One morning in autumn, Jia Jia walks into the bathroom of her Beijing apartment to find her husband - with whom she had been breakfasting barely an hour before - dead in the bathtub. Next to him a piece of paper unfolds like the wings of a butterfly, and on it is an image that Jia Jia can`t forget.Profoundly troubled by what she has seen, even...Leer más
In Fifty Places to Hike before You Die outdoor experts share some of the world’s greatest destinations with walking enthusiasts. Each of the fifty chapters strives to capture the special characteristics that make these hiking venues inspirational, must-do experiences for the avid walker. The places are brought to life with more than 40...Leer más
The Longest Climb is the utterly compelling account of Dominic and his team's expedition from the Dead Sea to the peak of Everest. His team EverestMax were the first ever to make this extraordinary journey. Following an old Victorian route, Dominic cycled through Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and India on his way to Tibet and the bottom...Leer más
The Longest Climb is the utterly compelling account of Dominic and his team's expedition from the Dead Sea to the peak of Everest. His team EverestMax were the first ever to make this extraordinary journey. Following an old Victorian route, Dominic cycled through Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and India on his way to Tibet and the bottom...Leer más
This guidebook describes the Mount Kailash trek in Tibet that leads trekkers around the sacred mountain following the pilgrims' route. Though short, this high-altitude trek is not to be undertaken lightly - Mount Kailash remains isolated and remote, and getting there is an epic journey in itself. Isolated for centuries behind the Himalayas in...Leer más
This guidebook describes the Mount Kailash trek in Tibet that leads trekkers around the sacred mountain following the pilgrims' route. Though short, this high-altitude trek is not to be undertaken lightly - Mount Kailash remains isolated and remote, and getting there is an epic journey in itself. Isolated for centuries behind the Himalayas in...Leer más
The author shares his travels through the deep provinces and remote parts of China and Tibet, narrating his trek through mountains and deserts, as well as his personal confrontation with his failures and disappointments.Leer más
The author shares his travels through the deep provinces and remote parts of China and Tibet, narrating his trek through mountains and deserts, as well as his personal confrontation with his failures and disappointments.Leer más
Op 22 mei 2011 overleed onverwacht de Nederlandse beroepsavonturier en National Geographic-auteur Ronald Naar. Tijdens een expeditie naar de Cho Oyu in Tibet raakte hij onwel en stierf ter plekke. De bergbeklimmer maakte deel uit van de Nederlandse ht Cho Oyu Expeditie 2011. De slechte weersomstandigheden maakten dat het team de beklimming een...Leer más
Op 22 mei 2011 overleed onverwacht de Nederlandse beroepsavonturier en National Geographic-auteur Ronald Naar. Tijdens een expeditie naar de Cho Oyu in Tibet raakte hij onwel en stierf ter plekke. De bergbeklimmer maakte deel uit van de Nederlandse ht Cho Oyu Expeditie 2011. De slechte weersomstandigheden maakten dat het team de beklimming een...Leer más
- amp gt ., , quot i amp gt A OUR Jerusalem an American Family in the Holy City, 1881-1949 Bertha Spafford Vester Introduction by LOWELL THOMAS Doubleday Company, Inc. GARDEN CITY, N. Y. 1950 APPRECIATION LIFE in the American Colony of Jerusalem during the last decade was tranquil although surrounded by political turmoil-Our consuls were...Leer más
- amp gt ., , quot i amp gt A OUR Jerusalem an American Family in the Holy City, 1881-1949 Bertha Spafford Vester Introduction by LOWELL THOMAS Doubleday Company, Inc. GARDEN CITY, N. Y. 1950 APPRECIATION LIFE in the American Colony of Jerusalem during the last decade was tranquil although surrounded by political turmoil-Our consuls were...Leer más
If there is one mountain that is known across the whole world, it must be the highest - Everest. To the people who live at its feet she is Chomolungma, Goddess Mother of the World. The disappearance of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine close to the summit in 1924 lent the mountain a tragic romanticism, of young men risking everything for a...Leer más
If there is one mountain that is known across the whole world, it must be the highest - Everest. To the people who live at its feet she is Chomolungma, Goddess Mother of the World. The disappearance of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine close to the summit in 1924 lent the mountain a tragic romanticism, of young men risking everything for a...Leer más
An inspiring true tale of one couple's endurance, courage, love, faith, and resolve to trek an ancient pilgrim's trail 1,000 kilometers across Tibet. This IPPY Award winner provides an intimate firsthand look at the valiant struggle of the Tibetan culture to survive--and at the humanity connecting the world.Leer más
An inspiring true tale of one couple's endurance, courage, love, faith, and resolve to trek an ancient pilgrim's trail 1,000 kilometers across Tibet. This IPPY Award winner provides an intimate firsthand look at the valiant struggle of the Tibetan culture to survive--and at the humanity connecting the world.Leer más
The possibility of climbing the world's highest mountain was first aired in 1885. Although Tibet and Nepal were initially forbidden to explorers, the challenge captured the imagination of the world's mountaineers. Over the next 68 years, obstacles were overcome to allow 12 full-scale expeditions to attempt the summit. Eleven ended in failure -...Leer más
The possibility of climbing the world's highest mountain was first aired in 1885. Although Tibet and Nepal were initially forbidden to explorers, the challenge captured the imagination of the world's mountaineers. Over the next 68 years, obstacles were overcome to allow 12 full-scale expeditions to attempt the summit. Eleven ended in failure -...Leer más
Seeking adventure, a couple, Ernst and Emilie, embark on a trek across the Himalayas, from Nepal into western Tibet. After a clandestine mountain crossing at the source of the Brahmaputra River, the two lost explorers find themselves destitute with no map and meager supplies. Suddenly, they are captured by a bedraggled patrol of outcasts from...Leer más
Seeking adventure, a couple, Ernst and Emilie, embark on a trek across the Himalayas, from Nepal into western Tibet. After a clandestine mountain crossing at the source of the Brahmaputra River, the two lost explorers find themselves destitute with no map and meager supplies. Suddenly, they are captured by a bedraggled patrol of outcasts from...Leer más
Dieses Buch räumt mit manchem Mythos auf: Kemp berichtet von der Reise durch verbotene Zonen des Königreichs Mustang in Nepal auf dem Weg zum Mt. Kailash in Tibet. Kemp begegnete Lo, Hui, Uighuren und Han-Chinesen, einfachen Menschen, Nomaden, Mönchen, Drogen-und Shatoosh-Schmugglern (Ausfuhrverbot der feinen Wolle für Schals vom Fell der...Leer más
Dieses Buch räumt mit manchem Mythos auf: Kemp berichtet von der Reise durch verbotene Zonen des Königreichs Mustang in Nepal auf dem Weg zum Mt. Kailash in Tibet. Kemp begegnete Lo, Hui, Uighuren und Han-Chinesen, einfachen Menschen, Nomaden, Mönchen, Drogen-und Shatoosh-Schmugglern (Ausfuhrverbot der feinen Wolle für Schals vom Fell der...Leer más