BETWEEN TWO BURRS ON THE MAP TRAVELS IN NORTHERN PAKISTAN

Author :
SALMAN RASHID
Publisher :
VANGUARD BOOKS PVT LTD LAHORE
Publication Year : 1995
No of Pages : 176

This is the story of a 1100 km journey, of which 800 km was on foot. Salman Rashid trekked through the three greatest mountain ranges on the globe: the Himalayas, Karakorum and the Hindu Kush.Following mostly in the footsteps of the great explorers of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Salman spent a whole summer reliving "the quintessence of early travl and exploration" in difficult conditions and extreme weather. Starting in the Western Himalyas at Naran in the Kghan valley, his journey led him to Skardu, Shimshal, Ishkoman and Yasin, ending in Chitral. His meandering travels took him through some of the least known parts of the largend, histor and ways of the people he encountered. this is the first authentic and sensitive account of the people and lands of north Pakistan written by a 'local' with a passion for lost histories and cultures. Readers are bound to be enriched and delighted by Salman Rashid's travelogue.


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