Draws from geological records, scientific reports, official documents, and field research and travel to examine the environmental and cultural changes that have occurred throughout the Himalaya Mountains region over the course of a century.
Recounts the events that occurred during an October, 1998 expedition in which an American white water paddling team attempted to run the Yarlung Tsangpo river.
Presents and describes 187 Hindu and Buddhist artworks of the Himalayas from the sixth through the nineteenth centuries; geographically themed essays; and translations and interpretations of several Nepali, Kashmiri, and Tibetan inscriptions.
Desperate to leave tragedy behind Maya seeks refuge as a teacher in a remote Indian mountain village, where she helps a young girl to correspond with a lover until outside forces hijack local elections and violently threaten the villagers.
Looks at the ways in which the Himalayan people have adapted to life in the mountains of Nepal, describing their homes, food, family life, the Sherpa community, clothing, schooling, games and storytelling, legends, culture, and special occasions.
