PETER HOPKIRK'S 'TRESPASSERS ON THE ROOF OF THE WORLD'
For nineteenth-century adventures, Tibet was the prize destination, and Lhasa, its capital situated nearly three miles above sea level, was the grandest trophy of all.
For hundreds of years men set out to explore the secrets of Tibet, hidden high in the mountains of Asia and long known as “the roof of the world.” In this collection of accounts, Hopkirk examines the various expeditions that set out to explore Tibet’s mysteries and their successes and failures.
* I'm into reading books on adventures these days.
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