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• Publisert: November 2024
• Utgave: 8. utgave
• Antall sider: 344
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781839053948

Denne praktiske reiseguiden til Nepal inneholder detaljerte reisetips og oversikt over de mest ikoniske severdigheter, samt noen skatter utenfor allfarvei. Med forslagene til reiseruter og ekspertforfatterens utvalg av ting å se og gjøre blir denne boken til en perfekt følgesvenn både i forkant og underveis på turen. Denne Nepal-guideboken er fullpakket med detaljer om hvordan du kommer deg dit og rundt, informasjon før avreise og topp tidsbesparende tips, inkludert en visuell liste over ting du ikke bør gå glipp av.  Rough Guide sine fargekodede kart gjør Nepal enklere å navigere mens du er der.

• Publisert: Juni 2023
• Utgave: 10. utgave
• Antall sider: 432
  
• Innbinding: Innbundet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781789196245

Nepal on an indexed, waterproof and tear-resistant road map, ideal for locating the country's numerous famous peaks, with topographic and tourist information, and enlargements for Kathmandu, Pokhara, and Chitwan regions, plus Bhaktapur. The map, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project, is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale and a convenient size sheet.

The base map has altitude colouring with contours, spot heights and mountain passes. Names of main trekking areas are prominently highlighted in coloured boxes (e.g. Khumbu Himal, Mustang, Dolpa, etc.), as are names of national parks and conservation areas. The same system is used for numeous peaks - colour coding to indicate famous peaks (Everest, Annapurna, Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, etc.), peaks requiring permit and fee payment (Island Peak, Mera, Peak, Naya Kanga, etc.) and permit and royalty free peaks. Classic trekking routes are marked, e.g. Jiri to Everest Base Camp, the Annapurna Circuit, etc. The map highlights rafting or kayaking rivers such as Dudh and Tamba Kosi, Kali Gandaki, etc. Areas suitable for mountain biking are also indicated.

Internal administrative boundaries are shown with names of the provinces. Road network includes local roads, highlights scenic routes and indicates locations of fuel supply stations. Local airfields and helipads are also marked. A wide range of symbols highlights various places of interest, including temples and monasteries of various religions, archaeological sites, viewpoints, Tharu villages, crocodile and elephant breeding centres, etc. The map has a latitude and longitude grid at intervals of 15’ and an index of place names which includes peaks and trekking areas. Map legend includes English.

Enlargements, with more detailed contours and altitude colouring, are provided for the Kathmandu - Patan area (1:25,000), Pokhara Valley (1:30,000) and the Narayangadh - Royal Chitwan National Park area (1:200,000). Also included is a plan of Bhaktapur at 1:15,000.

• Publisert: 2020
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Plastpapir
• Målestokk: 1:500 000

With extensive sections to help choose a trekking region, this is a route and planning guide for anyone organising a trekking holiday in Nepal. It includes the most popular routes as well as the newest trekking areas plus the most extreme route of all, the 160-day Great Himalaya Trail. There are route guides to the following regions: Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Rolwaling, Solu-Khumbu (Everest Region), Helambu & Langtang, Ganesh & Manaslu, Annapurna, Naar & Phu, Mustang, Dolpo, The Far West.

• Forfatter: Robin Boustead
• Publisert: April 2020
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Utgave: 3. utgave
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781912716166

Lonely Planet's Nepali Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Nepali phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Navigate the temples of Kathmandu, bargain with humour in local bazaars, order the best momos this side of Mount; all with your trusted travel companion. Get More From Your Trip with Easy-to-Find Phrases for Every Travel Situation! 

• Publisert: Juli 2023
• Utgave: 7. utgave
• Innbinding: Heftet
• ISBN: 9781786570895

Waterproof Tear-Resistant Travel Map - National Geographic's Adventure Map of Annapurna is an invaluable tool for travellers seeking to explore this remarkable mountain range, Nepal, and its capital Kathmandu. Designed to meet the needs of adventure travelers with its detailed, accurate information, this map includes the location of cities and towns with a user-friendly index and a clearly marked road network complete with major and minor roads and trekking routes. Expertly crafted and filled with specialty content, the map is the perfect companion to a guidebook.A detailed topographic and trekking map of the Annapurna range is shown on one side of the print map. Helpful travel aids such as visitor centers, checkpoints, health posts, lodging, religious sites, and settlements are clearly indicated.

The reverse side features a map of Nepal, as well as maps of Kathmandu and its commercial neighborhood of Thamel. In addition to restaurants, lodging, and shopping areas, a variety of resources are indicated on these inset maps as well including embassies/consulates, international organizations, places of worship, banks, post offices, police stations, bus stops, and more. Every Adventure Map is printed on durable synthetic paper, making them waterproof, tear-resistant and tough capable of withstanding the rigors of international travel.

• Publisert: 2023
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Plastpapir
• Målestokk: 1:135 000

This guidebook describes 14 multi-day treks in Nepal's captivating Annapurna region, among the foothills of the mighty Himalaya. Routes range between 24km and 200km (15-124 miles) and between 4 and 23 days, with maximum altitudes from 1750m to 5416m. Areas covered include Machhapuchhre, Pokhara and Lamjung Himal.

The varied treks showcase this inspiring landscape, offering stunning vistas of snow-clad peaks and verdant valleys. From the classic Annapurna Circuit and Annapurna Sanctuary to lesser-known routes, this is the definitive guide to exploring Nepal's most popular trekking region. With accommodation options including a mixture of homestay, camping and lodges, trekkers have the opportunity to immerse themselves in their surroundings and experience the warmth and richness of Nepalese hospitality and culture.

As well as detailed route description and sketch mapping, the guide presents a wealth of information to help make the most of a trip, including practical advice on transport, visas and permits, when to go, what to take and health and safety. There are notes on different styles of trekking, tips on cultural etiquette and fascinating background information on the region's history, plants and wildlife, culture and religion.

• Forfattere: B. Gibbons og Siân Pritchard-Jones
• Publisert: 2022
• Utgave: 2. utgave
• Antall sider: 324
  
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781852848262

Embark on over 50 of the world's most life-affirming journeys and nurture your path to self-discovery. Packed with beautiful photography and inspiring first-person insights for each trip, from hiking Japan's sacred Shikoku pilgrimage to following the Underground Railroad in the US. This is the perfect book for anyone seeking to travel with purpose.

Each journey features first-hand accounts from travellers with insightful tips on how to begin planning an enlightening travel experience. From cultural explorations to challenging expeditions, travellers can spend a month of reflection on foot through Northern Spain to reach the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela; connect body and mind as they canoe the wild and remote Yukon River in Canada; embrace the wonders of rail travel aboard Australia's luxurious Ghan; plus so much more. 

Your Trip Starts Here is the ultimate travel book for anyone longing to immerse themselves in a different culture, grow as a person or reflect and reset their focus. Gift this collection of journeys to the explorer in your life who wishes to travel with purpose or inspire your own adventure using this unique guide.

• Publisert: September 2023
• Innbinding: Innbundet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781837580064

Now it is time to re-introduce the world to one of the most fascinating countries on Planet Earth. Side 1 covers western Nepal around Pokhara and has a detailed inset map of the Mount Everest area in an expanded scale. Side 2 covers the portion of the country from just west of the Annapurna Glacial region eastwards through Kathmandu to the eastern border. A very detailed inset map of Kathmandu is included, as one of the Kathmandu Valley that surrounds the city. Basic road access from India is shown. It is not possible to enter from China.

The map is printed on durable stone paper and is as up to date as we could make information under very trying circumstances. We still hope to visit next year. Nepal is a treasure!

• Publisert: 2023
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Vanntett papir
• Målestokk: 1:500 000

Everest has an eternal appeal for mountain lovers and the classic trek to Everest Base Camp is high on the bucket-list of many trekkers. Fully researched after the devastating earthquake of 2015, this guidebook covers the most popular route in the Khumbu Valley, from Lukla via Namche Bazaar and Gorakshep to Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar, the best viewpoint for Everest. It also describes the classic route from Jiri to Lukla taken by Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary, as well as a trek north to Gokyo with its spectacular lakes and the peak of Gokyo Ri. Finally, the Three Passes Trek, also starting in Namche, links the region's major passes and valleys.

The guidebook includes suggestions for side trips and time spent in Namche Bazaar, Pangboche, Dingboche and Gokyo, as well as two treks approaching Everest from Tibet - Tingri to Rongbuk Everest Base Camp and from Kharta to the Kangshung Face.

The guidebook is packed with essential advice on trekking in the Himalayas, including planning and preparation, trekking formalities, health and acclimatisation, as well as notes on culture and the fascinating history of the region, making this a complete guide to exploring the area.

Forfattere: Radek kucharsk
Publisert måned: Nov
Publisert år: 2023
Utgave: 6.utg
Sider nr: 315

The climbing season for Everest begins in May, just about the time that vaccinations against Covid should kick into high gear. Time to start planning that little jaunt you’ve always wanted to do! Seriously, this is a lovely double-sided map with two attractive covers, so can be displayed either as Everest or Himalaya. The Everest side covers the mountain itself, with base camps and accommodations clearly shown. There are actually several interesting trails one could explore and all are shown; only one leads to the summit. The reverse side shows the entire Himalaya ‘knot’ that forms the basis for so many mountain chains.

The area of coverage includes all of Nepal and Sikkim, a significant portion of Bhutan, most of Tibet, and a bit of northern India. All roads and attractions are shown. The map includes a detailed inset map for Kathmandu and another for the valley region surrounding the city. There are now half a dozen access roads into Nepal, and all are shown. East-west travel is finally available with the completion of Hwy 1401. Legend Includes: Roads by classification, Rivers and Lakes, National Park, Airports, Points of Interests, Highways, Main Roads, Zoos, Fishing, and much more...

• Publisert: 2021
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Papir
• Målestokk: 1:90 000, 1:1 330 000

Sixth edition of this classic trekking guide to the Everest region of Nepal's Himalaya. Ranging from lush terraced fields to the highest mountain on earth, the scenery is breathtaking. There are trekking possibilities to suit all budgets - from independent trekkers on a shoestring staying in simple lodges with Sherpa families to travellers on guided treks with every luxury provided.

This practical guide includes detailed route maps covering not only the classic treks but also the wild routes: Everest expedition route Rolwaling - Trekking from Lukla Salpa-Arun The Gokyo trek. High passes Trekking peaks - including Mera and Island Peak Getting to Nepal l Kathmandu - trek preparations and what to see Where to stay and eat l Health and safety Employing a guide or porter in Nepal.

• Forfatter: Jamie McGuinness
• Publisert: 2018
• Antall sider: 308
  
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781905864812

• Publisert: 2022
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Plastpapir
• Målestokk: 1:50 000

An ambitious and magnificent new travelogue by internationally bestselling, prizewinning writer Erika Fatland. The Himalayas meander for more than two thousand kilometres through many different countries, from Pakistan to Myanmar via Nepal, India, Tibet and Bhutan, where the world religions of Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism are interspersed with ancient shamanic beliefs. Countless languages and vastly different cultures exist in these isolated mountain valleys.

Modernity and tradition collide, while the great powers fight for influence. We have read about climbers and adventurers on their way up Mount Everest, and about travellers on a spiritual quest to remote Buddhist monasteries. Here, however, the focus is on the communities of these Himalayan valleys, those who live and work in this extraordinary region.

As Erika Fatland introduces us to the people she meets along her journey, and in particular the women, she takes us on a vivid and dizzying expedition at altitude through incredible landscapes and dramatic, unknown histories. Skilfully weaving together the politics, geography, astrology, theology and ecology of this vast region, she also explores some of the most volatile human conflicts of our times. With her unique gift for listening, and for storytelling, she has become one of the most exciting travel writers of her generation.

• Forfatter: Erika Fatland
• Publisert: August 2022
• Antall sider: 578
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781529416893

Empires have collided here, cultures have clashed. Buddhist India claimed it from the south, Islam put down roots in its western approaches, Mongols and Manchus rode in from the north, and, from the east, China continues to absorb what it prefers not to call Tibet. Hunters have decimated its wildlife and mountaineers have bagged its peaks.

Today, machinery gouges minerals out of its rock. Roughly the size of Europe, the region is one of the most seismically active on the planet. Summers bring avalanches, rainfall triggers landslides and winters obliterate trails.

Glaciers retreat, rivers change course and whole lakes quietly evaporate. To some, Himalaya is an otherworldly realm, profoundly life-changing, yet forbidding and forbidden. It has mesmerised scholars and mystics, sportsmen and spies, pilgrims and mapmakers who have mingled with the farmers and traders on the Roof of the World.

Himalaya is the story of one of the last great wildernesses and, in particular, of the bizarre discoveries and improbable achievements of its pioneers. Ranging from botany to trade, from the Great Game to todays geopolitics, John Keay draws on a lifetime of exploration and study to enlighten and delight with this lively biography of a region in crisis.

• Forfatter: John Keay
• Publisert: Okt. 2023
• Antall sider: 432
• ISBN: 9781408891162

Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air is the true story of a 24-hour period on Everest, when members of three separate expeditions were caught in a storm and faced a battle against hurricane-force winds, exposure, and the effects of altitude, which ended in the worst single-season death toll in the peak's history.

In March 1996, Outside magazine sent veteran journalist and seasoned climber Jon Krakauer on an expedition led by celebrated Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of summit day, eight people were dead. Krakauer's book is at once the story of the ill-fated adventure and an analysis of the factors leading up to its tragic end. Written within months of the events it chronicles, Into Thin Air clearly evokes the majestic Everest landscape.

As the journey up the mountain progresses, Krakauer puts it in context by recalling the triumphs and perils of other Everest trips throughout history. The author's own anguish over what happened on the mountain is palpable as he leads readers to ponder timeless questions.

One of the inspirations for the major motion picture Everest, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Keira Knightley.

• Forfatter: Jon Krakauer
• Publisert: 2024
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• Antall sider: 352
• ISBN: 9781035038558

• Publisert: 1998
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Papir
• Målestokk: 1:50 000

Tsum Valley in central Nepal on an indexed contoured map at 1:100,000 from Shangri-La Design highlighting local trekking routes and places of interest, etc. Coverage extends roughly from the Budhi Gandaki River in the west across the eastern part of the Manaslu Conservation area, to just beyond Dunche in the east.

Topography is shown by contours at 40m intervals, plus colouring for woodlands, cultivated areas, glaciers, etc. The map shows local roads and distinguished between main trekking routes and minor trails. An overprint indicates various facilities in local villages, campsites, monasteries and other religious buildings, etc. The map is indexed for places, peaks and passes and had latitude and longitude margin ticks at 5’ intervals. Map legend includes English.

Addition information provided on the map or on its cover includes a table with relative oxygen rates at different altitudes, elevation profiles and hiking times for three main routes, plus general information about the area. All the text is in English.

Publisert år: 2009
Innbinding: falset
Material: papir
Målestokk: 1:100.000