Overview of Nanda Devi: A Journey to the Last Sanctuary Book

The fascinating story of a journey to the source of a legend the Nanda Devi Sanctuary which has been described by explorers as more inaccessible than the North Pole . Until 1934 the hidden valley of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, on the border between India and Tibet, had never been entered by human beings. Surrounded by 20,000-foot peaks, which effectively seal off Mt Nanda Devi at their centre, it remains virtually impenetrable even today. Many early explorers, drawn there by the idea of a lost Eden in the Himalaya, could only gaze with longing at the Sanctuary until the terrible-twins of pre-Second World War mountaineering, Eric Shipton and Bill Tillman, solved the problem by forcing an entrance up a precipitous river gorge. Subsequent expeditions were beset by tragedy and concern that the fragile ecology of the Sanctuary might be damaged; until, for curious reasons involving the CIA- which the first edition of this book revealed the Indian government finally decided to ban all visitors. The Sanctuary was briefly reopened in 2000 for a special millennium expedition, of which Hugh Thomson was a part. Thomson weaves the story of this last journey to the Sanctuary together with those who have gone before him, and gives a tantalizing account of a place described by explorers as more inaccessible than the North Pole .

• Book Type :

Travel & Holiday Guides

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

152 pages

• ISBN - 10 :

9351951960

• Nanda Devi: A Journey to the Last Sanctuary Published On :

5 Jul 2017

• Resource:

Travel, Travel & Holiday Guides Books for Students, Teachers, Graudates, Professionals and all others

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