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Exhaustive, illustrated trail-guides, with
detailed trekking maps, on the most popular treks in the
Himalayas |
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Milestone Himalayan Series’ Annapurna is a comprehensive illustrated handbook for the Annapurna treks with a detailed 1:125,000 fold-out map and over 160 colour photographs. |
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description of the Annapurna trails: |
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Annapurna Circuit, |
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Annapurna Sanctuary |
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Annapurna Short Treks |
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There is, in addition, practical advice on planning
and organizing the trek with a chapter on how to tackle
medical emergencies. |
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Plus background reading on the varied peoples who live in the Annapurna region – the Manangis, Thakalis, Gurungs – and an introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, the religion they mostly practice. |
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| The guidebook also devotes an entire chapter on the fascinating story of the 1950 French ascent of Annapurna, the first eight-thousander ever climbed. |
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| Annapurna |
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Trekking Maps and Complete Guide |
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First published
2007
This Fifth Edition printed in 2017
Published by Milestone Books, India
ISBN 978-81-903270-1-5
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Paperback,
printed on art paper
Pages 158
Size 5.5" x 10.5" / 14 x 26.7 cm
Weight 425 gm / 15 oz
Price US $ 17.00
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Price in India Rs. 595 |
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About the Author
The guidebook's author, Partha S Banerjee, is a journalist, travel writer and photographer for whom the Himalayas has been a lifelong passion. His walking guidebooks on the Everest and Langtang regions of Nepal and the Markha Valley and Zanskar in Ladakh are popular with trekkers. His handbook for Ladakh is the most definitive travellers' guide for the region. With a master's in physics from Delhi University, his interests include astronomy, history, international politics and cartography.
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