Trekking Tibet
Author | : Gary McCue |
Publisher | : The Mountaineers Books |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2010-10-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781594854118 |
ISBN-13 | : 1594854114 |
Rating | : 4/5 (114 Downloads) |
Download or read book Trekking Tibet written by Gary McCue and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2010-10-08 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Thoroughly revised and updated new edition * Features one of the most detailed histories of Tibetan culture and geography available for travelers * Includes a new trekking route over a glaciated 19,300-foot pass used by H einrich H arrer, author of Seven Years in Tibet In the new edition of this indispensible trekking guide to Tibet, travelers will learn the necessities of pre-trip planning and how to seek out the most rewarding treks in a region of the world few get to visit. New features of the 3rd edition include: > Expanded section on East Tibet > New five-day trek in the popular Lhasa region of the pilgrimage circuit of Lhamo Latsho > New trek route over a pass used by G eorge Mallory in 1921 on his first reconnaissance of Everest > New two-day trek in the Shishapangma region > Four new treks in the Mount Kailash region