The book describes extensive travels and climbs of the author, one of the greatest climbers, in Nepal, Sikkim, Kumaon, Garhwal, Baltistan and Chitral, including his attempts on Nanga Parbat in 1892 and 1895.

The book, supported by vibrant illustrations, describes a journey through the high Himalayas, with an attempt to capture diversity and mystic beauty of the Himalayas. From snow-covered cold desert of Ladakh, Kashmir valley, to Himachal and Uttarakhand, the journey moves on to Sikkim, and Arunachal. The odyssey continues outside India, to Nepal, Bhutan and mystic Tibet.

In this candid autobiography, Sir Hillary looks back towards his 1953 landmark expedition, as well as his other remarkable explorations. The author shares his dreams of wild adventures, his early climbs, personal tragedies, and emergence as a world statesman and an unlikely diplomat.