Without ever reaching the summit : a journey / Paolo Cognetti ; translated from the Italian by Stash Luczkiw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cognetti, Paolo, 1978- author.

Contributor:

Luczkiw, Stash, translator.

Standardized Title:

Senza mai arrivare in cima. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Cognetti, Paolo, 1978---Travel--Nepal--Dolpā.

Cognetti, Paolo.

Authors, Italian--21st century--Biography.

Authors, Italian.

Hiking--Nepal--Dolpā.

Hiking.

Dolpā (Nepal)--Description and travel.

Dolpā (Nepal).

Nepal--Dolpā.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 137 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : HarperOne, [2020]

Summary:

"In this exquisitely written journal-turned-journey of self-discovery, international bestselling author Paolo Cognetti examines our universal desire for connection through a voyage in the Himalayas. Why climb a mountain without ever reaching the summit? In 2017, Paolo Cognetti returned to Nepal, not to conquer the mountains but to journey through the high valleys of the Dolpo with a copy of Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard in hand. Drawing on memories of his childhood in theAlps, Cognetti explored the roots of life in the mountains, truly getting to know the communities and the nature that forged this resilient, almost mythical region. Accompanying him was Remigio, a childhood friend who had never left the mountains of Italy, and Nicola, a painter he had recently met. Joined by a stalwart team of local sherpas, the trio started out in the remote Dolpo region of Nepal. From there, a journey of self-discovery shaped by illness, human connection, and empathy was born. Without Ever Reaching the Summit features line illustrations drawn by the author"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Along the river

Under the sacred mountain

Through a border valley

In the desert.

ISBN:

9780062978318

0062978314

9780062978325

0062978322

OCLC:

1121057931