An inspirational larger format book providing an overview of 20 memorable treks in the Himalaya. A stunning collection of all the best trekking ideas throughout the Himalayan range, they include such well-known classics as the treks to Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga base camps, and the Annapurna and Manaslu Circuits. The ultra-long Lunana Snowman Trek and a kora around sacred Mount Kailash in Tibet are also included. There are epic glacier treks like that to Pakistan’s Snow Lake; following in the footsteps of Shipton and Tilman towards Nanda Devi, and the approach to Gangkar Punsum – the world’s highest unclimbed peak located in remote Bhutan.
Unlike a conventional guidebook, detailed route descriptions are not included; the book is, however, an excellent planning resource for those who wish to venture into the Himalayas. It looks at each route in turn and provides a snapshot of what makes the trek special, helping you choose the best routes to walk. Perfect either for planning, or for the armchair explorer.
Spis treści
About the authors
Overview of routes
Introduction
About this book
Trekking in the Himalaya: a background
Trekking styles
When to go
Safety in the mountains
Minimum impact trekking
The Treks
Trek 1 K2 and Concordia – Steve Razzetti
Trek 2 Snow Lake – Steve Razzetti
Trek 3 Nanga Parbat – Bart Jordans
Trek 4 Zanskar Dream Trek – Steve Berry
Trek 5 Nanda Devi Sanctuary – Steve Berry
Trek 6 Mount Kailash Kora – Si&##xe2;n Pritchard-Jones and Bob Gibbons
Trek 7 Inner Dolpo: Shey Gompa and the Crystal Mountain – Stephen Goodwin
Trek 8 Lower Dolpo: from Juphal to Jumla – Kev Reynolds
Trek 9 Dhaulagiri Circuit – Bart Jordans
Trek 10 Annapurna Circuit – Si&##xe2;n Pritchard-Jones and Bob Gibbons
Trek 11 Annapurna Sanctuary – Kev Reynolds
Trek 12 Manaslu Circuit – Kev Reynolds
Trek 13 Langtang and Helambu – Kev Reynolds
Trek 14 Everest Base Camp – Kev Reynolds
Trek 15 Everest: Kangshung Face – Bart Jordans
Trek 16 Makalu Base Camp – Chris Townsend
Trek 17 Kangchenjunga: North and South Base Camps – Kev Reynolds
Trek 18 Kangchenjunga: Singalila Ridge and Goecha La – Kev Reynolds
Trek 19 Lunana Snowman Trek – Bart Jordans
Trek 20 Gangkar Punsum Base Camp – Steve Berry
APPENDIX A Useful contacts
APPENDIX B Glossary for trekkers
APPENDIX C Further reading
INDEX
O autorze
Siân Pritchard-Jones and Bob Gibbons met in 1983, on a trek from Kashmir to Ladakh. By then Bob had already driven an ancient Land Rover from England to Kathmandu (in 1974), and overland trucks across Asia, Africa and South America. He had also lived in Kathmandu for two years, employed as a trekking company manager. Before they met, Siân worked in computer programming and systems analysis, but was drawn to the Himalaya en route from working in New Zealand.
Since they met they have been leading and organising treks in the Alps, Nepal and the Sahara, as well as driving a bus overland to Nepal. Journeys by a less ancient Land Rover from England to South Africa provided the basis for several editions of the Bradt guide Africa Overland. For the sixth edition published in April 2014, they visited the fantastic boiling lava lake of Erta Ale in the Danakil desert of Ethiopia, and Somaliland. They were lucky finally to get visas to visit Eritrea, Angola and Congo for their most recent African research trips in 2016.
In Kathmandu they previously worked with Pilgrims Publishing, producing cultural guides – Kathmandu: Valley of the Green-Eyed Yellow Idol and Ladakh: Land of Magical Monasteries – and a historical look at the Guge Kingdom, Kailash: Land of the Tantric Mountain.
In 2007 they wrote the Cicerone guide to Mount Kailash and Western Tibet, as well updating the Grand Canyon guide. During 2011 they returned to Tibet, this time driving the same old Land Rover back from Kathmandu to the UK overland via Lhasa, through China, Kazakhstan, Russia and Western Europe. Their Annapurna trekking guide was published by Cicerone in January 2013; the second edition is due later in 2017.
For Himalayan Map House they are writing a new series of trekking guidebooks: Himalayan Travel Guides. Titles so far published include Manaslu & Tsum Valley (2nd edition); Upper & Lower Dolpo; Ganesh Himal & Tamang Heritage Trail; Everest; Langtang, Gosainkund & Helambu; Rolwaling & Gauri Shankar; Trekking around the Nepal Himalaya and Mustang.
They have also recently published their autobiography, In Search of the Green-Eyed Yellow Idol, in colour, black & white and Kindle formats, and a Pictorial Guide to the Horn of Africa.
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