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Schmidt and Morrow's account of their eircumambulation of the Himalayas provides travel and adventure par excellence. Photos.
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This narrative, winner of the first (1990) Barbara Savage/ Miles from Nowhere Memorial Award for adventure travel writing, tells of a 1987 trip around the Himalayas by truck, mountain bike, local bus, and foot. Accompanied by their wives, Schmidt, a journalist, and Morrow, a photographer, set out to circumnavigate the Himalayas. Their journey began in Lhasa and should have ended there, but like a similar attempt (Ned Gillette and Jan Reynolds's Everest Grand Circle , LJ 11/1/85), political events terminated the quest in Sikkim. Schmidt is particularly good describing landscapes and the natives of Tibet and Nepal. He is somewhat less sympathetic and colorful in describing Indian and Pakistan portions of an off-the-beaten-path journey and reveals almost nothing about the four travelers themselves. Growing interest in adventure travel may make this a desirable purchase for large public libraries.
- Paula M. Strain, MLS, Rockville, Md.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Schmidt and Morrow's account of their eircumambulation of the Himalayas provides travel and adventure par excellence. Photos.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
This narrative, winner of the first (1990) Barbara Savage/ Miles from Nowhere Memorial Award for adventure travel writing, tells of a 1987 trip around the Himalayas by truck, mountain bike, local bus, and foot. Accompanied by their wives, Schmidt, a journalist, and Morrow, a photographer, set out to circumnavigate the Himalayas. Their journey began in Lhasa and should have ended there, but like a similar attempt (Ned Gillette and Jan Reynolds's Everest Grand Circle , LJ 11/1/85), political events terminated the quest in Sikkim. Schmidt is particularly good describing landscapes and the natives of Tibet and Nepal. He is somewhat less sympathetic and colorful in describing Indian and Pakistan portions of an off-the-beaten-path journey and reveals almost nothing about the four travelers themselves. Growing interest in adventure travel may make this a desirable purchase for large public libraries.
- Paula M. Strain, MLS, Rockville, Md.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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A COOL TIBETAN WIND blew across the Tsang-po River. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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A COOL TIBETAN WIND blew across the Tsang-po River. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Mount Kailas, Chang Tang, Dalai Lama, Muztagh Ata, Karakoram Highway, Arun Valley, Mount Everest, Gurla Mandhata, Indus River, Karakoram Range, King's Paradise, Kun Lun, Lake Manasarowar, Jokhang Temple, Little Karakul Lake, New York, Cultural Revolution, Dal Lake, Gyalwa Karmapa, Rakshas Tal, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Zutrul Puk, Ganges River, Gondoro Peak, Kunjerab Pass New!
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- A Conquest of Tibet by Sven Anders Hedin on page 55, and page 103
- Where Three Empires Meet by E. F. Knight on page 184
- Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez on page 192
- The Rockies: Backbone of a Continent by Jeremy Schmidt in Back Matter
- Adventures in Photography by Pat Morrow in Back Matter
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