Walking the Himalayas
Wood, Levison
Walking the Himalayas Levison Wood. - London : Hodder & Stoughton, ©2016. - 291 p. : color ill., map ; 25 cm.
Pokhara, 2001 -- Fourteen years later -- We are the pilgrims, master -- Kabul -- A short flight in the Hindu Kush -- Bam-i-Dunyan -- Karakorum -- Line of control -- Kashmir -- The holy man of the mountain -- Saddhus and shadows -- On foot through Tigerland -- The perilous mountain -- Return to Pokhara -- The road to Kathmandu -- The wild East -- The Dragon Kingdom -- Place of the gods.
Levison Wood's most challenging expedition yet begins along the Silk Road route of Afghanistan and travels 1700 miles through five countries over the course of six months. Following in the footsteps of the great explorers, Wood walks the entire length of the Himalayas in an adventure of survival and endurance. In a personal story of perseverance and discovery, Wood forges bonds with local guides, porters, mountain men, soldiers, farmers, smugglers and shepherds. By travelling on foot, and following the same footpaths that locals use, he uncovers stories that might otherwise remain hidden. Along the way he also reveals the history of the Himalayas and two millennia of exploration, and examines a continent in crisis in the 21st century. Packed with action and emotion, more than anything Walking the Himalayas is a story of one intrepid man's travels in a world poised on the edge of tremendous change.--From dust jacket.
9781473626249
Little Brown & Co, 53 State st 9th Fl, Boston, MA, USA, 02109, (617)2270730 SAN 200-2205
2015960618
Hiking--Himalaya Mountains Region.
Walking--Himalaya Mountains.
Himalaya Mountains Region--Description and travel.
Himalaya Mountains--Description and travel.
Middle East--Description and travel.
Asia--Description and travel.
Travel writing.
GV199.44.H55 / W67 2016
915.496 / WOO-W
Walking the Himalayas Levison Wood. - London : Hodder & Stoughton, ©2016. - 291 p. : color ill., map ; 25 cm.
Pokhara, 2001 -- Fourteen years later -- We are the pilgrims, master -- Kabul -- A short flight in the Hindu Kush -- Bam-i-Dunyan -- Karakorum -- Line of control -- Kashmir -- The holy man of the mountain -- Saddhus and shadows -- On foot through Tigerland -- The perilous mountain -- Return to Pokhara -- The road to Kathmandu -- The wild East -- The Dragon Kingdom -- Place of the gods.
Levison Wood's most challenging expedition yet begins along the Silk Road route of Afghanistan and travels 1700 miles through five countries over the course of six months. Following in the footsteps of the great explorers, Wood walks the entire length of the Himalayas in an adventure of survival and endurance. In a personal story of perseverance and discovery, Wood forges bonds with local guides, porters, mountain men, soldiers, farmers, smugglers and shepherds. By travelling on foot, and following the same footpaths that locals use, he uncovers stories that might otherwise remain hidden. Along the way he also reveals the history of the Himalayas and two millennia of exploration, and examines a continent in crisis in the 21st century. Packed with action and emotion, more than anything Walking the Himalayas is a story of one intrepid man's travels in a world poised on the edge of tremendous change.--From dust jacket.
9781473626249
Little Brown & Co, 53 State st 9th Fl, Boston, MA, USA, 02109, (617)2270730 SAN 200-2205
2015960618
Hiking--Himalaya Mountains Region.
Walking--Himalaya Mountains.
Himalaya Mountains Region--Description and travel.
Himalaya Mountains--Description and travel.
Middle East--Description and travel.
Asia--Description and travel.
Travel writing.
GV199.44.H55 / W67 2016
915.496 / WOO-W