Among the Mountains: Travels Through Asia

A collection of Thesiger's journeys through the hindu kush and nearby valley compleesx in the himilayan foothils over a number of seasons travelling. nothing partcicularly ground breaking, just good observation of the local lifestyles, some excellent photos and a flavour of the peoples he meets and travels with. Recounts his meeting with Eric Newby who was descending from an unsuccesful attempt at a local peak, clearly not overly impressed by him, which is hardly suprising when you read of the utter chaos that was his expedition in A short walk in the Hindu Kush

The recipient will be absolutely delighted with another Wilfred Thesiger book to add to his collection.

Another classy travel meander from one of the best writers there has been in this field.

A very good book, but more like repotrtthan a novel.

The usual interesting narrative from one of the foremost travel writers of the 20th century.