Intro Contents Patrons Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Maps Chapter 1. A passage to India Chapter 2. A sojourn at the hill station Chapter 3. Ireland and India - the colonial era Chapter 4. A pilgrimage to Darjeeling Chapter 5. A pioneering adventure in east Nepal Chapter 6. Meeting the Rajah Chapter 7. Our Buddhist pilgrimage - the 'Via Sacra' Chapter 8. To the snows of Kangchenjunga Chapter 9. Into the Sikkim Himalaya Chapter 10. Exploring the Lachen valley Chapter 11. Confusion in the Zemu valley Chapter 12. The Lachen valley Chapter 13. The Lachung valley Chapter 14. Our journeys through the Lachung valley Chapter 15. A hostage crisis at Tumlong Chapter 16. To Gangtok and Tumlong Epilogue Appendix 1. Hooker's Rhododendrons Appendix 2. Joseph Hooker's Sikkim and Nepal plants Appendix 3. Place names Appendix 4. Select glossary Appendix 5. Notes Appendix 6. Select bibliography Index to people and places Index to plant and animal names