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Among the mountains:

travels through Asia
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HarperCollins, Nov 16, 1998 - Nature - 250 pages

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User Review  - Aravind P - Goodreads

It was interesting at the begining, but was quite monotonous. There was some sort of tiredness visible in the prose, I somehow felt that the author didn't quite enjoy the later parts of his travel. He ... Read full review

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tedious but informative Read full review

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Contents

Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan 19501
1
Chitral 1952
13
Journey to Chitral 1952 12
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Among the Mountains: Travels Through Asia
Among the Mountains: Travels Through Asia
Wilfred Thesiger
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Abd al Nawab Afghan Afghanistan afternoon ailoq arrived boys bread bridge camels camped carried Chamar Chitral cliffs climbed cloud cold colour crossed the river cultivated dark descended dinner encampment Faiz feet fields following morning friendly gave Gilgit glacier gorge Gujur Hazarajat Hazaras Helmand Helmand river hillside Hindu Kush Hunza ibex Ishkoman Jahangir Khan Jalalabad Jan Baz journey juniper Kabul Kafiristan Kafirs Kantiwar Karumbar Khan Khassadars Kuchis Kuh-i-Baba Kulam loads looked lunch marched markhor miles mosque mountains mountainside Muhammad mulberry mullah nearby nomads Nuristanis orchards Panjao Panjshir Panjshir valley Parun Pashaie pass Pathan peaks Peshawar photographs pine ponies ponymen poplars porters Puchal Rakaposhi Ramgul rock rocky roof round Sayid Shah side side-valley snow snow-covered spent the night stayed steep stone stopped stream Tajiks tents told took track travelled trees valley village Waigul wheat willows women wore yaks

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TitleAmong the mountains: travels through Asia
AuthorWilfred Thesiger
Editionillustrated
PublisherHarperCollins, 1998
Length250 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Asia
Mountains
Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Mountains
Nature / Mountains
Travel / Essays & Travelogues
  
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