And Death Walks with them: Above Eight Thousand Metres with Pakistani Porters from Shimshal

Description

The author intends to throw light on the uncelebrated lives of some of Pakistan’s High Altitude Porters (HAPs), who help mountaineers climb the Pakistan-based eight-thousand-metre peaks. The author has attempted to delve into their lives by digging out adventure and drama in their stories, which makes her work a significant contribution to the literature available on this topic. This book will be the first to record the names of the porters alongside those of the more wealthy climbers who hired them.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Section One: People and the Landscape of Shimshal
   1. Shimshal: The Village
   2. The Mountain People of Shimshal
   3. Climbing: A Job or a Philosophy?
   4. The Pakistani Eight-thousand-metre Peaks
   5. Three Categories and One of His Own
3. Section Two: The Life Sketches
   1. Mohammad Ullah
   2. Qurban Mohammad
   3. Sarwar Ali
   4. Meherban Shah
   5. Farhad Khan
   6. Hazil (Hasil) Shah
   7. Amruddin
   8. Aziz Baig
   9. Amin Ullah Baig
   10. Rajab Shah
   11. Syed Ahmed
   12. Ezat Ullah Baig
   13. Sabs Ali
   14. Meherban Karim
   15. Yousaf Khan
   16. Ali Musa
   17. Jehan Baig
   18. Farzar Khan
4. Epilogue
5. Bibliography

Author Biography

Christiane Fladt is a mountaineer, teacher, and an adventure enthusiast. She teaches English and Latin languages in Germany. She first came to Pakistan on a mountaineering expedition in 2002 as a tourist. Fladt has authored two books.