M. S. Kohli, India's most eminent mountaineer, led the successful Everest Expedition of 1965 that put nine men on the summit - a world record that stood for seventeen years. His books include Mountaineering in India and The Himalayas. Kenneth Conboy is a former policy analyst and deputy director at the Heritage Foundation whose other books include The CIA's Secret War in Tibet and Spies and Commandos (see page 28).
A riveting first-hand account of one of the darker moments of Cold War espionage, with plenty of James Bondian flourishes: a CIA-backed spy mission to the roof of the world... snowstorms and deadly frostbite... and a missing nuclear-powered eavesdropping device that threatens to leak lethal contamination into the Ganges. What a ride! Frank Snepp, former CIA agent and author of Decent Interval and Irreparable Harm; ""A marvelously detailed account of one of the most exotic and hazardous intelligence operations of the Cold War....A rare treat for anyone interested in mountaineering, secret intelligence, or tales of high adventure."" William M. Leary, author of Project Coldfeet: Secret Mission to a Soviet Ice Station; ""A lively and fascinating account that rivals Fleming and le Carre."" David Rudgers, author of Creating the Secret State
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