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Lonely Planet a Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Lonely Planet Journeys)
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The view was colossal. Below us on every side mountains surged away it seemed forever; we looked down on glaciers and snow-covered peaks that perhaps no one has ever seen before, except from the air.' Feeling restless in the world of London's high-fashion industry, Eric Newby asked an old friend to accompany him on a mountain-climbing expedition in the wild and remote Hindu Kush, in north-eastern Afghanistan. And so they went - although they did stop first for four days of climbing lessons in Wales - becoming the first Englishmen to visit this spectacular region for mor ethan half a century. Newby's frank and funny account of their expedition to what is still amongst the world's most isolated areas is one of the classics of travel writing. Book News Annotation:First published in 1958, this is one of the first and perhaps the
most widely known of celebrated English travel writer Eric Newby's
many works. After some years working in the fashion industry, Newby
and a companion decided to go mountain climbing in the Hindu Kush of
Afghanistan, despite having almost nothing in the way of climbing
experience. They gained what little experience they had going on
short climbs in Wales, also described here, prior to the narrative of
their trek in Afghanistan. Evelyn Waugh penned the brief preface.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Book News Annotation:First published in 1958, this is one of the first and perhaps the
most widely known of celebrated English travel writer Eric Newby's
many works. After some years working in the fashion industry, Newby
and a companion decided to go mountain climbing in the Hindu Kush of
Afghanistan, despite having almost nothing in the way of climbing
experience. They gained what little experience they had going on
short climbs in Wales, also described here, prior to the narrative of
their trek in Afghanistan. Evelyn Waugh penned the brief preface.
Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Review:a total success' — New Yorker Synopsis:This frank and funny account of an ill-prepared Himalayan expedition, taking the reader from London to the wilds of Afghanistan, is one of the classics of travel writing. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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