The Snow Leopard
vonPeter Matthiessen
Enjoy this special edition hardback of one of the greatest pieces of travel and nature writing ever written. Go with Peter Matthiessen all the way to Dolpo, a Tibetan plateau in the high Himalayas.This is the account of a journey to the dazzling Tibetan plateau of Dolpo in the high Himalayas. In 1973 Matthiessen made the 250-mile trek to Dolpo, as part of an expedition to study wild blue sheep. It was an arduous, sometimes dangerous, physical endeavour: exertion, blisters, blizzards, endless negotiations with sherpas, quaking cold. But it was also a 'journey of the heart' - amongst the beauty and indifference of the mountains Matthiessen was searching for solace. He was also searching for a glimpse of a snow leopard, a creature so rarely spotted as to be almost mythical. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD MABEY'A beautiful book, and worthy of the mountains he is among' Paul Theroux'A delight' i Paper
Language
en
Published on
22/01/1998
Pages
320
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780099771111
Themen Description and travelBiologistsAmerican AuthorsNatural historyBiographyNatural history -- Himalaya Mountains.JourneysNd indexNatural history, asiaAuthors, biographyHimalaya mountains, description and travelTravelHimalayan WildlifeBuddhismSherpasTibetan CultureAsia, history"
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