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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... San Fran- cisco that for a modest fee would duplicate the Chinese Army road permit that in the mid - 1980s made possible a solo journey to Mt. Kailas , the sacred mountain in Tibet . be transformed by the experience . Now it is far.
... San Fran- cisco that for a modest fee would duplicate the Chinese Army road permit that in the mid - 1980s made possible a solo journey to Mt. Kailas , the sacred mountain in Tibet . be transformed by the experience . Now it is far.
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... solo treks in the Himalayas and became a well- respected mountain guide . I had long since turned my interest to Southeast Asia and the Middle East , but we remained united by our earlier travels in the Himalayas . One evening Hugh ...
... solo treks in the Himalayas and became a well- respected mountain guide . I had long since turned my interest to Southeast Asia and the Middle East , but we remained united by our earlier travels in the Himalayas . One evening Hugh ...
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... solo West- ern travelers . Now the pilgrimage is offered in glossy , mail - order catalogues that tempt " leading edge " group travelers to experience the sacred mountain not with mantras , prostrations , or hand - held prayer wheels ...
... solo West- ern travelers . Now the pilgrimage is offered in glossy , mail - order catalogues that tempt " leading edge " group travelers to experience the sacred mountain not with mantras , prostrations , or hand - held prayer wheels ...
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