Combining adventure story, travel log, and personal confession, this absorbing account describes a wrenching experience that belies the idealistic expectations of many Peace Corps volunteers. Following a stint as a volunteer teacher in a Nepalese village, Phil Deutschle sets off alone on an expedition to conquer Pharchamo, 20,580 feet high, which has claimed several lives. This trek forms the framework of the book, and into it Deutschle weaves the story of his experiences in sharply etched, swiftly moving, often humorous anecdotes.

Two-Year Mountain

Politics & Social Sciences

Deutschle, Phil

Social Sciences

Universe Pub.

The incredible story of a 3,000 mile bicycle trek across the world's largest stretch of sand--the Kalahari and Namib Deserts of Southern Africa. The author relates his fantastic experiences--stalked by lions, charged by a herd of elephants, and his encounters with poisonous snakes, to name a few. He also tells of his numerous observations and experiences in living and teaching in Botswana for three years. These include his marriage to the daughter of a local witch-doctor.

Across African Sand: Journeys of a Witch-Doctor's Son-In-Law

Travel

Africa

Dimi Pr

March 15: Tribhuvan International Airport 
March 16: Dube Village 
March 17: Thoripaani 
March 18:Thoripaani 7,200 feet 
March 19:Deuraauli 8,000 feet 
March 20:Waapsu 6,700 feet 
March 21:Karikhola 6,800 feet 
March 22:Chaurikharka 8,500 feet 
March 23, 24:Namche Bazaar 11,286 feet 
March 25:Namche Bazaar 11,286 feet 
March 26:Thyangboche 12,687 feet 
March 27:Pangboche 13,074 feet 
March 28:Pheriche almost 14,000 feet 
March 29:Lobuche 16,175 feet 
March 30:Lobuche 16,175 feet 
March 31:Lobuche 16,175 feet to Kala Pattar 18,192 feet 
April 1:Lobuche Village to Lobuche East 
April 2:Lobuche 
April 3:Lobuche 16,175 feet to Everest Base Camp 17,700 feet 
April 4, 5:Lobuche to Pheriche to Chukung 
April 6:Chukung 15,518 feet 
April 7:Island Peak High Camp 18,400 feet 
April 8:Island Peak High Camp 18,400 feet 
April 9:Pheriche almost 14,000 feet 
April 10:Tshola Tsho 15,000 feet 
April 11:Dzongla 15,889 feet 
April 12:Nyimaganoa Camp 17,300 feet 
April 13:Kangchung Himal Camp 17,700 feet 
April 14:Kangchung Himal Camp 17,700 feet 
April 15:Gokyo 15,720 feet 
April 16:Gokyo Kang 17,600 feet 
April 17:Dole Village 13,400 feet 
April 18, 19, 20,21:Namche Bazaar 11,286 feet 
April 22:Namche 
April 23:Thame 12,500 feet 
April 24:Patch of Yak Grass 15,700 feet 
April 25:Tasi Lapcha Pass around 19,000 feet 
April 26:Tasi Lapcha Pass 19,000 feet 
April 27:Tasi Lapcha Pass 
April 28:Tasi Lapcha 
Epilogue 
Glossary 
Nepali Facts 
Acknowledgments 
Maps

Two-Year Mountain: A Nepal Journey (Bradt Travel Guides)

Asia

Bradt Travel Guides

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