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 ...
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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.
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Good in good dust jacket. 288 p. Audience: General/trade. DESCRIPTION. This previously owned book Michael Palin Himalaya is in a good condition. There are some creases on the dust jacket. There are some marks on the edge of some of the pages. The book smells slightly musty. Published 2004 Book is by Michael Palin. Publisher is Weidenfeld & Nicolson The Orion Publishing Company. Photographs by Basil Pao. CONTENTS Introduction, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Tibet, Yunnen China, Nagaland and Assam, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Acknowledgements. SIZE. There are 288 pages.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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Fair in fair dust jacket. Outline: -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 17500 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. -> the publisher of this LARGE HARDBACK book is Weidenfeld & Nicolson The date of this copy is 2004 booksalvation have grade it as Acceptable and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
Michael Palin did it right with this one. He has many wonderful adventures as he travels through regions that are not so familiar to many western viewers: Pakistan, Assam, Nepal, Tibet, and many others. Palin has a good time and the viewer does too. The cinematography is excellent.
SteveC
May 22, 2008
Great Book
If you followed Michael Palin's travel show on television you know how entertaining he can be! John Cleese once called him the funniest man on the planet. If you, like myself, can't get enough Michael Palin in your life read this book. Best thing next to traveling with him yourself.
