Among The Mountains: Travels Through Asia

Wilfred Thesiger, this century's greatest living explorer, recalls his travels among the mountain ranges of Asia. Eventful, interesting and remarkable achievements in their own right, the Asian journeys - among the Hindu Kush, the Karakorams and the Pamirs - have inspired many of the finest photographs Thesiger has ever taken and contribute significantly to his standing as a great traveller and explorer. Spanning a period of over 30 years (1951-1983), this book draws on Thesiger's original diaries of his journeys and his vivid memories, and includes some 80 previously unpublished photographs of the mountain scenery and the people he encountered.