Among the Mountains - Travels Through Asia (Paperback, New Ed)

Diary entries and photographs from Thesiger's travels in the mountains of the Hindu Kush, Karakoram and the Pamirs. Previously unpublished. (Kirkus UK)

Although Wilfred Thesiger is still largely associated with the Arabian deserts and the Marshes of Iraq, he has also travelled extensively at intervals, over the years, among mountains and mountain people in other remote areas of the Middle East and Asia.In 1987 Thesiger wrote: ‘I have always been attracted by mountains…’ And he observed more recently: ‘Had I done nothing else as a traveller except my journeys in Nuristan, these alone would have amounted to something worthwhile’.Eventful, interesting and remarkable achievements in their own right, the Asian journeys – among the Hindu Kush, the Karakorams and the Pamirs – have inspired many of the finest photographs Thesiger has ever taken and contribute significantly to his standing as a great traveller and explorer.Spanning a period of over 30 years (1951-1983) this book draws on Thesiger’s original diaries of his various journeys and his vivid memories of them, and includes some 80 or so previously unpublished photographs of the stunning mountain scenery he saw and the people he encountered.

General

Imprint:	Flamingo
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2000
First published:	April 2000
Authors:	Wilfred Thesiger
Dimensions:	198 x 130 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	174
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-00-655100-3
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > General
LSN:	0-00-655100-9
Barcode:	9780006551003

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