Himalayan tectonics and landscape

There are lots of reports and papers about the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau, which I will refer to in susbequent posts, but perhaps a good starting point is the on-line chapter from the book 'Geomorphology from Space' which you can find at: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/geomorphology/GEO_2/GEO_PLATE_T-48.shtml  This shows lots of good imagery and gives you a basic explanation of the relief here.