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10 September 2022

9:00 AM

10 September 2022

9:00 AM

Himālaya: Exploring the Roof of the World John Keay

Bloomsbury Circus, pp.432, 30

Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest Pradeep Bashyal and Ankit Babu Adhikari

Cassell, pp.304, 20

John Keay has for many years been a key historian and prolific contributor to the romance attaching to the highest mountains on Earth. His latest book is described as a summation of that lifetime’s contribution, offering an overview of the Himālaya – the Sanskrit version (‘Abode of Snow’) that Keay bids us use – both as a physical place and as a realm of intellectual inquiry.

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