Himalayan Passage: Seven Months in the High Country of Tibet, Nepal, China, India, & Pakistan

From Publishers Weekly
Schmidt and Morrow's account of their eircumambulation of the Himalayas provides travel and adventure par excellence. Photos. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.


From Library Journal
This narrative, winner of the first (1990) Barbara Savage/ Miles from Nowhere Memorial Award for adventure travel writing, tells of a 1987 trip around the Himalayas by truck, mountain bike, local bus, and foot. Accompanied by their wives, Schmidt, a journalist, and Morrow, a photographer, set out to circumnavigate the Himalayas. Their journey began in Lhasa and should have ended there, but like a similar attempt (Ned Gillette and Jan Reynolds's Everest Grand Circle , LJ 11/1/85), political events terminated the quest in Sikkim. Schmidt is particularly good describing landscapes and the natives of Tibet and Nepal. He is somewhat less sympathetic and colorful in describing Indian and Pakistan portions of an off-the-beaten-path journey and reveals almost nothing about the four travelers themselves. Growing interest in adventure travel may make this a desirable purchase for large public libraries.- Paula M. Strain, MLS, Rockville, Md.Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.


From Book News, Inc.
The story of two young couples--experienced adventure travelers and mountaineers--who embarked on the title journey, not attempting to predict or control their path, but seeking continuity through circumnavigation of the Himalaya. With 32 pages of exceptional color photographs by Patrick Morrow. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.


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This narrative, winner of the first (1990) Barbara Savage/ Miles from Nowhere Memorial Award for adventure travel writing, tells of a 1987 trip around the Himalayas by truck, mountain bike, local bus, and foot. Accompanied by their wives, Schmidt, a journalist, and Morrow, a photographer, set out to circumnavigate the Himalayas. Their journey began in Lhasa and should have ended there, but like a similar attempt (Ned Gillette and Jan Reynolds's Everest Grand Circle , LJ 11/1/85), political events terminated the quest in Sikkim. Schmidt is particularly good describing landscapes and the natives of Tibet and Nepal. He is somewhat less sympathetic and colorful in describing Indian and Pakistan portions of an off-the-beaten-path journey and reveals almost nothing about the four travelers themselves. Growing interest in adventure travel may make this a desirable purchase for large public libraries.-- Paula M. Strain, MLS, Rockville, Md.


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