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050	0	0	_aDS374.H5 _bN47 2005
082	0		_a915.81 NEW
100	1		_aNewby, Eric
245	1	2	_aA short walk in the Hindu Kush _c/ Eric Newby ; preface by Evelyn Waugh
260			_aMelbourne ; _aOakland, CA _b: Lonely Planet Publications _c, 2005.
300			_a255, [17] p., [8] p. of plates _b: ill., maps _c; 20 cm.
500			_aReprint. Originally published: Secker & Warburg, 1958.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0	0	_aPreface -- 1. Life of a salesman -- 2. Death of a salesman -- 3. Birth of a mountain climber -- 4. Pera Palace -- 5. The dying nomad -- 6. Airing in a closed carriage -- 7. A little bit of protocol -- 8. Panjshir Valley -- 9. A walk in the sun -- 10. Finding our feet -- 11. Western approaches -- 12. Round 1 -- 13. Coming round the mountain -- 14. Round 2 -- 15. Knock-out -- 16. Over the top -- 17. Going down! -- 18. A room with a view -- 19. Disaster at Lake Mundul -- 20. Beyond the Arayu -- Maps.
520			_aFirst published in 1958, this is one of the first and perhaps the most widely known of celebrated English travel writer Eric Newby's many works. After some years working in the fashion industry, Newby and a companion decided to go mountain climbing in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan, despite having almost nothing in the way of climbing experience. They gained what little experience they had going on short climbs in Wales, also described here, prior to the narrative of their trek in Afghanistan. Evelyn Waugh penned the brief preface.
600	1	0	_aNewby, Eric
651		0	_aHindu Kush Mountains (Afghanistan and Pakistan) _x--Description and travel
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