Lineen jono (7 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: New. When Jono Lineen s brother died in tragic circumstances, he gave up a comfortable life, moved to the Himalayas and immersed himself in the cultures of the world s highest mountains for over eight years. The culmination of that experience is this fascinating memoir, tracing his solo trekking odyssey of 2,700 kilometres from the Muslim Himalayas of Pakistan to the Buddhist Himalayas of Ladakh and Spiti in India, culminating in the Hindu Himalayas of Himachal and Uttarakhand. His extraordinary physical expedition was also psychological: it was about assimilating the wisdom of the Himalayan mountains, understanding the act of walking as mindful meditation, and coming to terms with his profound loss. Jono s disarming candour with himself and the various people he encounters on the trail from Pakistani military officers to Tibetan lamas and Hindu sadhus make this a potent narrative about the search for self and spirituality. Keenly felt and vividly observed, Into the Heart of the Himalayas is one of the most complete portraits of the Himalayas ever written.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 271 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 2019. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorJono Lineen was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the start of the Troubles . He moved to Canada as a young boy and then spent almost 20 years travelling the world working as a forester, mountain guide, ski racer..

paperback. Zustand: Gut. 288 Seiten; 9780143789529.3 Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. Writing about the Himalaya mountains is an entire genre by itself in literature about travel and adventure, and these four books are acknowledged as classics of the genre. Together, they take readers across the entire Himalayan range, through the highest mountain passes. Sarat Chandra Das trekked from Darjeeling to Lhasathe forbidden, secret cityin the 1870s as a spy for the British government. Abdul Wahid Radhu, described as 'the last caravaneer of Tibet and Central Asia', led caravans from Ladakh to Tibet twice every year through the mid-1900s, carrying the Ladakhi king's tribute to the Dalai Lama. In the 1970s, the intrepid adventurer Dervla Murphy walked over treacherous mountain paths to spend a winter in Baltistanthe frozen heart of the Western Himalayas. And over eight years, in the 1990s and early 2000s, Jono Lineen undertook solo treks across the Himalayasfrom Pakistan to Nepal, through Indiato come to terms with grief and find peace. This is classic Himalayan travel writing, brought together in a priceless set for the first time. …