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Yak on track, an unforgettable adventure in the last Himalayan kingdom, Heather McNeice

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Yak on track, an unforgettable adventure in the last Himalayan kingdom, Heather McNeice

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 404-408)

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contains biographical information

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Yak on track

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bibliography

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Heather McNeice

Sub title

an unforgettable adventure in the last Himalayan kingdom

Summary

It seemed like a good idea to Heather at the time: organise a challenging trek to raise funds for the education of young girls in Bhutan. Heather had walked through the Himalayas before, so how hard could it be on the trail to Lunana, Bhutan's most remote and inhospitable plateau? On the 240-kilometre trek across the roof of the world, she discovers that 'hard' doesn't even come close. Along with her friend Krista, likeminded lover of mountains and margaritas, Heather sets off into a landscape of savage, untamed beauty with a team of eccentric guides, an opportunistic dog and far too many horses. As they move deeper into these sacred mountains where yetis are feared and only yaks feel truly at ease they face blizzards, dodge avalanches and see their crew struck down by altitude sickness and snow blindness: trials and tribulations that could stop even the most experienced adventurer in their tracks. Their reward is a rare glimpse of life in the last Shangri-La. At its heart, this book is a love song to Bhutan and its people, an intimate portrait of the only remaining Buddhist kingdom of the Himalayas

Target audience

adult

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