WALKING, HIKING, TREKKING. The 2400km-long Himalayan chain contains the highest mountains on earth, and some of the most dramatic scenery on Earth. These classic, challenging and magical treks, spread right across the Himalaya, will feed the dreams and ambitions of all who love wild places; they include such well-known classics as the treks to Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga base camps, and the Annapurna and Manaslu Circuits. The ultra-long Lunana Snowman Trek and a kora around sacred Mount Kailash in Tibet are also included. There are epic glacier treks like that to Pakistan's Snow Lake; following in the footsteps of Shipton and Tilman towards Nanda Devi, and the approach to Gangkar Punsum - the world's highest unclimbed peak located in remote Bhutan. This is a book to excite and entice, guaranteed to set the pulse racing of anyone with a sense of adventure.