A Word about Ordering Books

There are very useful books out there that I can recommend if you want to know more about an area. Instead of just listing the books names, I added a link to Amazon where you can order them online. My site's nature is strictly non-commercial, so the books mentioned are the ones I own myself , found helpful and think they might be useful to others. And yes, I do get a commission from Amazon for every book sold via these links, but this does not influence my selection.

Many books can bought cheaper (esp. used paperback) in Kathmandu.

Bei Wohnsitz Deutschland, Schweiz oder Österreich ist es oft günstiger und schneller, die Bücher die Amazon.de zu bestellen, also rechte Kolonne benutzen (keine Verstandkosten ab EUR 20.--).

Title / Description	Amazon.com	Amazon.de if you live in Switzerland, Germany or Austria.
The Kangchenjunga Adventure A hero of early mountaineering describes one of the early expeditions. They attempted Kangchenjunga itself, when defeated climbed lesser peaks. Covers both Nepal and Sikkimese area.
Round Kangchenjunga A great description of the first trek around the Kangchenjunga massif, starting in Darjeeling then going to North Sikkim and into Nepal (Pangpema), from there over Kang La back to Sikkim, up the Goecha La and then to Yugsom. Essential.
Himalayan Journals Only for afecionados. The first Westerner to travel this corner of the Himalayas was a British botanist. His journals are also available online, so unless you're a very serious collector of books, better have a look at the online version that you can either read: http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=10918 or download:  http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/6478

list not complete, still in progress

Title / Description	Amazon.com	Amazon.de if you live in Switzerland, Germany or Austria.
Nepal Lonely Planet Good introduction.
Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya