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Walking the Himalayas

By: Levison Wood
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Summary

Winner of the Edward Stanford Adventure Travel Book of the Year 2016.

From the best-selling author of Walking the Nile, explorer Levison Wood begins his next challenging adventure - walking the length of the Himalayas.

Levison Wood's most challenging expedition yet begins along the Silk Road route of Afghanistan and travels through five countries. Following in the footsteps of the great explorers, Levison walks the entire length of the Himalayas in an adventure of survival and endurance.

A personal story of discovery, Levison forges strong bonds with local guides, porters, mountain men, soldiers, farmers, smugglers and shepherds. By travelling on foot, and following the same footpaths that locals use, he uncovers stories that might otherwise remain hidden. Along the way he also reveals the history of the Himalayas and two millennia of exploration, and examines a continent in crisis in the 21st century.

Packed with action and emotion, more than anything Walking the Himalayas is a story of personal adventure and striving beyond the limits of convention.

©2016 Levison Wood (P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton

Critic reviews

"Bestselling author of Walking the Nile Levison Wood is "bewildered" by being called a sex symbol, as a death-defying trek through the Himalayas is set to have fans' pulses racing." ( Daily Mail)
"Britain's best-loved adventurer... he looks like a man who will stare danger in the face and soak up a lot of pain without complaint." ( The Times)

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Grrrreattt audio book

Got this book the hear about the Himalayas but got so much more. The story was fascinating and the author was a superb reader making my daily commute to work and back very enjoyable. Loved it!

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Even better than the TV series!

A funny, compelling and beautifully descriptive story of an awe inspiring expedition! Informative and inspirational.

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Crap

50 years ago this book would have had a captive audience. Self indulgent Indiana Jones wannabe....we’ve all travelled before so this just doesn’t keep your interest....like a backpacker on return home having a slideshow evening for his friends. Wasted purchase.

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I would have preferred a professional narrator.

The author is a great writer and exploited, but I would have preferred a professional actor to have narrated the book, such as the one who read Walking the Nile, who brought life to all the different voices. Otherwise completely 5 star.

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brilliant

Whether you have been to the Himalaya or not, this will certainly make you want to head there. It brought back many memories for me and has me excited to venture wider and further into its raw beauty.

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Lev has a great spirit

Listened to the whole thing in less than two days!

I would recommend watching the TV show before this..

The urgency in the narration needs to be more select, the mundane parts of the journey feel a bit too epic and in turn takes away from the epic events!

Defo worth it. I've bought the book, also.

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Ok not as good as I was expecting.

It was ok. The silk trail book is better than this one. The problem is the book just seems very condensed and focuses in on a small number of events which feels like your doing dot to dot and bits are missing.

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I really wanted to like this book

I enjoyed ‘walking the Nile’ so much that i had high expectations about this book but I was a bit disappointed. The first 2 chapters don’t add much and could easily be skipped. As for the narrator’s tone, too serious and dramatic the whole way through, borderline off putting

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Pure excellence

Superbly written and read by an absolute legend. A tale you will read again straight after finishing.

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wish it had been longer

wonderful from beginning to end. highly recommended. can't wait to listen to more from the author.

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