Into the Heart of the Himalayas

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The tragic death of Jono Lineen's younger brother is the catalyst for his move to the Himalayas to spend eight years among the world's highest mountains. No-one had ever before attempted to walk the length of the Western Himalayas alone, but Jono's intentions were more psychological than physical. It was about immersing himself in the Himalayan culture he had grown to love, assimilating the wisdom of the place and coming to terms with his loss. The experience of those years culminates in this fascinating memoir, Into the Heart of the Himalayas: a 2700-kilometre, solo trekking odyssey from Pakistan to Nepal. Jono's openness with everyone he meets on the trail ;from Pakistani military officers to Tibetan lamas and naked Hindu Saddhus lies at the heart one of the most complete portraits of the Himalayas ever written. Jono Lineen ;a lone, disarming man ;crosses borders, religions, castes, languages and philosophical boundaries to find the way to embrace his future.