Michael Palin reads his own entertainingly written account of his journey across the countries of the Himalayas, accompanying a major BBC TV series in 2004. In his most challenging journey to date, Palin tackles the Himalayas, the greatest mountain range on earth. It is a virtually unbroken wall of rock stretching 1800 miles from the borders of...Read more
Michael Palin reads his own entertainingly written account of his journey across the countries of the Himalayas, accompanying a major BBC TV series in 2004. In his most challenging journey to date, Palin tackles the Himalayas, the greatest mountain range on earth. It is a virtually unbroken wall of rock stretching 1800 miles from the borders of...Read more
Snow on the Equator; The Ascent of Nanda Devi; When Men & Mountains Meet; Mt. Everest; Two Mountains & a River; China to Chitral; and Nepal Himalaya.Read more
Snow on the Equator; The Ascent of Nanda Devi; When Men & Mountains Meet; Mt. Everest; Two Mountains & a River; China to Chitral; and Nepal Himalaya.Read more
'Lizzy never ceases to enthuse, inspire and amaze! She shows what it truly means to live life to the absolute fullest, step out of your comfort zone and to truly test your limits. So much more than a book about running, this memoir is about an enthralling life journey replete with peaks and troughs, highs and lows and many twists and turns....Read more
'Lizzy never ceases to enthuse, inspire and amaze! She shows what it truly means to live life to the absolute fullest, step out of your comfort zone and to truly test your limits. So much more than a book about running, this memoir is about an enthralling life journey replete with peaks and troughs, highs and lows and many twists and turns....Read more
Follow in the footsteps of early twentieth-century explorers on twenty treks spanning six continents that range from Everest Base Camp to a pilgrimage across the Pyrenees. They include: the mysterious Ruwenzori mountains in the heart of Africa; five classic Himalayan tours, including the Annapurna Circuit and seldom-visited Snow Lake; an...Read more
Follow in the footsteps of early twentieth-century explorers on twenty treks spanning six continents that range from Everest Base Camp to a pilgrimage across the Pyrenees. They include: the mysterious Ruwenzori mountains in the heart of Africa; five classic Himalayan tours, including the Annapurna Circuit and seldom-visited Snow Lake; an...Read more
The Longest Climb is the utterly compelling account of Dominic and his team's expedition from the Dead Sea to the peak of Everest. His team EverestMax were the first ever to make this extraordinary journey. Following an old Victorian route, Dominic cycled through Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and India on his way to Tibet and the bottom...Read more
The Longest Climb is the utterly compelling account of Dominic and his team's expedition from the Dead Sea to the peak of Everest. His team EverestMax were the first ever to make this extraordinary journey. Following an old Victorian route, Dominic cycled through Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and India on his way to Tibet and the bottom...Read more
David Lien is a former Air Force officer, worldwide adventurer, accomplished mountaineer, and founder of the Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. His climbs and travels have taken him to 30 countries and onto the highest points in all 50 U.S. states, the fifty-four highest peaks in Colorado (the 14ers), and six of the Seven Summits (the...Read more
David Lien is a former Air Force officer, worldwide adventurer, accomplished mountaineer, and founder of the Minnesota Backcountry Hunters & Anglers. His climbs and travels have taken him to 30 countries and onto the highest points in all 50 U.S. states, the fifty-four highest peaks in Colorado (the 14ers), and six of the Seven Summits (the...Read more
This is the second edition of this popular trekking guidebook, updated after the disastrous earthquakes of April and May 2015. It remains the definitive introduction to trekking around Manaslu and the Tsum Valley. Additional information covers Lower Manaslu. A brief outline of routes across the adjacent Ganesh Himal / Ruby Valley to the east,...Read more
This is the second edition of this popular trekking guidebook, updated after the disastrous earthquakes of April and May 2015. It remains the definitive introduction to trekking around Manaslu and the Tsum Valley. Additional information covers Lower Manaslu. A brief outline of routes across the adjacent Ganesh Himal / Ruby Valley to the east,...Read more
The author documents his effort to climb Mount Everest in the aftermath of the tragic 1996 storm that ended the lives of eight climbers and reveals the existence of mountain-based crime organizations preying on aspiring climbers.Read more
The author documents his effort to climb Mount Everest in the aftermath of the tragic 1996 storm that ended the lives of eight climbers and reveals the existence of mountain-based crime organizations preying on aspiring climbers.Read more
Every day, the path up the South Col route to the summit of Everest becomes a little more worn by the tread of dozens of package-tour climbers, but few dare to try the East, or Kangshung, Face, a sheer, avalanche-swept wall of snow and ice only first conquered in 1983. Five years later, Stephen Venables intensified the challenge by leading...Read more
Every day, the path up the South Col route to the summit of Everest becomes a little more worn by the tread of dozens of package-tour climbers, but few dare to try the East, or Kangshung, Face, a sheer, avalanche-swept wall of snow and ice only first conquered in 1983. Five years later, Stephen Venables intensified the challenge by leading...Read more
The Khumbu (Everest Region of Nepal) is as good as it gets for mountain scenery and Himalayan trekking. The area boasts more well-endowed vistas than you will likely have in your entire life. This wondrous land is populated by the hearty Sherpa following a timeless way of life. Known as the Tigers of the Snow for their aptitude at high...Read more
The Khumbu (Everest Region of Nepal) is as good as it gets for mountain scenery and Himalayan trekking. The area boasts more well-endowed vistas than you will likely have in your entire life. This wondrous land is populated by the hearty Sherpa following a timeless way of life. Known as the Tigers of the Snow for their aptitude at high...Read more
Cricket on Everest starts with an idea over a pint of beer and ends with a world record at 5,165 metres above sea level. In 2009, 50 people from the UK, many of whom had never met until a year earlier, played the highest ever game of cricket on the slopes of the world's tallest mountain. The idea captured the imagination of people around the...Read more
Cricket on Everest starts with an idea over a pint of beer and ends with a world record at 5,165 metres above sea level. In 2009, 50 people from the UK, many of whom had never met until a year earlier, played the highest ever game of cricket on the slopes of the world's tallest mountain. The idea captured the imagination of people around the...Read more
De aan gekte grenzende fascinatie voor het hoogste punt op aarde Waarom wil iemand de top van de hoogste berg bereiken - en niet n keer maar drie keer? Voor Harry Kikstra dient het beklimmen van de Mount Everest geen ander doel dan avontuur om het avontuur; een persoonlijke uitdaging en plezier in het leven. In 2004 beklimt hij voor het eerst...Read more
De aan gekte grenzende fascinatie voor het hoogste punt op aarde Waarom wil iemand de top van de hoogste berg bereiken - en niet n keer maar drie keer? Voor Harry Kikstra dient het beklimmen van de Mount Everest geen ander doel dan avontuur om het avontuur; een persoonlijke uitdaging en plezier in het leven. In 2004 beklimt hij voor het eerst...Read more
Nine treks in the Everest region are fully described step-by-step. They include all the classic treks from Lukla (and Jiri) to Namche, and routes to Thame, Gokyo, Thangboche, Lobuche, Kala Pattar and Everest Base Camp. Two routes in Tibet are covered from Tingri to the Rongbuk monastery and Kharta to the Kangshung Face. The treks vary from 1 to...Read more
Nine treks in the Everest region are fully described step-by-step. They include all the classic treks from Lukla (and Jiri) to Namche, and routes to Thame, Gokyo, Thangboche, Lobuche, Kala Pattar and Everest Base Camp. Two routes in Tibet are covered from Tingri to the Rongbuk monastery and Kharta to the Kangshung Face. The treks vary from 1 to...Read more
Der Himalaja ist das Traumziel fur Bergsteiger aus aller Welt. Begleiten Sie den Autor auf einer Trekkingtour im Khumbu-Gebiet, mitten in der faszinierenden Hochgebirgswelt des Himalaja in Nepal. Unterwegs erwarten Sie viele personliche Erlebnisse und Erfahrungen, detaillierte Informationen und Tipps rund ums Trekking, sowie zahlreiche...Read more
Der Himalaja ist das Traumziel fur Bergsteiger aus aller Welt. Begleiten Sie den Autor auf einer Trekkingtour im Khumbu-Gebiet, mitten in der faszinierenden Hochgebirgswelt des Himalaja in Nepal. Unterwegs erwarten Sie viele personliche Erlebnisse und Erfahrungen, detaillierte Informationen und Tipps rund ums Trekking, sowie zahlreiche...Read more
