| Title:
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THE ENVELOPE
WALKING UP TO EVEREST BASE CAMP |
| By: |
Andrew Stevenson |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1472116127 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781472116123 |
| Publisher: |
LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP |
| Pub. date: |
11 December, 2014 |
| Edition: |
Digital original |
| Description: |
A traveller all his life, the author responds to people and places with an openness unique to the cultural nomad - his portraits of the men, women and children of the Annapurnas, and the fellow-backpackers form all over the world who intermittently shared his journey, are a delight. This book presents his journey. |
| Synopsis: |
Twelve years after his classic travel narrative Annapurna Circuit Andrew Stevenson returns alone once again to the Himalayas on a deeply personal quest, a journey both corporal and spiritual. Narrowly escaping paralysis after shattering his spine in a motorbike accident weeks after his younger brother's untimely death, Stevenson's hike up to Everest Base Camp is as much introspective passage of healing as intriguing depiction of his fellow backpackers and the Sherpa people. Lying in a hospital bed in a morphine-induced state of hallucination after his accident, Stevenson promises himself to go back to the Himalayas, to heal. Five months after his mishap, and against all the odds, this recuperative solitary climb into high mountain valleys provides a spectacular backdrop to an emotional acknowledgment and acceptance of a lost sibling. Interlaced with the hardships of pushing to the edge of personal physical endurance and beyond, The Envelope: Walking up to Everest Base Camp is a richly rewarding read on every level. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Robinson |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |