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Inspirational guidebook to 20 treks along the 2400km Himalayan chain. Including classics such as the treks to Everest and K2 base camps and the Annapurna Circuit. Also epic glacier treks, ultra-long expedition treks and sacred treks. This is a book to inspire and excite, guaranteed to entice any with an adventurous spirit and love of wild places.
The Himalaya have always fed the dreams and called to those who love wild places. Stretching from Pakistan through Northern India, Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan, this book includes 20 descriptions of the best, and most spectacular treks in the range. From glaciers to jungle, snow-swept passes to plunging valleys, remote plateaus to bustling base camps, the Himalaya offer an unparalleled wealth of landscapes and trekking opportunities.
This inspirational guide was edited by trekking specialist Kev Reynolds, and written by a team of eight experienced authors, writers and guides. A compilation of the best walking in the Himalaya, it looks at each trek in turn, and discovers what makes the trek special, and entices with vivid accounts and breathtaking photography.
The Treks
Pakistan
- K2 and Concordia
- Snow Lake
- Nanga Parbat
India
Tibet
Nepal
Bhutan
Content:
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 – Siân 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 – Siân 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
