A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush -
Eric Newby
1958 - Secker &, London - First Edition
‘A great story by a great travel writer about a preposterously planned trip into Afghanistan (before the modern era of chaos overtook the country) to do a first ascent on a previously unseen peak in the Hindu Kush Mountains. The two solitary adventurers, with as much climbing experience as they had knowledge of the terrain, set out into the wilds of the Afghani frontier, and a formidable array of trouble and adventures. Written with sublimely understated humour and dry wit, it is hilariously funny and fun’. - Jeff Tucker, Outsider Magazine, 25 best adventure books of the last 100 years (Jan. 2003).
First edition of this fantastic book, scarce in such a nice bright unclipped dust jacket. Listed number 16 in National Geographic’s Top 100 Adventure Books of all Time’. Illustrated throughout with 40 black and white photographs and two folding maps to the rear. ‘Having spent seventeen years in the fashion business, Newby decided to leave his job and travel with a friend, Hugh Carless, to an area of Afghanistan so remote that no Englishman had been there for over 60 years. On route they met another travel writer, Wilfred Thesiger, author of 'Arabian Sands', who was disgusted by the amateurishness of the pair.’  More Details
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