Zen Explorations in Remotest New Guinea: Adventures in the Jungles and Mountains of Irian Jaya

Shulman, Neville

ISBN 10: 1840240059 / ISBN 13: 9781840240054

Published by Summersdale Publishers, Chichester, 1997

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Some creasing to top edge of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Deals with the author's travels in Irian Jaya (the western half of the island of New Guinea, ruled by Indonesia) where he climbed the mountains Ngga Pulu and Carstensz Pyramid which are the two highest mountains in Australasia; and stayed among the people of the remote Dani Tribe. 159pp, 8pp colour illustrations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Zen Explorations in Remotest New Guinea: Adventures in the Jungles and Mountains of Irian Jaya
• Publisher: Summersdale Publishers, Chichester
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840240059
• ISBN 13: 9781840240054
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel

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Synopsis

Joining a fund-raising expedition, the author treks through primordial Irian Jaya, New Guinea. With a combination of climbing experience and Zen philosophy, he attempts the Carstensz Pyramid and the glacial Ngga Pulu, and his encounters with the Dani tribe reveal their unique way of life.