The Traveler: An American Odyssey in the HimalayasThis loving memorial to Swift is a moving photographic portrait of Himalayan life, a testimonial to a generation of trekkers and the questing spirit that motivated them. Hansen offers a sage perspective on Swift's adventuring career, placing it in the globe-shrinking change of the last 20 years. 56 color photos. |
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Page 40
... Tashi made a few last - minute repairs to the wooden pack frames and while he was doing so Hugh watched a 100 - truck army caravan laboring up the valley . From the vantage point of Tashi's front steps , the trucks seemed to belong to a ...
... Tashi made a few last - minute repairs to the wooden pack frames and while he was doing so Hugh watched a 100 - truck army caravan laboring up the valley . From the vantage point of Tashi's front steps , the trucks seemed to belong to a ...
Page 42
... Hugh pointed to the mountains and the man laughed before driving on . Tashi and Hugh were well matched in temperament and in their simple approach to travel . Tashi's camping gear consisted of a burlap sack that held a tarp , a kerosene ...
... Hugh pointed to the mountains and the man laughed before driving on . Tashi and Hugh were well matched in temperament and in their simple approach to travel . Tashi's camping gear consisted of a burlap sack that held a tarp , a kerosene ...
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... Hugh was once again moved by the depth to which these people had managed to inte- grate their everyday lives with their spiri- tual beliefs . A phenomenon ... Hugh and Tashi the monastery marked the end of their journey and heralded a 55.
... Hugh was once again moved by the depth to which these people had managed to inte- grate their everyday lives with their spiri- tual beliefs . A phenomenon ... Hugh and Tashi the monastery marked the end of their journey and heralded a 55.
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