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This book explains the mystery of the Yeti or Abominable Snowman,
the creature that has left mysterious footprints in Himalayan
snows. The book also explores why people are so fascinated with the
possibility that a wild hominoid might still reclusively live (the
idea of a wild humanity alive in people's hopes). Here also is the
extraordinary story of one man's conservation impact-a quest for
mysterious animal caused him to lead in creating two massive
national parks around Mount Everest, one in China/Tibet and one in
Nepal. This book narrates how the author explores much of the
2,000-mile breadth of the Himalaya, from his childhood in India to
his work years in Nepal, China/Tibet, and Bhutan. From 1956 until
2015 he visited almost all valley systems. The book recounts his
ascents of Himalayan summits and even a first descent of a major
river, Nepal's Sun Kosi. This book not only explains scientifically
the Yeti and describes a range of Himalayan animals and plants, it
also brings forward a wide scope of ecological understanding.
Significant among these is the author's postulate about
bioresilience as a parallel dynamic to biodiversity. Additionally,
the author explores what it means (and how important it is) for
people to be part of 'the wild' in today's increasingly
domesticated world. Taylor's breadth of Himalayan knowledge is
massive, the story captivating and full of surprises-and what he
has accomplished includes 'discovering' the Yeti as well as
creating two huge national parks.
It is possible to drive to the base of Mt Everest -- I have so
driven over one hundred times while leading the international team
that set aside this mountain and the six million acres around as a
national park. But what might happen on the way? This book tells
you how to deal with those surprises. Broken crank case? Bandits?
Avalanche overwhelming your car? What to do if you hit a yak? And,
once you leave the Everest area, what is it like to drive through
the rest of the Himalaya ... from India to Afghanistan? This book
has stories about that also. And, if the stories are hard to
believe, the photographs in the book add stark proof that you will
be having a splendid adventure. The book is dedicated to Dan Terry
-- one of the truly great Himalayan drivers -- who was brutally and
tragically assassinated by terrorists while leading a medical team
up out of a ford in a river just south of the magnificent Wakhan
Corridor in Afghanistan.
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