Himalaya

Unabridged
Author: Michael Palin
Narrator: Michael Palin
Genres: Travel, Essays & Anthologies
Publisher: Sound Library
Date: September 2005
Length: 11 hours, 32 minutes
Ratings:
Formats:
  • CD
  • WMA

Overview

In a journey rarely, if ever, attempted before, in 6 months of hard traveling, Michael Palin took on the full length of the Himalaya, including the Khyber Pass, the hidden valleys of the Hindu Kush, ancient cities like Peshawar and Lahore, the mighty peaks of K2, Annapurna and Everest. Facing altitudes as high as 17,500 feet, as well as some of the world's deepest gorges, Palin also passed through political flashpoints like Pakistan's remote northwest frontier and terrorist-torn Kashmir. This book, compiled from his diaries, records the pleasure and pain of an extraordinary journey.

Reviews (1)

Himalaya

Written by Steve Y on September 18th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Excellent. Wonderfully written and read by the author. My new favorite travel writer. Michael Palin's style (in this work, anyway) is Bill Bryson without the whining, sarcasm, and political agenda. Palin has a easy going wit and a gracious embrace of the varied cultures and lands he experiences.