists of our time, presents a rich account of the geological forces that were involved in creating these mountain ranges. The crash of the Indian plate into Asia is the biggest known collision in geological history, and it continues today. Using his personal accounts of extreme mountaineering and research in the region, he pieces together the geological processes that formed such impressive peaks.
He is the author of Geology and Tectonics of the Karakoram Mountains (Wiley-Blackwell, 1991) and has co-edited four books for the Geological Society of London. He has published a Geological Map of the Mount Everest region, Nepal and South Tibet (2003, 2007) and has given numerous talks about