The Great Himalaya Trail : A Pictorial Guide

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. GHT Map of Nepal. 3. The Great Himalaya Trail. 4. Kanchenjunga. 5. Makalu. 6. Solu-Khumbu (Everest). 7. Rolwaling. 8. Langtang. 9. Ganesh and Manaslu. 10. Annapurna, Naar and Phu. 11. Mustang. 12. Dolpo. 13. Mugu and Humla. 14. The Far-West. 

This stunning book shows you places you never dreamed still existed. The most mountainous country on the planet hides many secrets in a maze of remote valleys where small communities have lived unchanged for hundreds of years. Folklore and superstition are woven in to everyday life to create some of the most mysterious and magical places on earth. The Great Himalaya Trail crosses every one of Nepal’s mighty mountain ranges from Kanchenjunga in the east to Saipal in the west as it traverses forests, jungles, lonely passes, glacies and windswept plateaus.

Delight in photos from expeditions to trek and map the Great Himalaya Trail in Nepal, the majesty of Mount Everest, the barren villages of Upper Dolpo, lush rhododendron forests in Kanchenjunga and Makalu, ancient Buddhist gompas in Mustang and Dolpo, newly opening trails in the far-west and village festivals throughout the country. (jacket)