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<p Class=null1>the Mountains Of Central Asia--the Pamirs, The Tien Shan, The Himalaya-karakorams--high And Wild Places, Scenes, And People. The Heart Of Asia And The Roof Of The World.</p><p>nicholas And Nina Shoumatoff And Eight Explorer Friends Open To The Reader A Unique, Panoramic View Of A Remote Fastness--the High Mountain World In The Heart Of Asia. Available For The First Time In English Are Writings Of Vladimir Ratzek, Who Discovered The Second Highest Peak In The Ussr, Anatoly Ovtchinnikov, Who Was The First To Ascend The South Wall Of The Peak Of Communism, And Omir Agakhanyantz, Who Has Traveled And Worked Throughout The High Pamir For More Than Thirty Years.</p><p>as The Authors Range <i>around The Roof Of The World</i> They Write Of Western Tibet, Of Hunza, Of Kokhistan, Of The Chang Tang, Of The Vast Fedchenko Glacier. They Pause To Contemplate Places Of Natural Grandeur, Diverse Ecologies, Ancient Culture, And Geopolitical Significance. Their First-hand Accounts Are Illustrated With Photographs And Paintings Of Spectacular Landscapes, Rich Natural Life, And Remote Peoples. Through Prolonged Association With Intimate Ways Of Life Among The High-altitude Villagers And

Author

Nicholas and Nina Shoumatoff

Publisher

Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780472086696

Subjects

History, Travel, Science