In 1936 an expedition led by H.W. Tilman reached the summit of Nanda Devi in the Garhwal Himalaya. At over 25,000 feet, it was the highest mountain to be climbed until 1950. The Ascent of Nanda Devi is Tilman's well-observed and humorous record of the climb. One of the earliest climbing expedition books to be published, it is regarded as a classic.
