Islands in the Snow : A journey to explore Nepal's trekking peaks Paperback / softback
by Mark Horrell
Part of the Footsteps on the Mountain Travel Diaries series
Paperback / softback
Description
Two days east of Lukla was a pleasant yak pasture surrounded by high peaks. When Col. Jim Roberts set out to look for it in 1953, he ended up making the first ascent of Mera Peak and sowing the seeds of Himalayan tourism.
Mera Peak has become a popular goal for trekkers and novice mountaineers, but few people climb to its true summit, and fewer still travel beyond it to find the secret yak pasture that sparked Roberts’ journey.
The yak pasture was the Hongu Valley, a hidden sanctuary of grassland, lakes and glaciers linking Mera Peak with the Everest region and Island Peak to the north. Fifty years after Roberts, Mark Horrell embarked on a trek through Nepal’s Khumbu region to follow in his footsteps, climb the two trekking peaks at either end of the valley, and resolve a long-standing mystery about Mera Peak’s height.
Join Mark on a captivating journey through this enchanting region of high mountains and remote valleys.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:20 black and white photographs
- Publisher:Mountain Footsteps Press
- Publication Date:30/09/2018
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- ISBN:9781912748020
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:20 black and white photographs
- Publisher:Mountain Footsteps Press
- Publication Date:30/09/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781912748020
