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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... Hugh continued his solo travels between leading trips , and during his seasonal resi- dence in Berkeley he found time to write his guidebooks and later started work on a collection of stories about his life in Asia . Hugh had mastered ...
... Hugh continued his solo travels between leading trips , and during his seasonal resi- dence in Berkeley he found time to write his guidebooks and later started work on a collection of stories about his life in Asia . Hugh had mastered ...
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... Hugh were coax- ing the horses up a narrow path along the valley walls . They could not find any water , but before ... continued on . At midday they decided to set up camp at a place called Mone Leh , which consisted of a deserted stone ...
... Hugh were coax- ing the horses up a narrow path along the valley walls . They could not find any water , but before ... continued on . At midday they decided to set up camp at a place called Mone Leh , which consisted of a deserted stone ...
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... Hugh lent him his extra pair of glacier goggles . Days later , as they stumbled on the nearly deserted village of Dett , Tashi continued up the trail to make camp while Hugh explored the village . Walking down a laneway carpeted in ...
... Hugh lent him his extra pair of glacier goggles . Days later , as they stumbled on the nearly deserted village of Dett , Tashi continued up the trail to make camp while Hugh explored the village . Walking down a laneway carpeted in ...
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