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Khumbu : gateway to Mount Everest : pathways to kinship / Peter Laurenson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland, New Zealand : David Bateman, 2021.Description: 219 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 x 31 cmISBN:
  • 9781988538907
  • 1988538904
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 796.522
LOC classification:
  • DS495.8.K48 L38 2021
Summary: "Ever since Edmund Hillary's ascent of Everest with Tenzing Norgay, New Zealanders have connected strongly with the mountainous Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. For over three decades, photographer Peter Laurenson has repeatedly visited Khumbu, the Nepalese gateway to Mount Everest and home to the Sherpa people. On his second visit, a chance meeting with a Sherpa family sparked a friendship that grew stronger as Laurenson brought his three sons, each in turn, to trek through this enchanted region. Accompanying this unfolding story of kinship are Laurenson's insights into Sherpa culture, the explosion of activity on Everest, and the changing nature of Khumbu as the area's popularity grew. Throughout, his striking photographs convey the essence of this remarkable land and its people."--Back cover.
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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage Non Fiction 796.522 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00818502

"Ever since Edmund Hillary's ascent of Everest with Tenzing Norgay, New Zealanders have connected strongly with the mountainous Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. For over three decades, photographer Peter Laurenson has repeatedly visited Khumbu, the Nepalese gateway to Mount Everest and home to the Sherpa people. On his second visit, a chance meeting with a Sherpa family sparked a friendship that grew stronger as Laurenson brought his three sons, each in turn, to trek through this enchanted region. Accompanying this unfolding story of kinship are Laurenson's insights into Sherpa culture, the explosion of activity on Everest, and the changing nature of Khumbu as the area's popularity grew. Throughout, his striking photographs convey the essence of this remarkable land and its people."--Back cover.

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