Автор: Schachne David Название: The Trek: Adventure and Enlightenment on a Climb to the Summit of Kala Patthar, Above Mount Everest Base Camp in the Himalayas ISBN: 098976611X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780989766111 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 14930.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The Trek takes the fabulously funny and enjoyable book "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson to a much higher altitude. The Trek tells the story of David Schachne's adventure in November, 2004, attempting to summit Kala Patthar, a mountain which towers above Everest Base Camp in the Himalayas. At 18,192 feet above sea level, the summit of Kala Patthar offers successful climbers one of the most amazing views of Mount Everest (29,035 feet) without having to put your life at risk by entering the Khumbu Icefall, or by climbing Mount Lhotse or Mount Nuptse. Raised in Brooklyn, NY, Schachne loved visiting the great outdoors as a teenager, going camping and hiking in the Catskills and Adirondacks. Throughout his early adult life, he had a burning desire to go trekking in the Himalayas. He believed going there would make his life more fulfilled. Schachne certainly didn't expect his trek to be a "walk in the park", but he was ill-prepared for what was in store for him. Climbing for hours and hours each day while mentally and physically exhausted; confronting sub-freezing temperatures; dealing with illness, high altitude sickness, piercing headaches, wretched odors, utter filth, bacterial infections, dysentery and more, he endured two weeks of pure, nightmarish misery. In this riveting account of his gut-wrenching trek over fourteen sleepless days and nights, while basically malnourished, Schachne takes you along on each and every step of his journey. You'll experience the ups and downs of the hills and valleys, and the highs and lows of his personal triumphs and chaotic travails. He flies from Kathmandu in Nepal to the most dangerous airport in the world (Tenzing Hillary Airport), in a town called Lukla, then hikes to Namche Bazaar, a virtual flea market at 11,000 feet, then Thyangboche Monastery and then Dingboche, Dzugla, Lobuche and Gorak Shep, before finally attempting the summit. Schachne reveals what originally led him to fall in love with nature, why he was so determined to go to the Himalayas, and why he persevered despite the brutal bodily punishment he experienced. Join Schachne for one of the most entertaining adventures of your life, as he takes you along on this thrilling, harrowing and laugh and cry-out-loud journey.
Автор: Long Long Qiming Eddie Название: Hero of the Himalayas: The Life and Memoirs of a Chinese Flying Tiger ISBN: 1478703075 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781478703075 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 20780.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The Original Personal pillarbox red organiser by Filofax is crafted from thick leather with a patent finish. Made in England, it has a simple construction, based on the style of the first Filofax personal organisers. Its iconic Filofax design features a bespoke button with a colour-matched gel-finish cap on the leather strap closure. Both the interior and exterior are made from thick leather. The left-hand interior cover features two credit card pockets, one vertical slip pocket, a multifunctional elastic holder and 2 elastic pen loops. The right-hand interior cover has a jot pad pocket and a vertical slip pocket. The Original Personal pillarbox red organiser comes complete with a selection of inserts and a week on two pages diary. The ring mechanism is 6 rings of 23mm to hold paper size 95mm x 171mm.
From approximately the third century BCE through the thirteenth century CE, the remote mountainous landscape around the glacial sources of the Ganga (Ganges) River in the Central Himalayas in northern India was transformed into a region encoded with deep meaning, one approached by millions of Hindus as a primary locus of pilgrimage.
Nachiket Chanchani’s innovative study explores scores of stone edifices and steles that were erected in this landscape. Through their forms, locations, interactions with the natural environment, and sociopolitical context, these lithic ensembles evoked legendary worlds, embedded historical memories in the topography, changed the mountain range’s appearance, and shifted its semiotic effect. Mountain Temples and Temple Mountains also alters our understanding of the transmission of architectural knowledge and provides new evidence of how an enduring idea of India emerged in the subcontinent.
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Автор: Holly Walters Название: Shaligram Pilgrimage in the Nepal Himalayas ISBN: 946372172X ISBN-13(EAN): 9789463721721 Издательство: NBN International Рейтинг: Цена: 171770.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: For roughly two thousand years, the veneration of sacred fossil ammonites, called Shaligrams, has been an important part of Hindu and Buddhist ritual practice throughout South Asia and among the global Diaspora. Originating from a single remote region of Himalayan Nepal, called Mustang, Shaligrams are all at once fossils, divine beings, and intimate kin with families and worshippers. Through their lives, movements, and materiality, Shaligrams then reveal fascinating new dimensions of religious practice, pilgrimage, and politics. But as social, environmental, and national conflicts in the politically-contentious region of Mustang continue to escalate, the geologic, mythic, and religious movements of Shaligrams have come to act as parallels to the mobility of people through both space and time. Shaligram mobility therefore traverses through multiple social worlds, multiple religions, and multiple nations revealing Shaligram practitioners as a distinct, alternative, community struggling for a place in a world on the edge.
Автор: Smyer Yь Dan, de Maaker Erik Название: Environmental Humanities in the New Himalayas: Symbiotic Indigeneity, Commoning, Sustainability ISBN: 0367699796 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367699796 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 148010.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book showcases how the eco-geological creativity of the earth is integrally woven into the landforms, cultures, and cosmovisions of modern Himalayan communities, featuring case studies from Bhutan, Assam, Sikkim, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sino-Indian borderlands.
Автор: Howard Christopher A. Название: Mobile Lifeworlds: An Ethnography of Tourism and Pilgrimage in the Himalayas ISBN: 1138656216 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138656215 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 158230.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book shows how the imaginaries and ideals of western travellers, especially those of sublime nature and spiritual enlightenment, are consistent with media representations of the Himalayan region and the wider discourse of modernity.
Автор: Baby Professor Название: Does the Yeti Really Live in the Himalayas? - Hiking in Nepal Grade 4 - Children`s Geography & Cultures Books ISBN: 1541953649 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781541953642 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 17460.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Nepal is known for two things: Mount Everest and the legend of the Yeti. This book will not explore latter. Rather, it will focus on the geography of Nepal. The use of images and the cunning placement of texts will make it seem like you`re experiencing the Nepalese traditions and culture first-hand. Enjoy the wild ride to the mountains of
Автор: Waddell Название: Among the Himalayas ISBN: 1108081630 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108081634 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 38010.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Laurence Austine Waddell (1854-1938) spent twenty-five years as a medical officer in the colonial Indian Medical Service. This 1899 publication presents his colourful account of jungles, snakes, glaciers, yaks, dizzying mountain ridges, rickety bamboo bridges, tribal peoples and unfamiliar food. Illustrated throughout, it anticipates the trekking industry of today.
Автор: Shepherd Gary Название: Angel Tracks in the Himalayas ISBN: 1607912465 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781607912460 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 16090.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Harrison Peter Название: Fortress Monasteries of the Himalayas ISBN: 1849083967 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849083966 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 14840.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: "Fortress Monasteries of the Himalayas: Tibet, Ladakh, Nepal and Bhutan".
