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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... horses , Hugh learned that Tashi had been a farmer all his life , but for the previous eight years had taken part - time jobs leading Westerners into the mountains . They made their first camp at 12,000 feet in a meadow well above tree ...
... horses , Hugh learned that Tashi had been a farmer all his life , but for the previous eight years had taken part - time jobs leading Westerners into the mountains . They made their first camp at 12,000 feet in a meadow well above tree ...
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... horses and camped for the night . Shortly after sunrise on the following morning , they left the vehicle road for ... horses . He called it chak — a stiff dough mixed with leftover tea leaves and molded into a ball . They would then ...
... horses and camped for the night . Shortly after sunrise on the following morning , they left the vehicle road for ... horses . He called it chak — a stiff dough mixed with leftover tea leaves and molded into a ball . They would then ...
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An American Odyssey in the Himalayas Eric Hansen. turn out the horses to graze while Tashi prepared dinner . Days later , Tashi and Hugh were coax- ing the horses up a narrow path along the valley walls . They could not find any water ...
An American Odyssey in the Himalayas Eric Hansen. turn out the horses to graze while Tashi prepared dinner . Days later , Tashi and Hugh were coax- ing the horses up a narrow path along the valley walls . They could not find any water ...
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