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Travelling and tekking in with a teenage family in Nepal - Ed and Louise Hillary, the parents of Peter (17), Sarah (15) and Belinda (13).
"The aim of our journey was to visit and work on various Hillary Aid projects in the Everest region of the Himalayas. Due to Pakistan/India war of December 1971 there were delays, complications and adventures before we finally reached Nepal, two weeks late in starting on our busy programme.
We walked and floated on air mattresses down sixty miles of the swift Sun Kosi river, east of Kathmandu, and then travelled north-east across high ridges that Ed and our Sherpas had never visited before - and discovered many Sherpa villages we didn't know existed. From high frost covered foothills we had brilliant and breathtaking views of the winter Himalayas. We became deeply involved in the glorious chaos of aid to the Sherpas as we travelled from village to village and were offered hospitality so generous and continuous that it was ruinous to our health but utterly delightful.
We talked to village councils, were petitioned for new bridges and water pipelines, worked for two days carrying rocks for the foundations of a new school, and learned the uncomfortable art of carrying bamboo baskets on our backs, secured by a headband across the forehead.
Our visit ended with the celebration of New Year with our Sherpa friends in Kunde village (12,700ft), coinciding with the winter snows. The local beer and spirits flowed like water and we hardly noticed the cold. We certainly had a high old time."
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good ++. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good ++. Colour and B/W Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. Loise hillary the wife of the famous mountaineer Sir Edmund writes these 192 pages as she travels to Nepal to work on Hillary Aid projects. Text assisted by many colour and b/w photographs. LEARN more about the Sun Kosi River, Ang Passang, arak,Chupa lagnus, kukri, Zuplung Banjung, yak, Loding, Falling Porter, Pharpul, and Gypsoa. Two newspaper clippings laid in. Cond : Boards are navy blue with gilt lettering -spine only. End-papers are maps (think Ramechop and Munga). D.J. is white and price-clipped. Black lettering. D.J. photo is of Belinda and Sarah - Sir Edmund's daughters. D.J. now in mylar protection. Half-title and dedications pages each have a dedication by p/o(s). No tears. Clean, bright and square. Quote (p. 111) : " At Pharak Dingma, a pleasant sheltered river flat two miles farther on, our entire party was stopped by a Sherpa family who had just built a new teahouse. They wanted us to stop for refreshments and it sounded an excellent idea. They brought bamboo mats for us to sit on in the sun and we realised without any regrets that our ._._._. ." Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # 009160
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