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 65
... trek like this , but with a vast selection of hiking equipment to choose from at home and the proliferation of guest houses with view restaurants serving Western - style food all along the major trekking routes , how many are willing to ...
... trek like this , but with a vast selection of hiking equipment to choose from at home and the proliferation of guest houses with view restaurants serving Western - style food all along the major trekking routes , how many are willing to ...
Page 73
... trek leaders can create problems without the members knowing anything is up . A prob- lem can develop from the ... trekking clothes , spend- ing large sums of money , getting stinking drunk , or buying up scarce commodities and food ...
... trek leaders can create problems without the members knowing anything is up . A prob- lem can develop from the ... trekking clothes , spend- ing large sums of money , getting stinking drunk , or buying up scarce commodities and food ...
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... trekking companion , Chris Wriggins , on their way up the Humla Karnali River in 1974. Karma Chumbey also appears in Hugh's photos of at least four successive treks in northwestern Nepal over the next eighteen years . We see Hugh's ...
... trekking companion , Chris Wriggins , on their way up the Humla Karnali River in 1974. Karma Chumbey also appears in Hugh's photos of at least four successive treks in northwestern Nepal over the next eighteen years . We see Hugh's ...
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