Trekking in Nepal: A Traveler's GuideMountaineers, 1997 - 383 pagine Completely updated and expanded, this seventh edition of Trekking in Nepal: A Traveler's Guide sends trekkers to Nepal equipped with comprehensive information on the country's most rewarding routes, how to get there, what to bring, what to expect, and the people and history behind it all. It covers 21 major areas of Nepal, plus some alternatives and side trips, in all types of terrain. Also included in this new edition are several new routes in the Makalu Barun area near Everest.This guide also includes a special section on trekking with children. And the author provides visitors with the information and inspiration they need to be culturally appropriate and environmentally sensitive guests. Sidebars provide first-hand information on history, geology, climate, national parks and conservation areas, religion, wildlife, and much more. |
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Foreword by Sir Edmund Hillary | 7 |
PREPARING TO TREK | 13 |
Trekking Styles and Destinations | 20 |
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1½ hours 30 minutes 45 minutes airstrip altitude illness Annapurna Arun ascend Baglung bamboo bank Base Camp Besisahar Bhanjyang Bhote Kosi BhoTiya Buddhist campsites chorten climb Continue contour cross a tributary descend Dhaulagiri Dhorpatan Dhunche Dudh Kosi east left especially Everest forest Ghunsa Glacier gomba Gosainkund goTh Gurung head north Helambu high altitudes hill Himal Himalaya Hindu houses Jomosom Jumla Kali Gandaki Kangchenjunga Kathmandu Khola Khola valley Khumbu Kosi lake Langtang left fork lodges Lukla main trail Makalu Manang Marsyangdi Khola monsoon moraine mountain Muktinath Namche Bazaar National Park Nepal pass peak Pokhara porters reach region rhododendron ridge crest river road rock Rolwaling route Sherpa snow steeply stream suspension bridge Syabrubensi Tamang Taplejung Tengboche Thak Khola Thakali Tibetan tourist town traverse trek trekkers Tumlingtar usually views village walk zone
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