In 2001, at the age of sixtythree, renowned adventurer Helen Thayer fulfilled her lifelong dream of crossing Mongolias Gobi Desert. Accompanied by her seventyfouryearold husband, Bill, and two camels, Tom and Jerry, Thayer walked 1600 miles in 126degree temperatures, encountering fierce sandstorms, dehydration, dangerous drug smugglers, and ubiquitous scorpions. For more than sixty days Helen struggled to keep moving through some of the most inhospitable terrain on Earth, despite a severe leg injury. Without sponsors, a support team, or radio contact, hers is a journey of pure discovery and adventure. Walking the Gobi takes readers on a trip through a littleknown landscape and introduces them to the culture of the nomadic people whose ancestors have eked out an existence in the Gobi for thousands of years. Thayers respect and admiration for the culture of the Gobi and her gentle weaving in of natural history shine throughout this remarkable story.
Walking the Gobi
- 作者： Thayer, Helen
- 出版社： Baker & Tayl
- 出版日期： 2009-03-14
- ISBN碼： 9781442967977
- 編號： 203c111377424
$ 1,209 元
原價 1,343
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$1,209