Tibetan and Himalayan Library - THL

Description: Published in 2007, The Mount Kailash Trek is one of the most recent guidebooks to be published on travel in Tibet. As the title says, the main focus of this book is the famous circumambulation routes around Mount Kailash in far Western Tibet. Despite its narrow area of interest, much of the information and advice in the earlier chapters of the book is useful for anyone visiting Tibet or trekking in other parts of the Himalayas. A variety of different trekking routes in the Kailash area are described, along with maps, elevations statistics, and route distances. Separate sections provide background information about Tibet, its culture, and it landscape. (Zach Rowinski 2008-03-08)