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Travels Across the Roof of the World - A Himalayan Memoir (Hardcover)
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Travels Across the Roof of the World - A Himalayan Memoir (Hardcover)
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Travels across the Roof of the World provides a sweeping yet
intimate view of the breathtaking peaks, splendid valleys, and
extraordinary people of this vast region, from the Pamir Mountains
in Kyrgyzstan through Afghanistan's fabled Hindu Kush, the
Karakoram in Pakistan, and the Great Himalaya Range that stretches
across northern India, Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan. Unique in scope
among photo books on the Himalaya, Travels across the Roof of the
World chronicles William and Anne Frej's more than twenty
pilgrimages throughout the area spanning forty years and 3,000
miles through some of the world's most remote and
difficult-to-reach country. Inspired by the devotion to the
practice of Tibetan Buddhism they encountered in the villagers they
met on their first trek to Nepal in 1981, they set out on a quest
to document Asia’s highest peaks as well as the lives of the
resilient people living in these remote mountain communities. When
they began, trekkers from the West through these regions were few.
Even now, trips are demanding - but not nearly as harsh as the
daily lives of the residents, who continue to exist in a kind of
stunning isolation that has allowed them to maintain the rich
cultural traditions and spiritual practices that have sustained
them over many centuries. Edwin Bernbaum’s essay adds to the
depth of the pictures, with his focus on the symbolism, religious
importance, and associated legends of these sacred places. The
authors also share extensive vignettes about the places they saw
and how they have changed over time.
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