Where the Indus is Young: A Winter in Baltistan - Softcover

Murphy, Dervla

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906011664 ISBN 13: 9781906011666

Publisher: Eland Publishing Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

One winter, Dervla Murphy, the four-footed Hallam (the mule) and her six-year-old daughter Rachel explored 'Little Tibet' high up in the Karakoram Mountains in the frozen heart of the Western Himalayas - on the Pakistan side of the disputed border with Kashmir. For three months they travelled along the perilous Indus Gorge and into nearby valleys. Even when beset by crumbling tracks over bottomless chasms, an assault by a lascivious dashniri, the unnerving melancholy of the Balts - the heroic highland farmers who inhabit the area - and Rachel's continual probing questions, this formidable traveller retained her enthusiasm for her surroundings and her sense of humour. First published in 1977, "Where the Indus is Young" is pure Murphy. 'The grandeur, weirdness, variety and ferocity of this region cannot be exaggerated,' she writes of the sub-zero temperatures, harsh winds and whipping sands that they faced. However much the region may have changed due to current day political situations her descriptions of the mountain splendour and cultures she explores are appropriately timeless.

About this title

Review:

"Altogether the most appallingly fascinating travel book I have ever read."

Book Description:

Intrepid Dervla Murphy heads off for the frozen heights of the Himalayas with her young daughter . . .

About this edition

• Publisher: Eland Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1906011664
• ISBN 13: 9781906011666
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272