Book description
Having risen to the challenge of seas, poles, dhows and deserts, the
highest mountains in the world were a natural target for Michael Palin.
In a journey rarely, if ever, attempted before, in 6 months of hard
travelling Palin takes on the full length of the Himalaya including the
Khyber Pass, the hidden valleys of the Hindu Kush, ancient cities like
Peshawar and Lahore, the mighty peaks of K2, Annapurna and Everest, the
gorges of the Yangtze, the tribal lands of the Indo-Burmese border and
the vast Brahmaputra delta in Bangladesh. Facing altitudes as high as
17,500 feet as well as some of the world's deepest gorges, Palin also
passed through political flashpoints like Pakistan's remote north-west
frontier, terrorist-torn Kashmir and the mountains of Nagaland, only
recently open to visitors.
