Borrow it
Coverart for item
The Resource Walking the Himalayas, Levison Wood

Walking the Himalayas, Levison Wood

Creator
Author
Summary
Levison Wood's most challenging expedition yet begins along the Silk Road route of Afghanistan and travels 1700 miles through five countries over the course of six months. Following in the footsteps of the great explorers, Wood walks the entire length of the Himalayas in an adventure of survival and endurance. In a personal story of perseverance and discovery, Wood forges bonds with local guides, porters, mountain men, soldiers, farmers, smugglers and shepherds. By traveling on foot, and following the same footpaths that locals use, he uncovers stories that might otherwise remain hidden. Along the way he also reveals the history of the Himalayas and two millennia of exploration, and examines a continent in crisis in the 21st century. Packed with action and emotion, more than anything Walking the Himalayas is a story of one intrepid man's travels in a world poised on the edge of tremendous change.--From dust jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First North American edition.
Extent
293 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Pokhara, 2001
  • Fourteen years later
  • We are the pilgrims, master
  • Kabul
  • A short flight in the Hindu Kush
  • Bam-i-Dunyan
  • Karakorum
  • Line of control
  • Kashmir
  • The holy man of the mountain
  • Saddhus and shadows
  • On foot through Tigerland
  • The perilous mountain
  • Return to Pokhara
  • The road to Kathmandu
  • The wild East
  • The Dragon Kingdom
  • Place of the gods
Isbn
9780316352420
Instance
Label
Walking the Himalayas
Title
Walking the Himalayas
Statement of responsibility
Levison Wood
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Levison Wood's most challenging expedition yet begins along the Silk Road route of Afghanistan and travels 1700 miles through five countries over the course of six months. Following in the footsteps of the great explorers, Wood walks the entire length of the Himalayas in an adventure of survival and endurance. In a personal story of perseverance and discovery, Wood forges bonds with local guides, porters, mountain men, soldiers, farmers, smugglers and shepherds. By traveling on foot, and following the same footpaths that locals use, he uncovers stories that might otherwise remain hidden. Along the way he also reveals the history of the Himalayas and two millennia of exploration, and examines a continent in crisis in the 21st century. Packed with action and emotion, more than anything Walking the Himalayas is a story of one intrepid man's travels in a world poised on the edge of tremendous change.--From dust jacket
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
YDXCP
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1982-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Wood, Levison
Dewey number
915.496
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
no index present
LC call number
GV199.44.H55
LC item number
W67 2016
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Wood, Levison
  • Wood, Levison
  • Walking
  • Hiking
  • Himalaya Mountains Region
  • Himalaya Mountains
  • Middle East
  • Asia
Target audience
adult
Label
Walking the Himalayas, Levison Wood
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Pokhara, 2001 -- Fourteen years later -- We are the pilgrims, master -- Kabul -- A short flight in the Hindu Kush -- Bam-i-Dunyan -- Karakorum -- Line of control -- Kashmir -- The holy man of the mountain -- Saddhus and shadows -- On foot through Tigerland -- The perilous mountain -- Return to Pokhara -- The road to Kathmandu -- The wild East -- The Dragon Kingdom -- Place of the gods
Control code
ocn923649887
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First North American edition.
Extent
293 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780316352420
Lccn
2015960618
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
954.96 W85 ; XX-N ; [A15BP015, #42, 4@27.00, ES/cd]
Other physical details
color illustrations, map
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 923649887
  • (OCoLC)923649887
Label
Walking the Himalayas, Levison Wood
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Pokhara, 2001 -- Fourteen years later -- We are the pilgrims, master -- Kabul -- A short flight in the Hindu Kush -- Bam-i-Dunyan -- Karakorum -- Line of control -- Kashmir -- The holy man of the mountain -- Saddhus and shadows -- On foot through Tigerland -- The perilous mountain -- Return to Pokhara -- The road to Kathmandu -- The wild East -- The Dragon Kingdom -- Place of the gods
Control code
ocn923649887
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First North American edition.
Extent
293 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780316352420
Lccn
2015960618
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
954.96 W85 ; XX-N ; [A15BP015, #42, 4@27.00, ES/cd]
Other physical details
color illustrations, map
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 923649887
  • (OCoLC)923649887

Subject

Genre

Library Locations

    • Lee's Summit BranchBorrow it
      150 NW Oldham Pkwy., Lee's Summit, MO, 64081 , US
      38.915628 -94.400799
    • North Independence BranchBorrow it
      317 W. 24 Hwy., Independence, MO, 64050 , US
      39.100794 -94.418828
    • Parkville BranchBorrow it
      8815 Tom Watson Pkwy., Parkville, MO, 64152 , US
      39.2099 -94.68334
    • Raytown BranchBorrow it
      6131 Raytown Road, Raytown, MO, 64133, US
      39.010894 -94.462706

Library Links

Structured data from the Bibframe namespace is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Mid-Continent Public Library. Additional terms may apply to data associated with third party namespaces.
Processing Feedback ...