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 49
... Rupshu . It was also the highest pass on the trail to Hemis Gompa . Rupshu lies at the western edge of the Tibetan plateau . The only people who inhabit the area are the Changpas- nomadic herders - who live in canvas or yak hair tents ...
... Rupshu . It was also the highest pass on the trail to Hemis Gompa . Rupshu lies at the western edge of the Tibetan plateau . The only people who inhabit the area are the Changpas- nomadic herders - who live in canvas or yak hair tents ...
Page 52
... Rupshu , but when they entered the town they discov- ered it was deserted apart from an old geezer and his two donkeys . Most of the villagers were either to the north in the pastures near Zara or further east tending their herds in the ...
... Rupshu , but when they entered the town they discov- ered it was deserted apart from an old geezer and his two donkeys . Most of the villagers were either to the north in the pastures near Zara or further east tending their herds in the ...
Page 54
... Rupshu , I was considered out- landishly wealthy with my leather boots , expensive tent , and new umbrella . But in my own country , I'm thought a poor man who is wildly eccentric to boot , since I don't own a home or a car . I don't ...
... Rupshu , I was considered out- landishly wealthy with my leather boots , expensive tent , and new umbrella . But in my own country , I'm thought a poor man who is wildly eccentric to boot , since I don't own a home or a car . I don't ...
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