The Long Road Out of Town: A Memoir

Watts, Greg

Milestone Books

Comprehensive, illustrated guidebook for treks in the Everest region of Nepal that comes with a detailed, easy-to-read foldout trekking map and a DVD with a 105 min. documentary on the treks. With some 150 color pictures and over a dozen section maps (apart from the fold-out map at the back), the guidebook is packed with exhaustive day-by-day descriptions of the popular Everest trails: Lukla-Kala Patthar/Everest Base Camp; Gokyo-ChoLa Pass; Side-trips to Thame, Chukhung and over RenjoLa Pass; Jiri-Lukla walk-in. There is, in addition, practical advice on planning the treks, plus background reading on the Sherpas, the people who live in the shadow of Everest, and an entire chapter on the fascinating history of the discovery and conquest of Mt Everest.

Everest: Trekking Map and Complete Guide (Milestone Himalayan Series) 4th Edition 2017 --- March 2017

Sports & Outdoors

Partha S Banerjee

Individual Sports

<p>Comprehensive, illustrated guidebook on treks in the Annapurna region of Nepal that comes with a detailed foldout map. "The best trail guide (for the Annapurna Circuit)", recommends 'Backpacker' magazine. With over 25 maps (besides the foldout map at the back) and some 160 color photographs, the guide comes packed with exhaustive, day-by-day description of the Annapurna Circuit and Sanctuary trails. There is in addition practical advice on planning and budgeting the treks plus background reading on the varied peoples who live in the Annapurna region and an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, the religion they mostly practice. The guidebook also has a chapter on the fascinating story of the 1950 epic French ascent of Annapurna I, the first 'eight-thousander' ever climbed.</p>

Annapurna: Trekking Map & Complete Guide 2017 (Paperback)

Comprehensive, illustrated guidebook to the magical land of Ladakh in the far north of India, beyond the Himalayas. Up to date information on hotels and transport and practical advice on planning and budgeting your trip. Detailed explanatory descriptions of the regions' famous Buddhist monasteries and other sights besides the stupendous road journeys to Ladakh from Manali and Kashmir, with entire sections on these two regions. "Valuable...brings together a lot of material which you won't otherwise find in one place," recommends Outlook Traveller, India's leading travel magazine. There are extensive sections on Zanskar, Nubra, and the Pangong-Tsomoriri lakes, besides a chapter on the treks in Ladakh. Also included is a detailed introduction to Tibetan Buddhism and a section on the people and history of Ladakh. Apart from a foldout map of the Ladakh-Kashmir region at the back, there are some 25 other maps in the books, and about 270 colour photographs.

Ladakh: the Essential Guide: Including Kashmir & Manali (2014)

Detailed two-part topographical map of Ladakh and Zanskar, drawn on a scale of 1:175,000, showing all trails and roads, including over 20 trekking routes. The North section of the two part-part foldout map covers Nubra, the Indus valley in central Ladakh, and the Zanskar mountains. The South section, printed on the opposite face of the 38x27 in. (96.5x69 cm) sheet, includes the Zanskar valley, the Great Himalayan Range, Tsomoriri Lake and Rupshu.

Ladakh & Zanskar - Trekking Map (2018)

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