Tibet: Three Base Camp Trek : Everest, Cho Oyo, Shishapangma
Recommended reading
The following books are some of many we would recommend for reading before coming to Tibet. Some are what we would call 'background' reading, some are specific to the trip you will be doing, and all are excellent preparation and fun to read, counting the days before your holiday begins...
Books about Tibet and Trekking in the Tibet Himalaya - Everest Region
Lonely Planet: Tibet
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Gary McCue: Trekking in Tibet "... There are so many books written on Tibet that it's really hard to choose which one is suitable for the armchair read or to take with you when travelling. Having spent five years living in Lhasa and read everything available, I can say that this is the most useful book there is. Practical maps are given for every trek, detailed explanations of what you will find enroute and really useful Tibetan phrases for trekkers such as 'Does this dog bite?' and 'Drink tea!' (If you've been to Tibet you'll know these are important phrases!) Every possible trip is covered, from day excursions into the hills around Lhasa to longer treks in the Everest Base Camp area. I hope you'll have as much fun reading it as I have..." |
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Travel Literature and Mountaineering Tales - Everest Region
Alexandra David-Neel: Tibetan Journey "A lifelong student of Buddhism, Alexandra David-Neel outwitted officials (both Tibetan and British) and bandits to become the first European woman to enter Lhasa in 1923. She travelled on foot disguised as a pilgrim and lived in Lhasa undetected for two months. Her infectious enthusiasm for all things Tibetan comes over strongly in [her accounts] of her travels and adventures, whilst the hardships she describes appear to have done her no harm since she lived on till 1969, dying at the age of 100. - John Whelpton , Tib et (Clio Press) |
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| Heinrich Harrer: Seven years in Tibet Originally published in 1953, this adventure classic recounts Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer's 1943 escape from a British internment camp in India, his daring trek across the Himalayas, and his happy sojourn in Tibet, then, as now, a remote land little visited by foreigners. Warmly welcomed, he eventually became tutor to the Dalai Lama, teenaged god-king of the theocratic nation. The author's vivid descriptions of Tibetan rites and customs capture its unique traditions before the Chinese invasion in 1950, which prompted Harrer's departure. A 1996 epilogue details the genocidal havoc wrought over the past half-century |
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Conrad Anker, David Roberts:
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