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When Matthiessen went to Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep and, possibly, to glimpse the rare and beautiful snow leopard, he undertook his five-week trek as winter snows were sweeping into the high passes.

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At sunrise the small expedition meets beneath a giant fig beyond Pokhara - two white sahibs, four Sherpas, fourteen porters.

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Prologue
1. Westward
2. Northward
3. At Crystal Mountain
4. The Way Home
Acknowledgments
Notes

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  1. Peter Matthiessen (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: The Viking Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0670653748
Page Count: 338

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