Himalayan Odyssey (Laurel Expedition)

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Summary: great story
Review: This is a great story of travel in an demanding region. Excellent with insights on the Nepelese that support the journey and on the Nepelese encountered. Very good adventure story, with ups and downs. Great descriptions of the physcial challenge and good on the reflections of the author. I read many exploration and adventure books and articles, this ranks with the best. Very authentic, good new insights, and great challenges.

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Summary: what an adventure !
Review: This was the first "adventure travel" type book that I had ever read, and it truly got me hooked on the genre. Before this book, I had thought that adventure travel was backpacking Europe without a copy of Dad's credit card. But these guys take travelling/trekking to a whole new level. The adventures that they get involved in are amazing, like walking a ledge over a 1000-foot high gorge, or running out of food in a world where food is scarce and money is completely worthless. But his ingenuity always impresses, as does his writing style. VERY enjoyable book. I go back to it occasionally and re-read some of the best parts

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Summary: Single-minded pursuit of a goal
Review: This was the first "adventure travel" type book that I had ever read, and it truly got me hooked on the genre. Before this book, I had thought that adventure travel was backpacking Europe without a copy of Dad's credit card. But these guys take travelling/trekking to a whole new level. The adventures that they get involved in are amazing, like walking a ledge over a 1000-foot high gorge, or running out of food in a world where food is scarce and money is completely worthless. But his ingenuity always impresses, as does his writing style. VERY enjoyable book. I go back to it occasionally and re-read some of the best parts