|
|
Please Wait. Checking Prices.....
Compare Book Prices and get the Cheapest UK Price for
'Himalaya' by Michael Palin. |
Are our stores safe?
Before we add any store to our price scanning software we
carefully check that is a reliable and safe retailer. All our stores use secure
socket layer (SSL) technology to prevent your credit card information from
being stolen. They are also all members of major affiliate networks and have
reasonable trading, returns and privacy policies. You can buy with confidence
at any of the stores we check.
|
| Description | In this his most challenging journey, Michael Palin tackles the Himalaya, the greatest mountain range on earth, a virtually unbroken wall of rock stretching 1800 miles from the borders of Afghanistan to south-west China. Penetrated but never conquered, it remains the world's most majestic natural barrier, a magnificent wilderness that shapes the history and politics of Asia to this day. Having risen to the challenge of seas, poles, dhows and deserts, the highest mountains in the world were a natural target for Michael Palin. In a journey rarely, if ever, attempted before, in 6 months of hard travelling Palin takes on the full length of the Himalaya including the Khyber Pass, the hidden valleys of the Hindu Kush, ancient cities like Peshawar and Lahore, the mighty peaks of K2, Annapurna and Everest, the bleak and barren plateau of Tibet, the gorges of the Yangtze, the tribal lands of the Indo-Burmese border and the vast Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh. Facing altitudes as high as 17,500 feet as well as some of the world's deepest gorges, Palin also passed through political flashpoints like Pakistan's remote north-west frontier, terrorist-torn Kashmir and the mountains of Nagaland, only recently open to visitors. They had a brush with the Maoists while filming in Nepal and advice from the Dalai Lama before crossing into Tibet. This book, compiled from his diaries, records the pleasure and pain of an extraordinary journey. Basil Pao, the inspired photographer of SAHARA, FULL CIRCLE and POLE TO POLE, captures the sensational beauty of the finest mountain scenery in the world. This is adventure at the very highest level. | | Release Date | 2004 | | Author | Michael Palin | | Format | Dimensions 19.5x28.0x2.7 cm
288 pages
book | | Publisher | Weidenfeld & Nicholson |
Where delivery prices can be checked live they are. If this is not possible then our most recent record of the stores standard UK delivery is used. These are updated regularly. All prices are meant as a guide and are in no way legally binding.
|
|
Last Updated
18/05/2024 at 04:00. |
|
|
|
