Solu-Khumbu: The Trek to Everest

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Summary: Tim took the pictures I wish I'd taken!
Review: I did this trek myself in 1997, and took pictures, and kept a journal. But Tim has taken much better pictures, and written a much more colourful and informative account than I could. The good thing is that Tim has published his work, so that those of us who have taken the trek can relive it again, and those who haven't can see exactly what they're missing. The quality of the pictures and the production is excellent. So much so that I am inspired to return again to this magnificent place. Great book ...

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Summary: Great Memories of the Trek!
Review: My husband and I made the trek to Everest three years in a row and like another reviewer said, Tim took the pictures we wish we'd taken. We started out treks in Lukla and the pictures made us wish we had started in Jiri. The text is excellent, but the photos are incredible. They show just what the trek is like and we've gone thru the book several times since we received it, reliving the three most memorable vacations of our long lives. I would recommend this book to anyone who has made the trek and to anyone who would like to!

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Summary: Great Memories of the Trek!
Review: My husband and I made the trek to Everest three years in a row and like another reviewer said, Tim took the pictures we wish we'd taken. We started out treks in Lukla and the pictures made us wish we had started in Jiri. The text is excellent, but the photos are incredible. They show just what the trek is like and we've gone thru the book several times since we received it, reliving the three most memorable vacations of our long lives. I would recommend this book to anyone who has made the trek and to anyone who would like to!

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Summary: A dazzling visual panoply of full-color photographs
Review: Solu-Khumbu: The Trek To Everest is a dazzling visual panoply of full-color photographs of one man's Himalayan trek along the Solu-Khumbu trail. Author, world traveler, and professional photographer Tim Hauf cogently writes of his experiences and the stories behind his pictures of the heartrendingly beautiful natural landscape in this dazzling book. Highly recommended reading for armchair travelers, Solu-Khumbu: The Trek To Everest is a photographic travel journal that would grace any personal or community library collection.

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Summary: Solu-Khumbu - like being there!
Review: This is a personal tale of the approach to Mount Everest rather than the often told climb of Everest. In this the author gives the reader a feeling of the Himalayan people, the livestyles of those generous and courageous helpers to the trekker. By sharing his own story of trekking alongside his gorgeous photos, Tim gives the reader a personal excursion without the toil. The reader celebrates the end of those 29 days of trekking as a heroic act that he also has just completed. I can't recommend this book highly enough, and I am not a trekker!