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Himalaya
	Hardcover first edition, 2004, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Author	Michael Palin
Language	English
Series	Michael Palin's Trips
Genre	Travel literature
Publisher	Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication date	2004
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	288
ISBN	0-297-84371-0
Preceded by	Sahara
Followed by	New Europe - not available yet

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Himalaya is the book that Michael Palin wrote to accompany the BBC television documentary series Himalaya with Michael Palin.

This book, like the other books that Michael Palin wrote following each of his six trips for the BBC, consists both of his text and of many photographs to illustrate the trip. All of the pictures in this book were taken by Basil Pao, the stills photographer who was part of the team who did the trip (Pao also produced a book, Inside Himalaya, containing many more of his pictures).

The book contains eight chapters: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Tibet, Yunnan (China), Nagaland and Assam, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. The book is presented in a diary format; Palin starts each section of the book with a heading such as "Day Forty One: Srinagar". Not all days are mentioned, a result of the trip as a whole being broken up into shorter trips (a fact that is not mentioned in the series).

Palin makes several treks up into the mountains, including one trek up to Everest Base Camp at 17,500 feet (5,300 meters). Other encounters and experiences that are related by Michael Palin include finding out that the Dalai Lama not only knew who he was, but was a fan of Palin's TV programmes.

Audio edition

This book was released as an audio book, read by Palin. Two versions of the audio book exist, an abridged version that lasts 6 hours and a, rarer, unabridged version that lasts 11 hours 30 minutes.

External links

Full text of Himalaya at Palin's Travels

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-'''''Himalaya''''' is the book that [[Michael Palin]] wrote to accompany the [[BBC]] TV program ''[[Himalaya with Michael Palin]]''.
+'''''Himalaya''''' is the book that [[Michael Palin]] wrote to accompany the [[BBC]] television documentary series ''[[Himalaya with Michael Palin]]''.
-This book, like the other books that Michael Palin wrote following each of his six trips for the BBC, consists both of his text and of many photographs to illustrate the trip. All of the pictures in this book were taken by [[Basil Pao]], the stills photographer who was part of the team who did the trip.
+This book, like the other books that Michael Palin wrote following each of his six trips for the BBC, consists both of his text and of many photographs to illustrate the trip. All of the pictures in this book were taken by [[Basil Pao]], the stills photographer who was part of the team who did the trip (Pao also produced a book, ''[[Inside Himalaya]]'', containing many more of his pictures).
+The book contains eight chapters: ''Pakistan'', ''India'', ''Nepal'', ''Tibet'', ''Yunnan (China)'', ''Nagaland and Assam'', ''Bhutan'', and ''Bangladesh''. The book is presented in a diary format; Palin starts each section of the book with a heading such as "Day Forty One: Srinagar". Not all days are mentioned, a result of the trip as a whole being broken up into shorter trips (a fact that is not mentioned in the series).
-(Basil Pao also produced a book, ''[[Inside Himalaya]]'', containing many more of his pictures.)
+Palin makes several treks up into the mountains, including one trek up to [[Everest Base Camp]] at 17,500 feet (5,300 meters). Other encounters and experiences that are related by Michael Palin include finding out that the [[Dalai Lama]] not only knew who he was, but was a fan of Palin's TV programmes.
-The book contains eight chapters: ''Pakistan'', ''India'', ''Nepal'', ''Tibet'', ''Yunnan (China)'', ''Nagaland and Assam'', ''Bhutan'', and ''Bangladesh''. To some extent the book reads like a diary, as Michael Palin starts each section of the book with a heading like "Day Forty One: Srinagar". However, not all days are mentioned, a result of this trip being broken up into shorter trips, a fact that is not mentioned in the TV program.
+== Audio edition ==
-Michael Palin makes several treks up into the mountains, including one trek up to [[Everest Base Camp]] at 17,500 feet (5,300 meters). Not bad, considering that Palin was 60 years old at the time.
+This book was released as an audio book, read by Palin. Two versions of the audio book exist, an abridged version that lasts 6 hours and a, rarer, unabridged version that lasts 11 hours 30 minutes.
+== External links ==
-There are many very interesting and surprising encounters and experiences that are related by Michael Palin. For example, it turned out that the [[Dalai Lama]] not only knew who Michael Palin was, but was a fan of Palin's TV programs.
+*[http://www.palinstravels.co.uk/static-187 Full text of ''Himalaya''] at Palin's Travels <!-- Official website -->
-The text of this book is available free to read online on [http://www.palinstravels.co.uk/static-187 Michael Palin's official web site].
-== Audio edition ==
-This book was made available as an audio book, read by Michael Palin himself, allowing the listener to hear his wit and charm, and his ability to do accents. The audio book does not include the photographs, of course. Two versions of the audio book exist, an abridged version that lasts 6 hours and an unabridged version (difficult to find) that lasts 11 hours 30 minutes.
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