Description
A broad overview of vast mountain regions.
This book compiles opportunities from Pakistan and India to Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan, including both well-known names and more remote options. The selection demonstrates the diverse trekking experiences the region offers. It provides a foundation for choosing a destination based on landscape, trek type, and experience, rather than planning solely around the name of a famous peak or a single well-known route in the mountains.
Twenty treks presented by experienced authors.
Everest and K2 base camps, Annapurna, Manaslu, and several other itineraries are among the approaches included in this collection. Each trek receives an overview detailing its unique characteristics and scope. This makes the book useful for comparing a classic trekking holiday with more extensive projects, helping you find a goal that can be investigated further before detailed planning and contacting relevant organizers or local experts.
Maps and images for early planning.
Illustrations and overviews provide a visual impression of the landscapes and help you understand the connections between areas. This is an inspiration and planning book in a larger format, emphasizing the overall picture rather than every detail for execution. It is therefore particularly useful before you choose a specific project and supplement it with detailed maps, a specific route guide, and updated information on conditions for the chosen trek.
For readers seeking a broader perspective.
The described opportunities have vastly different requirements for altitude experience, logistics, and capacity. This guide is suitable for mountain enthusiasts who wish to explore the alternatives and use the overview as a starting point for further research. Current travel conditions, permits, and local circumstances must be clarified separately, ensuring that a future plan is based on information and skills appropriate for the specific journey being considered in the region.
A long tradition of hiking guides.
Cicerone has published guidebooks since 1969. The publisher emerged among climbers and mountaineers who wanted to share their thorough knowledge of routes – a tradition that still characterizes the publisher’s books on hiking, trekking, and other outdoor experiences.
About this edition.
Authors: Bart Jordans, Siân Pritchard-Jones, Kev Reynolds, Chris Townsend, Bob Gibbons, Stephen Goodwin, Steve Berry, and Steve Razzetti. English language. 256 pages. First edition, published in 2013. ISBN 9781852846053.
