Nepal Himalaya: The Most Mountainous of a Singularly Mountainous Country

During 1949 and 1950 H.W. Tilman mounted pioneering expeditions to Nepal's Himalaya. He explored the Ganesh Himal, before moving on to the Jugal Himal and then an ambitious trip to Annapurna and Everest. Nepal Himalaya presents Tilman's sketches, encounters with yetis, trouble with porters and food, and his obsessive relationship with alcohol.

Summary

During 1949 and 1950 H.W. Tilman mounted pioneering expeditions to Nepal's Himalaya. He explored the Ganesh Himal, before moving on to the Jugal Himal and then an ambitious trip to Annapurna and Everest. Nepal Himalaya presents Tilman's sketches, encounters with yetis, trouble with porters and food, and his obsessive relationship with alcohol.

Product details

• Authors: H. W. Tilman, Major H. W. Tilman
• Publisher: Crescent House
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2017
• EAN: 9781909461383
• ISBN: 978-1-909461-38-3
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 213 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 462 g
• Series: H.W. Tilman - The Collected Edition; H.W. Tilman: The Collected Edition
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Guides > Sport > Other sports disciplines; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > World, Arctic, Antarctic