The Great Himalaya Trail

Résumé du livre

Reaching altitudes of 6,000 meters, the Great Himalaya Trail is one of the world's longest and most difficult trails. Yet for millions of people, it is a lifeline, and an ancient - but increasingly compromised - trade route. German journalist and ultra-marathon-runner Peter Hinze ran the entire length of it - a distance of more than 1,800 kilometers right across Nepal. In his book, he provides insights into the dramatic predicament of this unique mountain region and the people who live there; people who are forced to face up to the challenges of intensifying climate change, encroaching civilization and gigantic road-construction projects, while under threat from their neighbors' lust for global power.