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Walking the Himalayas, Levison Wood

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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 traels in a world poised on the edge of tremendous change.--From dust jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
293 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • 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
Isbn
9780316352420
Instance
Label
Walking the Himalayas
Title
Walking the Himalayas
Statement of responsibility
Levison Wood
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
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 traels in a world poised on the edge of tremendous change.--From dust jacket
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Title
Walking the Himalayas
Creator
Summary
A travel writer and explorer describes his journey following in the footsteps of other great explorers, recounting his trips along the Silk Road of Afghanistan, the Line of Control between Pakistan and India, disputed territories of Kashmir and earthquake-damaged regions of Nepal
Subject
Genre
Writing style
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10473082
Cataloging source
YDXCP
Dewey number
915.496
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
no index present
LC call number
GV199.44.H55
LC item number
W67 2016
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
Target audience
adult
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Levison Wood
Walking the Himalayas, Levison Wood
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Walking the Himalayas, Levison Wood
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Carrier category code
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Carrier MARC source
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Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
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
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Dimensions
25 cm
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Extent
293 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780316352420
Isbn Type
(hbk.)
Lccn
2015960618
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
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Note
cat13
Other physical details
color illustrations, map
System control number
  • ocn923649887
  • (OCoLC)923649887
  • 1329873

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