Spy on the Roof of the World by Sydney Wignall (2000) Cody

Spy on the Roof of the World by Sydney Wignall (2000) CodyA True Story of Espionage and Survival in the Himalayas. In 1955, Sydney Wignall, a Welshman climber, was recruited by Indian intelligence to report on Chinese military installations in Tibet and remote Himalayan border regions. After completing a long trek into rarely visited regions, Wignall and his compatriots ere captured and imprisoned by the Chinese, who accused him of spying (correctly) for the CIA (incorrectly). The trio were interrogated for

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The editor of this magazine is caricatured in Warren Harding’s book “Downward Bound

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This book has good character and funny writing

the focus is photography

This book describes two British expeditions to climb the Trango Tower in Pakistan

352 pages with full-page color and b&w photographs throughout

this book emphasizes the 'easy' climbs up the slabby faces of the Flatiron formation - usually done unroped and in running shoes

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Slim hardcover book

was recruited by Indian intelligence to report on Chinese military installations in Tibet and remote Himalayan border regions

000-meter peaks in winter