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The Snow Leopard

By Peter Matthiessen

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The Snow Leopard

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One of the greatest pieces of travel and nature writing ever written, this is the true story of a journey to the high Himalayas in search of the snow leopard. In 1973 Matthiessen made the 250-mile trek to the dazzling Tibetan plateau of Dolpo, as part of an expedition to study wild blue sheep. It was an arduous, sometimes dangerous, physical endeavour: exertion, blisters, blizzards, endless negotiations with sherpas, quaking cold. But it was also a 'journey of the heart'. Amongst the beauty and indifference of the mountains Matthiessen was searching for solace. He was also searching for a glimpse of a snow leopard, a creature so rarely spotted as to be almost mythical. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD MABEY 'A beautiful book, and worthy of the mountains he is among' Paul Theroux
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
1998-01-22
Publication Date:
1998-01-22
Publisher:
Random House UK Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
009977111X
ISBN13:
9780099771111
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
236 g
Height:
130 cm
Width:
191 cm
Thickness:
35 cm
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