First Across the Roof of the World. The First-Ever Traverse of the Himalayas - 5,000 Kilometres from Sikkim to Pakistan

Dingle, Graeme and Peter Hillary

ISBN 10: 0340320400 / ISBN 13: 9780340320402

Published by Hodder & Stoughton, Auckland, 1982

VG+/G+. Small 4to. original blue boards (a trifle rubbed, inscrip. to vero FFE, a few spots & marks) in dustwrapper (Hodder & Stoughton label priced £9.95 net in UK to upper flap, rubbed & frayed, extensive but discreet closed tear to front cover (tape repaired), small chip to headcap); pp. 232, with numerous illustrations & endpaper map. Heavy item (1.2 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy in a torn jacket. [Neate D28]. Seller Inventory # 030232

Synopsis:

FIRST ACROSS THE ROOF OF THE WORLD is the story of a incredible journey. In the days of jet travel and packaged tours, Peter Hillary and Graeme Dingle choose to travel the hardest way - on foot and carrying their supplies - through the toughest terrain in the world: the Himalayas. They climbed and tramped for 5,000 kilometres. It took them ten months. They passed through regions and countries which are merely exotic names to most of us - Sikkim, Nepal, Garwhal, Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir, Ladakh, Tibet - and of course India and Pakistan. They moved amongst three major ethnic groups, and heard more than fifty dialects. They stepped back in time, visiting places normally inaccessible to the outside world, and with a way of life which has remained unchanged for centuries.

Bibliographic Details

Title: First Across the Roof of the World. The ...
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, Auckland
Publication Date: 1982
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: VG+
Dust Jacket Condition: G+
Edition: First Edition.