My Quest for the Yeti: Confronting the Himalayas' Deepest Mystery
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (583 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 031227078X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Rational Approach Wolf Roder Westerners call him the "Abominable Snowman" of the Himalaya Mountains. Messner says this is really a mistranslation of the Tibetan word, "migyu," and is not the Nepalese "yeti" either. In both cases the quest refers to a large man-like animal, a primitive h. The Yeti, a bear ? Messner, probably the greatest climber in history (e.g. climbing Everest solo without Oxygen) tells the story of his search for an explanation governing the so-called Yeti or Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas. It all started with his attempt to retread the. Disappointing I bought this book with some high hopes. I have read Messners mountaineering books and enjoyed them. Too bad this wasn't as well written.He spends a lot of time contradicting himself and trying to convince the reader that evidence that obviously does not con
Convinced that he had found living proof of a legend, Messner began a quest to the remote monasteries and isolated villages of Nepal, Bhutan, India, and Tibet, seeking an answer to a mystery that has haunted the imagination for generations.. In a terrifying moment during a solo climb in eastern Tibet, renowned mountaineer Reinhold Messner confronted a large unidentifiable creature that moved upright with astonishing agility
"Traveling to mountainous regious accessible only to someone prossessing his legendary mountaineering and survival skills, Reinhold Messner's quest for the elusive yeti takes us to that most intriguing and inaccesible of realms--she shadow borderland where myth encounters raw geography." --Caroline Alexander, author of The Endurance"Messner's command of yeti tales is impressiveViewed through his seen-it-all-eyes, the influence of Chinese occupation in Tibet is freshly devastating." --The New York Times"Perhaps most compelling is Messner's love of Tibet, his fears for it under Chinese rule and his concern that rampant deforestation may kill the animal's habitat, even if it cannot kill the myth." --The Los Angeles Times"An engaging blend of travelogue and cryptozoological inquiry, this book will make a great campfire read." --Publishers Weekly