http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Books/General/Getting%20High%20The%20Annapurna%20Circuit/Owner%20Review%20by%20Kathleen%20Waters/ Thank you www.backpackgeartest.org for your glowing review of, ‘Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal’. This is the most popular footpath in Asia, and for good reason. This trail’s genius lies in allowing an average person–such as myself–to get to very high elevations...

https://bay168.mail.live.com/default.aspx?id=64855#n=1702084155&fid=1&mid=2dc995e1-30b7-11e3-8511-00237de461f4&fv=1 The Amazon Travel Department recommends, ‘Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal’, by Bill Walker. He is the author of previous outdoor narratives including, ‘Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail’, ‘Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest...

Bill Walker, author of the Skywalker hiking series on the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail, will be having a free Amazon Kindle upload Friday and Saturday, September 20 and 21, of his newest outdoor adventure narrative, ‘Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal’. The book will also be available for a free upload on most personal computers, as well as handheld devices. The book covers Walker’s journey last year...

“Here come the British.” That, of course, has been a battle cry of Americans since the days of Paul Revere. However, in the case of the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, it has an entirely positive ring. In fact, the girl (Martha) on the cover of my recently released narrative, The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, was a lone British trekker that I met along the way. That, folks, takes a bit of guts, as women rights are not as well developed in...

Foreign culture–think extremely foreign, high mountains–high as a mortal such as myself will every get, extreme poverty–poorest place I ever saw, different kind of people–Sherpas are toughest humans on this planet, and danger–High Altitude Mountain sickness and hypothermia. The Annapurna Circuit offers a hint of an expedition-style journey for an average person such as myself. The Himalayas are easily the...

“In some basic respects, Sherpas are simply different from your average mortal.” “I was a fish out of water in this land of cold, altitude, and rushing water.” These are two sample quotes from my most recent outdoor adventure narrative, ‘Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal’. The principal message I am trying to convey is simply that life at high elevations in the Himalayas is different. The...