A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush

by Eric Newby
List(s):"Extreme Classics"
Category: "Travel"
Pages:255
Year of Publication:1958
Date Added:01/21/2010
Date Read:01/13/2015
Notes:Newby, a British high-fashion salesman and, and Hugh Carless, a diplomat, with four days' climbing lessons in the Welsh hills, walked into a remote region of Afghanistan rarely visited by Westerners. Along the way, they attempt, and nearly succeed, to climb the highest mountain in the region.
My Rating: 6

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Review - A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush

I would have given this a higher rating if the trip took place in a part of the world I found more interesting. But Newby's self-deprecating writing style is clever and occasionally very funny.

Reviewed by Roger on 2015-01-13 20:41:07

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