Inspirational guidebook to twenty treks along the 2400km Himalayan chain in Pakistan, India (Ladakh, Zanskar, Garwhal, West Bengal and Sikkim), Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan. It includes many classics such as the treks to Everest and K2 Base Camps and the Annapurna Circuit as well as epic glacier treks, ultra-long expedition treks and sacred treks. A cross between a guide book and a coffee table tick list to guaranteed to inspire, excite and 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 described are:
Pakistan: K2 and Concordia, Snow Lake, Nanga Parbat.
India: Zanskar Dream Trek (Ladakh), Nanda Devi (Garhwal and Kumaon), Kanchenjunga: Singalila Ridge and Goecha La (West Bengal and Sikkim).
Tibet: Mount Kailash Kora, Everest: Kangshung Face,
Nepal: Inner Dolpo - Shey Gompa and the Crystal Mountain, Lower Dolpo - from Juphal to Jumla, Dhaulagiri Circuit, Annapurna Circuit, Annapurna Sanctuary, Manaslu Circuit, Langtang and Helambu, Everest Base Camp, Makalu Base Camp, Kangchenjunga - North and South Base Camps, Bhutan, Lunana Snowman Trek, Gangkar Punsum Base Camp.
Colour throughout with lots of beautiful photographs.
By Steve Berry, Bart Jordans, Bob Gibbons, Stephen Goodwin, Siân Pritchard-Jones, Steve Razzetti, Kev Reynolds and Chris Townsend.
Card cover, 24cm x 17cm, 253 pages.
Published 2013.
ISBN 978-1-85284-605-3.