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The Two-Year Mountain: A Nepal Journey (Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature))
Phil Deutschle
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Paperback. The Two-Year Mountain - Travel narrative and holiday read by Phil Deutschle following his dramatic physical and spiritual journey across Nepal and the Himalayas. As a Peace Corps Volunteer, the author describes his emotional, life-affirming experiences as a teacher in a remote village, the challenging environment and the spirit of true exploration. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp colour photos & 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKN; 3JJPN; WSZG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 426. A Nepal Journey. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature). 384 pages, 8pp colour photos & 3 maps. Following a two-year stint as a teacher in a Nepalese village, the author sets off alone on a three-month expedition to conquer Pharchamo, 20,580 feet high, which has claimed several lives and is his final goal in the Himalayas. In this book, this trek forms the framework, and weaved into it is the story of his experiences. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FKN; 3JJPN; WSZG; WTL. Dimension: 130 x 200 x 27. Weight: 422.
With his life literally hanging from a slender rope over a crevasse near the top of a Himalayan mountain, a young man relives in his mind a relentless two-year physical and spiritual test as a Peace Corps volunteer in a remote mountain village of Nepal. Combining the elements of adventure story, travel log, and personal confession, this absorbing account describes a wrenching experience that belies the idealistic expectations of many Peace Corps volunteers. Following a two-year stint as a science and mathematics teacher in a Nepalese village, Phil Deutschle sets off alone on a three-month expedition to conquer Pharchamo, 20,580 ... Read more
With his life literally hanging from a slender rope over a crevasse near the top of a Himalayan mountain, a young man relives in his mind a relentless two-year physical and spiritual test as a Peace Corps volunteer in a remote mountain village of Nepal. Combining the elements of adventure story, travel log, and personal confession, this absorbing account describes a wrenching experience that belies the idealistic expectations of many Peace Corps volunteers. Following a two-year stint as a science and mathematics teacher in a Nepalese village, Phil Deutschle sets off alone on a three-month expedition to conquer Pharchamo, 20,580 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bradt Travel Guides
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature)
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841623856
SKU
V9781841623856
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Phil Deutschle
The author's other adventures have included cycling across the Kalahari and Namib deserts, getting captured by pirates while canoeing down the Congo River, hunting with Bushmen, and falling through a crevasse while ice climbing unroped in the Andes. Currently living in Salinas California, teaching physics and astronomy, he says I have never owned a car, which makes me a true ... Read more
Reviews for The Two-Year Mountain: A Nepal Journey (Bradt Travel Guides (Travel Literature))
'A remarkable book... Described in very graphic and downright frightening terms.' Chris South, BBC Radio 'I found The Two-Year Mountain interesting as much for the writer's own growth in relating to, and valuing a culture, way of life, and traditions so totally in contrast with that of his own.' Lord Hunt, Leader of the First Successful Mount Everest Expedition ... Read more