Michael Palin Himalaya

b" In this his most challenging journey, Michael Palin tackles the Himalaya, the\ngreatest mountain range on earth, a virtually unbroken wall of rock stretching\n1800 miles from the borders of Afghanistan to south-west China. Penetrated but\nnever conquered, it remains the world's most majestic natural barrier, a\nmagnificent wilderness that shapes the history and politics of Asia to this\nday.Having risen to the challenge of seas, poles, dhows and deserts, the highest\nmountains in the world were a natural target for Michael Palin. In a journey\nrarely, if ever, attempted before, in 6 months of hard travelling Palin takes on\nthe full length of the Himalaya including "