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 27
... sort of way , he would make it known that he was not against some sort of gratuity . A 5- or 10 - rupee note was the going rate . Global is a demarcater of how things have changed in Kathmandu in the last twenty - five years . By the ...
... sort of way , he would make it known that he was not against some sort of gratuity . A 5- or 10 - rupee note was the going rate . Global is a demarcater of how things have changed in Kathmandu in the last twenty - five years . By the ...
Page 36
... sort of liberation , because the type of contact he nurtured with his guides and strangers produced short , uncomplicated and intense friendships ; the kind that Hugh had difficulty finding in his own culture . The journeys also ...
... sort of liberation , because the type of contact he nurtured with his guides and strangers produced short , uncomplicated and intense friendships ; the kind that Hugh had difficulty finding in his own culture . The journeys also ...
Page 42
... sort of man who , when confronted with practical concerns such as a lack of firewood , would reassure Hugh with comments such as " Oh , don't worry . There is plenty of dry yak dung to burn along the way . " On their first day out ...
... sort of man who , when confronted with practical concerns such as a lack of firewood , would reassure Hugh with comments such as " Oh , don't worry . There is plenty of dry yak dung to burn along the way . " On their first day out ...
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