I really enjoyed watching it and when i saw the book was available on kindle for 99p i had to buy it. While i knew something wasoff, i couldnt immediately put my finger on the problem. Explorer levison wood sets out to walk the length of the worlds highest mountain range. As in the previous book, his character sketches of his local guides are sharply. Levison woods famous walking expeditions have taken him from the length of the nile river to the peaks of the himalayas, and in walking the americas, wood chronicles his latest exhilarating adventure. Levison wood shared his tales from the himalayas in the first in our new series of travellers tales evenings on 8 february 2016, in association with elegant resorts. Winner of the edward stanford adventure travel book of the year 2016.
Packed with action and emotion, walking the himalayas is the story of one. May 24, 2016 i discovered levison wood from his tv series from russia to iran and felt inspired to read about his walking adventure in the himalayas. Walking the himalayas by levison wood little, brown and company. May 29, 2016 adventurer levison wood describes walking the himalayas levison wood, who previously walked the length of the nile river, has now trekked 1,700 miles, from afghanistan to bhutan, along the. Levison wood releasing two books in 2020 vagrant times. Woods book, in contrast to dingle and hillarys, isnt really about the mountains at all. Following in in the footsteps of the great explorers, walking the himalayas is levison woods enthralling account of crossing the himalayas on foot. He has travelled and worked in over one hundred countries worldwide overcoming challenges that would stop most people in their tracks. Sunday times top 10 best seller by the author of walking the himalayas, winner of the 2016 edward stanford adventure travel book of the year award walking the americas chronicles levison woods 1,800 mile trek along the spine of the americas, through eight countries, from mexico to colombia, experiencing some of the worlds most diverse, beautiful and. Adventurer says, walking the himalayas wasnt about sticking flags in peaks walking the himalayas levison wood levison wood walked 1,700 miles, from formerly buddhist afghanistan to the last himalayan buddhist kingdom now a democracy bhutan along the himalayan mountain range. His book walking the nile became a sunday times bestseller. Levison and his guide malang start their trek in afghanistans wakhan corridor. Walking the nile is the companion book to the tv documentary that was shown on channel 4 last january.
From 202014, lev walked the length of the river nile an expedition of 4,250 miles that took nine months and was channel 4s most successful factual series of the year. Levison wood is an awardwinning author, explorer and photographer, whose books and documentaries have won critical acclaim around the world. Join the british explorer as he travels through the arabian peninsula. Now, following in the footsteps of the great explorers, levison recounts the beauty and.
To me, that meant that he definitely focused on the notable events and not the days and days of just trudging along. It was a fascinating read, with just the right amount of background information about the areas visited, interspersed with levs own experiences there. The explorer, bestselling author and photographer levison wood is one of britains bestloved adventurers. The times levs expedition of 4,250 miles along the length of river nile became the channel 4s most successful factual series in 2015. Explorer levison wood is lucky to be alive after walking the himalayas the exparatrooper met with extremists, avalanches and the dalai lama on his epic 1,700mile journey now, only women in. An adventure of survival and endurance ebook written by levison wood. Aug 03, 2016 hardcore adventurer levison wood walks the length of himalayas. Levison wood net worth, family, parents, girlfriend. From the bestselling author of walking the nile, explorer levison wood begins his next challenging adventure walking the length of the himalayas levison woods most challenging expedition yet begins along the silk road route of afghanistan and travels through five countries.
Levison is the author of 7 books to date, including walking the nile and walking the americas, which were both sunday times bestsellers, and walking the himalayas which was voted adventure travel book of the year at the edward stanford travel writing awards. In 2001, the author was in nepal during the maoist uprising. A former officer in the british parachute regiment so pretty fearless to start with, lev has travelled to and worked in over 90 countries, many of them far off the beaten track and relatively precarious, in terms of both terrain and politics. Jan 25, 2016 explorer levison wood sets out to walk the length of the worlds highest mountain range.
Walking the himalayas by levison wood nook book ebook. Walking the himalaya with levison wood fresh from trekking the worlds toughest mountains, tv adventurer levison wood talks hiking tips and why travels always better on foot. Levison wood talks walking the himalayas cn traveller. Over six months, levison wood explored five countries by foot, traveling through some of the worlds most remote locations. Levison is the author of 7 books to date, including walking the nile and walking the americas, which were both sunday times bestsellers, and walking the himalayas which was voted adventure travel book of the year at. He is the author of two previous books, walking the nile and walking the himalayas, which won the 2016 edward stanford adventure travel book of the year award. Winner of the 2016 edward stanford adventure travel book of the year award levison wood has breathed new life into. Levison wood s most challenging expedition yet begins along the silk road route of afghanistan and travels through five countries. Explorer levison wood is lucky to be alive after walking. Adventurer levison wood describes walking the himalayas levison wood, who previously walked the length of the nile river, has now trekked 1,700 miles, from afghanistan to bhutan, along the.
A journey through the heart of the middle east was published on november 1st 2018 and is available to purchase here. The official page for explorer and author levison wood. An exclusive excerpt from levison woods walking the himalayas, following the explorer for 1,700 miles across the roof of the world. Following his trek along the length of the nile river, explo. Hardcore adventurer levison wood walks the length of himalayas.
About the author levison wood is an awardwinning author, explorer and photographer who specialises in documenting people and cultures in remote regions and postconflict zones. Simon buxtonchannel 4 the drama continues in his latest threepart channel 4 series, walking with elephants. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This book covered woods sixmonth walk of through and near as best he could the himalayas in less than 300 pages.
Woods usp is that, unlike a great many pretenders, he is the real deal. Levison wood is a british explorer, writer and photographer who has published six best selling books and produced a number of critically acclaimed documentaries which have been aired around the world. He served in afghanistan as an officer in the british army parachute regiment and is a fellow of the royal geographical society, and. Levison wood is an entertaining traveller, writer, raconteur whose walk along the length of the himalayas is never less than gripping.
Adventurer levison wood is bewildered by being called a sex symbol, as a deathdefying trek through the himalayas is set to have fans pulses racing. In 2015, lev walked the length of the himalayas, a six. Adventurer levison wood describes walking the himalayas. I found his descriptions of encounters with numerous people in all walks of life very interesting. From the bestselling author of walking the nile, explorer levison wood begins his next. Following his trek along the length of the nile river, explorer levison wood takes on his greatest challenge yetnavigating the treacherous foothills of the himalayas, the worlds highest mountain range. Walking the himalayas ebook written by levison wood. Walking the himalaya with levison wood audley travel. Then read on a sunlounger, between dozes, wishing you were doing those terribly adventurous things which being secretly. Over the course of six months, wood and his trusted guides trek 1,700 gruelling miles across the roof of the world. Every so often, maybe even with a couple of years in between, an odd feeling would wash over me. See more ideas about levison wood, wood and walking the nile.
Jan 02, 2015 explorer levison wood is lucky to be alive after walking the himalayas the exparatrooper met with extremists, avalanches and the dalai lama on his epic 1,700mile journey now, only women in. Like his earlier work, this book opens with a bang. Levison wood is a writer, photographer, and explorer. His journey of discovery along the path of the ancient trade route of the silk road to the forgotten kingdom of bhutan led him beyond the safety of the tourist trail. Walking the himalayas audiobook, written by levison wood.
Read download walking the himalayas pdf pdf download. By the author of walking the himalayas, winner of the 2016 edward stanford adventure travel book of the year award download levison woods silk road odyssey, eastern horizons, onto your splashproof kindle. Following in in the footsteps of the great explorers, walking the himalayas is levison wood s enthralling account of crossing the himalayas on foot. Walking the himalayas by levison wood, 9781473626263, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Join him on this amazingly beautiful yet extremely dangerous journey through 5 countries. Levison wood has turned conservationist for new show walking with elephants image. Packed with action and emotion, walking the himalayas is the story of one intrepid mans travels in a world poised on the edge of tremendous change. Levison wood s famous walking expeditions have taken him from the length of the nile river to the peaks of the himalayas, and in walking the americas, wood chronicles his latest exhilarating adventure. Apart from a high col at the start of the journey, and a.
Levison wood is a great adventurer and a wonderful storyteller sir ranulph fiennes. An exclusive excerpt from levison wood s walking the himalayas, following the explorer for 1,700 miles across the roof of the world. Channel 4 broadcast walking the americas from january 2017, featuring an expedition from mexico to colombia. An adventure of survival and endurance first edition by wood, levison isbn. Levison wood dices with death for his current tv series, which ends tonight, the explorer levison wood trekked almost the entire length of the himalayas and survived to.
Bestselling author of walking the nile levison wood is bewildered by being called a sex symbol, as a deathdefying trek through the himalayas is set to have fans pulses racing. He served in afghanistan as an officer in the british army parachute regiment and is a fellow of the royal geographical society, and an. Walking the himalayas with levison wood, a book excerpt. Following his trek along the length of the nile river, explorer levison wood takes. Levison wood on new show walking with elephants and babies. Then read on a sunlounger, between dozes, wishing you were doing those terribly adventurous things which being. His recently launched book walking the himalayas chronicles his most recent adventure and was also documented in a channel 4 series that was shown in. Mar 31, 2016 over six months, levison wood explored five countries by foot, traveling through some of the worlds most remote locations. Walking the himalayas download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. From the bestselling author of walking the nile, explorer levison wood begins his next challenging adventure walking the length of the himalayas.
Sep 27, 2019 levison wood is an author of walking the himalayas, walking the nile and walking the americas source. By the author of walking the himalayas, winner of the 2016 edward stanford adventure travel book of the year award download levison wood s silk road odyssey, eastern horizons, onto your splashproof kindle. His descriptions of his surroundings, the people he met and the countries he visited were so vivid and. Sunday times top 10 best seller by the author of walking the himalayas, winner of the 2016 edward stanford adventure travel book of the year award walking the americas chronicles levison wood s 1,800 mile trek along the spine of the americas, through eight countries, from mexico to colombia, experiencing some of the worlds most diverse, beautiful and unpredictable places. I discovered levison wood from his tv series from russia to iran and felt inspired to read about his walking adventure in the himalayas. Levison wood, who previously walked the length of the nile river, has now. Levison wood is an author of walking the himalayas, walking the nile and walking the americas source. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read walking the himalayas. In a followup to his african odyssey walking the nile, 2016, explorer wood hits the road again on a transasian adventure.
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